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The notes issued by the Bank of England in 1928 were the first coloured banknotes and also the first notes to be printed on both sides. The Second World War saw a reversal in the trend of warfare creating more notes when, in order to combat forgery , higher denomination notes (at the time as high as £1,000) were removed from circulation.
The pound sterling banknotes in current circulation consist of Series G Bank of England notes in denominations of £5, £10, £20 and £50. The obverse of these banknotes issued through 4 June 2024 feature the portrait of Elizabeth II originally introduced in 1990.
The Bank of England £1 note was a sterling banknote. After the ten shilling note was withdrawn in 1970, it became the smallest denomination note issued by the Bank of England. The one pound note was issued by the Bank of England for the first time in 1797 and continued to be printed until 1984.
The ‘historic moment’ marks the first time that the Bank of England has changed the sovereign on its banknotes.
Main articles: Banknotes of the pound sterling and Bank of England note issues. Note: The description of banknotes given here relates to notes issued by the Bank of England. Three banks in Scotland and four banks in Northern Ireland also issue notes, in some or all of the denominations: £1, £5, £10, £20, £50, £100.
The Bank of England £10 note, also known informally as a tenner, is a sterling banknote.It is the second-lowest denomination of banknote issued by the Bank of England.The current polymer notes, first issued on 5 June 2024, bears the images of King Charles III and the late Queen Elizabeth II first issued on 14 September 2017 on the obverse, and the image of author Jane Austen on the reverse.
Although the Bank of England started to produce banknotes in the 17th century, Charles’s mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was the first British monarch to be given the honour in 1960 on a 1-pound note.
It is being sold at Noonans Mayfair on March 14 by a long-time collector of British notes, who has owned it for almost 15 years. Rare £500 Bank of England note could fetch £24,000 at auction ...