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60 Pounds White, 1739 issue
| Issuer | Bank of England |
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| Year | 1739-1751 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | A classic Bank of England 'White Note' of the early Georgian period, printed on plain white paper with a Britannia vignette at the upper left, engraved in fine intaglio style. The body of the note is occupied by the manuscript promise-to-pay text, handwritten in period script, with the denomination SIXTY POUNDS expressed both in words and in a letterpress abbreviation. Two decorative medallion vignettes appear at the lower right, with ruled horizontal lines framing the text field throughout. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1747 I Promise to pay to Mr. Geo Lindsey or Bearer on Demand the Sum of SIXTY Pounds London on the 12 day of Aug 1747 For the Govr and Compa [of the Bank of England] £S[IXTY] Ent.d |
| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted, consistent with Bank of England White Note production practice of the period, with the aged cream-white paper surface left blank. |
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