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20 Pounds - Elizabeth II Michael Faraday, four '£20'
| Issuer | Bank of England |
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| Year | 1993-2000 |
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| Printer | Bank of England Printing Works |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black, teal-violet, and purple on a multicolour underprint, the obverse bears a portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II at right, with the denomination £20 appearing at both upper left and upper right corners and a vignette of Britannia at left. A segmented vertical metallic foil strip with an integrated purple optical device is positioned at left centre, alongside an olive-green to maroon colour-shifting serial number at upper left. Two £20 denomination numerals appear on each face of the note. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a vignette of Michael Faraday at right, set against a scene at left illustrating one of his celebrated Royal Institution Christmas Lectures with an audience of students. A detailed intaglio rendering of the magneto-electric spark apparatus is positioned at lower left, referencing Faraday's pioneering electromagnetic experiments. |
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| Protection description | Watermark portrait of Queen Elizabeth II; segmented vertical metallic foil security thread with integrated purple optical variable device |
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