| Obverse description |
Red-brown. HM Queen Elizabeth II at right, Bank of England in centre. |
| 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 description |
Matthew Boulton at left, James watt at right. Soho, Birmingham factory at top, Whitbread steam engine at bottom. |
| 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 |
| Signature(s) |
C. Salmon, V. Cleland, |
| Protection type |
Watermark |
| Protection description |
Queen Elizabeth II and electrotype £50. |
| Variants |
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| Numisquare ID |
9696762330 |
