Reference:
Pick: #375 , The Banknote Book: B181
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Description
England. Bank of England. 1960-1971 "Queen Elizabeth II" Issues. 5 pounds type 1963. Designed by Reynolds Stone. Date: No date (1963-1967). Dimensions: 140 x 85 mm. Watermark: Laureate heads. Material: Paper. Solid security thread. Printer: Bank of England Works. Front and back: polychrome printing predominantly blue. Description of the front: 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 Five Pounds" in text at centre. Signature: J. Q. Hollom, J. S. Fforde or J. B. Page (Chief Cashier). Description of the back: Seated Britannia with shield and laurel leaf at centre. Guilloche patterns and rosettes. Replacement notes with prefix M.