"The Pastime Classics Collection" - Bank of England Banknote Type Set (1928-Date)
10 Pounds 2023 ND(2024) Issue P399

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Set Details
Note Description: Great Britain, Bank of England
£10 B420 2023 (ND 2024) - Sign. S. John
Grade: 68 EPQ
Country: GBR
Note Number: GBR399a
Signatures/
Vignettes:		 - Polymer
Certification #: 2371000-002  
Owner: Billy Cusack
Sets Competing: "The Pastime Classics Collection" - Bank of England Banknote Type Set (1928-Date)  Score: 255
Date Added: 10/31/2025
Research: Currently not available

Owner's Description

B420 John £10


BANKNOTE DATA

* First and only banknote of its type so far

* First run prefix of HB01

* Series G (second issue) “Polymer” banknote

* Jane Austen reverse

* Issued on June 5, 2024

* Note continues in circulation today


NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE

This is the first Bank of England £10 banknote to feature the portrait of King Charles III, marking the first time that the Bank of England changed the monarch on its banknotes.


SIGN OF THE TIME

This note features the signature of Sarah John.

John was the 33rd Chief Cashier of the Bank of England, serving from June 1, 2018 to June 1, 2025.


MEANWHILE, ON THREADNEEDLE STREET...

Former Chief Cashier Andrew Bailey was Governor of the Bank of England when this note was issued. He is the Bank’s 121st and current Governor, beginning his tenure on March 16, 2020.

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