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Five Pounds Play Money
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a tiara occupies the right half, rendered in intaglio-style monochrome print. Centre carries the "FIVE Pounds" legend over a yellow-green guilloche underprint with a dark rosette numeral "5". A teal "ER" medallion appears at lower centre, with "PLAY MONEY" printed on a teal banner along the bottom edge. |
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| Obverse lettering | £5 Bank of England I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF FIVE Pounds. £5 PLAY MONEY |
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Nothing technically interesting here. This is a novelty item, not a monetary instrument — issued by no authority, redeemable nowhere, and carrying no numismatic significance beyond whatever game or promotional purpose it was manufactured for.