"The Pastime Classics Collection" - Bank of England Banknote Type Set (1928-Date)
5 Pounds 2016-2017 Issue P394

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Note Details

Set Details
Note Description: Great Britain, Bank of England
£5 B414 2015 - Sign. V. Cleland
Grade: 70 EPQ*
Country: GBR
Note Number: GBR394
Signatures/
Vignettes:		 - Polymer
Certification #: 2287070-001  
Owner: Billy Cusack
Sets Competing: "The Pastime Classics Collection" - Bank of England Banknote Type Set (1928-Date)  Score: 293
Date Added: 10/31/2025
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

B414 Cleland £5


BANKNOTE DATA

* First and only banknote of its type

* First run prefix AA01

* Series G (first issue) “Polymer” banknote

* Sir Winston Churchill reverse

* Issued on September 13, 2016

* Note continues in circulation today


NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE

This was the first polymer banknote issued by the Bank of England.

The Series G (first issue) Polymer £5 note was the last Bank of England £5 note to feature the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

This was the first banknote in the world to use Kurz’s Kinegram Colors holographic stripe, a security feature that enhances banknote security foils with multiple colors.


SIGN OF THE TIME

This note features the signature of Victoria Cleland.

Cleland was the 32nd and is currently the 34th Chief Cashier of the Bank of England. She is the only person to serve two non-concurrent terms as Chief Cashier. Cleland’s first term ran from June 1, 2014 to May 30, 2018. She began her current term on June 2, 2025.


MEANWHILE, ON THREADNEEDLE STREET...

Current Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was Governor of the Bank of England when this note was issued. He was the Bank’s 120th Governor, serving from July 1, 2013 to March 15, 2020. He was the first non-Briton to be appointed to the role since the Bank of England was established in 1694.


ON A PERSONAL NOTE...

Seventy!

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