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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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| Reverse description | Intaglio portrait of Sir Christopher Wren in three-quarter view occupies the right half of the note, rendered in fine engraved line work against a pale ground; to the left, a panoramic vignette presents a 17th-century view of the City of London with St. Paul's Cathedral rising above the skyline, accompanied by a floor plan of the Cathedral in the lower centre and a wreath-framed denomination panel at lower left. The denomination "50 POUNDS" appears in the upper right corner within a guilloche roundel. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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