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20 Pounds - Elizabeth II Michael Faraday, two '£20'
| Issuer | Bank of England |
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| Year | 1991-1993 |
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| Value | 20 Pounds (20 GBP) |
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| Obverse lettering | Bank of England I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF TWENTY Pounds London For the Govr. and Compa. of the BANK of ENGLAND |
| Reverse description | Portrait of Michael Faraday in intaglio at right, with a vignette of a Royal Institution lecture scene with students at left; the magneto-electric spark apparatus is illustrated at lower left in fine engraving. The overall colour scheme continues the mauve-purple palette of the obverse, with guilloche underprint patterning throughout. |
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| Protection description | Watermark portrait of Queen Elizabeth II; segmented metallic security thread embedded vertically through the note |
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