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50 Pounds - Elizabeth II Sir Christopher Wren
| Issuer | Bank of England |
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| Year | 1981-1994 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | Olive-green and brown on multicolour guilloche underprint, with Queen Elizabeth II in intaglio portrait at right and a central vignette of the Phoenix rising, symbolising the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire. The Bank of England title and the promise-to-pay legend appear in letterpress across the face, with the denomination rendered in numerals and words. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF ENGLAND I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF FIFTY POUNDS LONDON FOR THE GOVr. AND COMPa. OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND |
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| Reverse lettering | FIFTY POUNDS Sir Christopher WREN 1632-1723 |
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