Red-brown. HM Queen Elizabeth II at right, Bank of England in centre.
Reverse description
Matthew Boulton at left, James watt at right. Soho, Birmingham factory at top, Whitbread steam engine at bottom.
Signature(s)
C. Salmon, V. Cleland,
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Queen Elizabeth II and electrotype £50.
Obverse lettering
Bank of England
I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF FIFTY POUNDS
Fifty
Pounds
LONDON
FOR THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF
THE BANK OF ENGLAND
Reverse lettering
Fifty Pounds
I sell here, Sir, what all the
world deserves to have - POWER
MATTHEW BOULTON 1728-1809
I can think of nothing else
but this machine
JAMES WATT 1736-1819
Bank of England
