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Emergency Issue Bank of England Banknote
William M Keesey and Bank of England1940
Bank of England Museum
London, United Kingdom
A £1 (series A) emergency issue Bank of England banknote. The front design features a medallion of Britannia and the back shows the south front of the Bank of England and George and the Dragon vignettes with swirls of acanthus leaves. The design is predominately blue and pink in colour and is printed on threaded, watermarked paper.
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Details
- Title: Emergency Issue Bank of England Banknote
- Creator: William M Keesey, Bank of England
- Date Created: 1940
- Location Created: St Luke's Printing Works
- Physical Dimensions: 151 x 84 mm
- Type: banknote, print, lithography
- Medium: paper, ink
- Place of Issue: United Kingdom
- Issuer: Bank of England
- Denomination: 1 pound (British £sd)
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