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The backing by the £100 million notes and the £1 million notes is intended to maintain public confidence in the value the notes represent. For every pound an authorised Scottish or Northern Irish commercial bank prints and issues in the form of its own notes, it must deposit the equivalent in pound sterling with the Bank of England.
Banknotes issued by Scottish and Northern Irish banks have to be backed pound for pound by Bank of England notes (other than a small amount representing the currency in circulation in 1845), and special £1 million and £100 million notes are used for this purpose. Their design is based on the old Series A notes. [61] [96]
The banknotes issued by commercial banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland are required to be backed pound for pound by Bank of England notes. High denomination notes, for £1 million ("Giants") and £100 million ("Titans"), were used for this purpose. [53] They were used only internally within the Bank and were never seen in circulation. [53]
Nine £1 million notes were issued in connection with the Marshall Plan on 30 August 1948, signed by E. E. Bridges, and were used internally as "records of movement" for a six-week period, along with other denominations, with total face value of £300 million, corresponding to a loan from the U.S. to help shore up HM Treasury. These were ...
The original "large white fiver" five pound note was known as "five jacks" and replaced in 1957 by the blue £5 note. Now also known as a "fiver". £10 note: £10: in circulation Also known as a "tenner". £20 note: £20: in circulation Also known as a "score". £50 note: £50: in circulation Also known as a "bullseye". £100 note: £100: in ...
Million pound note may refer to: The Million Pound Note, a 1954 British film; The One Million Pound Note, a 1916 Hungarian silent film "The Million Pound Bank Note", a short story by Mark Twain; Bank of England £1,000,000 note
The unit produced British notes until mid-1945; estimates vary of the number and value of notes printed, from £132.6 million up to £300 million. By the time the unit ceased production, they had perfected the artwork for US dollars, although the paper and serial numbers were still being analysed.
Bank of England/AP By Sarah Young LONDON -- Britain is set to honor its revered wartime leader Winston Churchill with a banknote featuring his portrait and famous declaration, "I have nothing to ...