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50 Pounds - Elizabeth II Matthew Boulton and James Watt, paper
| Issuer | Bank of England |
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| Year | 2011-2018 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Red-brown on multicolour underprint. Intaglio portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara at right, set against a fine guilloche background with repeating denomination numerals. The Bank of England building vignette occupies the centre, with the bold calligraphic inscription 'Fifty Pounds' in the lower centre and the Chief Cashier's signature with title at left. The Bank of England seal appears at lower left, with the promise-to-pay legend across the upper centre. |
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| 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 | Portraits of Matthew Boulton at left and James Watt at right, rendered in intaglio, with a vignette of the Soho Manufactory in Birmingham at upper centre and the Whitbread steam engine at lower centre, all set against a multicolour guilloche underprint in warm red-brown and gold tones. Quotations attributed to each subject are incorporated into the design alongside their respective dates. |
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