Britannia seated in the centre, holding a spear in her left hand in front of a shield bearing the Union Jack. She is encircled with a thick oval shield surrounded by flowery patterns with a crown at the top. Above this is the series title, and above that a rampant lion. The mintmark for the Bayerisches Münzkontor is given at the bottom centre.
Obverse lettering
BRITISH
BANKNOTES
Obverse script
Reverse description
The overlapping obverse and reverse of the £1 banknote Series A, produced during the Second World War as an emergency banknote, is shown centre with a boxed `1` to the left and St George and the dragon above in a circle.
Reverse lettering
THE £1 BANKNOTE
1
EMERGENCY WAR TIME ISSUE SERIES A
