"The Pastime Classics Collection" - Bank of England Banknote Type Set (1928-Date)
10 Pounds 2016-2017 Issue P395

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Set Details
Note Description: Great Britain, Bank of England
£10 B415 2016 - Sign. V. Cleland
Grade: 69 EPQ
Country: GBR
Note Number: GBR395a
Signatures/
Vignettes:		 - Polymer
Certification #: 2443500-001  
Owner: Billy Cusack
Sets Competing: "The Pastime Classics Collection" - Bank of England Banknote Type Set (1928-Date)  Score: 320
Date Added: 10/31/2025
Research: Currently not available

Owner's Description

B415 Cleland £10


BANKNOTE DATA

* First banknote of its type

* First run prefix AA01

* Series G (first issue) “Polymer” banknote

* Jane Austen reverse

* Issued on September 14, 2017

* Note continues in circulation today


NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE

This was the first polymer £10 banknote issued by the Bank of England.

This is the first Bank of England banknote to feature a tactile element (two clusters of raised dots in the top left-hand corner) to assist the visually impaired in identifying the value of the note.

The Series G (first issue) Polymer £10 note was the last Bank of England £10 note to feature the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.


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.

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