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
Overlapping front and back of the £5 banknote featuring George Stephenson, with his portrait repeated top left and his Rocket steam locomotive top centre, with `5` in the wheel.
Reverse lettering
THE £5
BANKNOTE £5 GEORGE STEPHENSON HISTORICAL SERIES E
