5 Pounds - Charles III Sir Winston Churchill, polymer
| Issuer | England (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5 Pounds |
| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
| Composition | Polymer |
| Size | 125 × 65 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reference(s) | P#W398 |
| Obverse description | Blue-turquoise. Portrait of HM King Charles III at right, Bank of England in centre, image of Elizabeth Tower (housing Big Ben) over transparent window at left. |
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| Obverse lettering | £ 5 Bank of England I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF FIVE POUNDS 5 £ 5 BANK OF ENGLAND LONDON FOR THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND Sarah John CHIEF CASHIER FIVE £ 5 BANK OF ENGLAND £ 5 BANK OF ENGLAND FIVEPOUNDS 5 5 POUNDS Five Pounds FIVE BANK OF ENGLAND Five Pounds © THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND 2023 £ 5 |
| Reverse description | A portrait of Sir Winston Churchill at centre, at left a view of Westminster, home of the UK government, and the Elizabeth Tower (containing Big Ben) from London’s South Bank, looking across Westminster Bridge. Part of motto on the Nobel Prize in literature depicts on medal above the building. |
| Reverse lettering |
5 Bank of England £ 5 1953 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE AWARDED TO SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL INVENTAS·VITAM·IUVAT· EXCOLLUISE PER ARTES BOE Winston. Churchill Five Pounds I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat Sir Winston Churchill 1874-1965 © THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND 2023 (Translation: It is beneficial to have improved (human) life through discovered arts) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Portrait of King Charles III over clear window |
| Variants | January 2, 1911 |
| Numisquare ID | 1055406220 |
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