"The Pastime Classics Collection" - Bank of England Banknote Type Set (1928-Date)
50 Pounds 1971-82 ND Issue P381

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Set Details
Note Description: Great Britain, Bank of England
£50 B352 ND (1981-88)
Grade: 66 EPQ
Country: GBR
Note Number: GBR381a
Signatures/
Vignettes:		 - Wmk: Queen
- Sign. D.H.F. Somerset
Certification #: 2295050-001  
Owner: Billy Cusack
Sets Competing: "The Pastime Classics Collection" - Bank of England Banknote Type Set (1928-Date)  Score: 1187
Date Added: 10/31/2025
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

B352 Somerset £50


BANKNOTE DATA

* First banknote of its type

* First run prefix A01

* Series D “Pictorial” banknote

* Sir Christopher Wren reverse

* Issued on March 20, 1981

* Withdrawn from circulation on September 20, 1996


NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE

This was the first Bank of England £50 note to be produced in color.

This was the first Bank of England £50 note to feature a portrait of the reigning monarch.


SIGN OF THE TIME

This note features the signature of David H.F. Somerset.

Somerset was the 26th Chief Cashier of the Bank of England, serving from March 1, 1980 to February 28, 1988.


MEANWHILE, ON THREADNEEDLE STREET...

Gordon Richardson was Governor of the Bank of England when this note was issued. He was the Bank’s 116th Governor, serving from July 1, 1973 to June 30, 1983.

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