"The Pastime Classics Collection" - Bank of England Banknote Type Set (1928-Date)
5 Pounds 1971-82 ND Issue P378

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Set Details
Note Description: Great Britain, Bank of England
£5 B332 ND (1971-72) - Wmk: Wellington
Grade: 66 EPQ
Country: GBR
Note Number: GBR378a
Signatures/
Vignettes:		 - Sign. J.B. Page
- Without "L" on Back
Certification #: 2370500-001  
Owner: Billy Cusack
Sets Competing: "The Pastime Classics Collection" - Bank of England Banknote Type Set (1928-Date)  Score: 295
Date Added: 10/31/2025
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

B332 Page £5


BANKNOTE DATA

* First banknote of its type

* First run prefix A01

* Series D “Pictorial” banknote

* Duke of Wellington reverse

* Issued on November 11, 1971

* Withdrawn from circulation on November 29, 1991


SIGN OF THE TIME

This note features the signature of John B. Page.

Page was the 25th Chief Cashier of the Bank of England, serving from March 1, 1970 to February 29, 1980.


MEANWHILE, ON THREADNEEDLE STREET...

Former Chief Cashier Leslie O’Brien was Governor of the Bank of England when this note was issued. He was the Bank’s 115th Governor, serving from July 1, 1966 to June 30, 1973.

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