England 1 pound type 1978

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Pick: #377a , The Banknote Book: B183

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Description

England. Bank of England. 1971-1991 "Queen Elizabeth II" Issues. 1 pound type 1978. Designed by Henry Eccleston. Date: No date (1978). Dimensions: 135 x 67 mm. Watermark: Issac Newton. Material: Paper. Solid security thread. Printer: Bank of England Works. Front and back: polychrome printing predominantly green and orange. Description of the front: Seated Britannia. Cornucopia, olive branch. Medallion of Caduceus. Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right. Guilloche patterns. Series and numbering printed in black. Texts in English: "I promise to pay the Bearer on Demand the sum of One Pound" in text at centre. Signature: J. B. Page (Chief Cashier). Description of the back: Texts in English. Guilloche patterns and rosettesSolar system. Geometric diagram from Newton’s Principia. Seated Sir Isaac Newton holding book. Replacement notes with prefix M.

Banknotes :Bank of England (1971-1991)