"The Pastime Classics Collection" - Bank of England Banknote Type Set (1928-Date) – Additional Notes
20 Pounds 1971-82 ND Issue P380

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Set Details
Note Description: Great Britain, Bank of England
£20 B351 ND (1984-88) - Wmk: Shakespeare
Grade: 67 EPQ
Country: GBR
Note Number: GBR380d
Signatures/
Vignettes:		 - Sign. Somerset
Certification #: 2377020-001  
Owner: Billy Cusack
Sets Competing: "The Pastime Classics Collection" - Bank of England Banknote Type Set (1928-Date) – Additional Notes  Score: 781
Date Added: 10/31/2025
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

B351 Somerset £20


BANKNOTE DATA

* First run prefix 01A

* Series D “Pictorial (modified)” banknote

* William Shakespeare reverse

* Issued on November 15, 1984

* Withdrawn from circulation on March 19, 1993


NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE

This note is similar to the preceding Series D £20 notes (B318/B328/B350), except that this issue features a different watermark and updated colors, with a greater emphasis on green and brown.

While the Pick catalogue doesn’t classify this note as the first in a new type, the Banknote Book does because of the watermark and color modifications.


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...
Robin Leigh-Pemberton was Governor of the Bank of England when this note was issued. He was the Bank’s 117th Governor, serving from July 1, 1983 to June 30, 1993.


ON A PERSONAL NOTE...

As a collector of English coins, I especially appreciate the vignette of St. George and the dragon on the front of this banknote, as it very closely resembles the design on the reverse of the Sovereign.

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