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5 Pounds Series B, Helmeted Britannia, blue
| Issuer | Bank of England |
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| Year | 1957-1963 |
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| Printer | Bank of England Printing Works |
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| Obverse description | Blue and multicolour note printed in intaglio, with a vignette of the helmeted head of Britannia positioned at the left against an elaborate guilloche underprint. At the lower centre, a finely engraved St. George and Dragon motif serves as a secondary design element. The face value, issuing authority title, and the traditional promise-to-pay inscription appear in letterpress, accompanied by the Chief Cashier's signature. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK of ENGLAND I Promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of FIVE POUNDS LONDON. For the Govr. and Compa. of the Bank of England CHIEF CASHIER |
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| Signature(s) | 1957 - Leslie Kenneth O'Brien 1961 - Jasper Quintus Hollom |
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