Chief Cashier Date Released Obverse Reverse
Series A: BRITANNIA 1928 - 1960
Designer: William Keesey A10 482036O.jpg
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Main Colours: Green Mahon November 1928
Dimensions: 150 x 84mm
Sheet Size: 21 (3 x 7) Catterns 15 July 1930
Printing Technique: Plate Printed
Paper Supplier: Portals Ltd Peppiatt 17 October 1934
Printer: St. Luke's Works, London
Watermark: Helmeted Britannia Peppiatt 17 June 1948
Security Thread: none
Date Withdrawn: 28 May 1962 Seated Britannia Swirls of Acanthus Leaves
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Wartime Issue
Designer: William Keesey L44D 197214O.jpg
Main Colours: Blue/Pink
Dimensions: 150 x 84mm
Sheet Size: 21 (3 x 7)
Printing Technique: Plate Printed offset-litho Peppiatt 29 March 1940
Paper Supplier: Portals Ltd
Printer: St. Luke's Works, London
Watermark: Helmeted Britannia
Security Thread: Embedded metal thread
Date Withdrawn: 28 May 1962 Seated Britannia Swirls of Acanthus Leaves
Designer: William Keesey
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Main Colours: Green
Dimensions: 150 x 84mm Peppiatt 13 September 1948
Sheet Size: 21 (3 x 7)
Printing Technique: Plate Printed offset-litho Beale 17 March 1950
Paper Supplier: Portals Ltd
Printer: St. Luke's Works, London O'Brien 21 November 1955
Watermark: Helmeted Britannia
Security Thread: Embedded metal thread
Date Withdrawn: 28 May 1962 Seated Britannia Swirls of Acanthus Leaves
Series C: PORTRAIT 1960 - 1979
Designer: Robert Austin R.A.
Main Colours: Green O'Brien 17 March 1960 B24N 910940O.jpg
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Dimensions: 151 x 72mm
Sheet Size: 24 (3 x 8) Hollom 27 February 1963
Printing Technique: Plate Printed
Paper Supplier: Portals Ltd Fforde February 1967
Printer: BoE Works, Debden
Watermark: Laureate Heads Page 1970
Security Thread: Embedded metal thread
Date Withdrawn: 31 May 1979 Queen Elizabeth II Britannia seated
Designer: Robert Austin R.A. Experimental Research Note
Main Colours: Green
Dimensions: 151 x 72mm
Sheet Size: 21 (3 x 7)
Printing Technique: Reel-fed Press O'Brien 17 March 1960
Paper Supplier: Portals Ltd
Printer: BoE Works, Debden
Watermark: Laureate Heads
Security Thread: Embedded metal thread
Date Withdrawn: 31 May 1979 Queen Elizabeth II Britannia seated. 'R' bottom centre-left
   
Designer: Robert Austin R.A. German Geobel Darmstad Printing Press
Main Colours: Green A47N 864225O.jpg
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Dimensions: 151 x 72mm
Sheet Size: 21 (3 x 7) Hollom 27 February 1963
Printing Technique: Plate Printed
Paper Supplier: Portals Ltd Fforde 15 February 1967
Printer: BoE Works, Debden
Watermark: Laureate Heads
Security Thread: Embedded metal thread
Date Withdrawn: 31 May 1979 Queen Elizabeth II Britannia seated. 'G' bottom centre-left
Designer: Robert Austin R.A.
Main Colours: Green
Dimensions: 151 x 72mm
Sheet Size: 21 (3 x 7) (X- -A on) Fforde (Overlap) 1970
Printing Technique: Plate Printed
Paper Supplier: Portals Ltd Page 1970
Printer: BoE Works, Debden
Watermark: Laureate Heads
Security Thread: Embedded metal thread
Date Withdrawn: 31 May 1979 Queen Elizabeth II Britannia seated
Series D: PICTORIAL 1970 - 1994
Designer: Harry N. Eccleston 
Main Colours: Green
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Dimensions: 135 x 67mm
Sheet Size: 40 (5 x 8)
Printing Technique: Sheet Presses Page 9 February 1978
Paper Supplier: Portals Ltd
Printer: BoE Works, Debden
Watermark: Newton's Head
Security Thread: Embedded metal thread
Date Withdrawn: 11 March 1988 Queen Elizabeth II and Britannia Sir Isaac Newton and Solar System
Designer: Harry N. Eccleston 
Main Colours: Green
Dimensions: 135 x 67mm
Sheet Size: 21 (3 x 7)
Printing Technique: Sheet Presses Page 9 February 1978
Paper Supplier: Portals Ltd
Printer: BoE Works, Debden
Watermark: Newton's Head
Security Thread: Embedded metal thread
Date Withdrawn: 11 March 1988 Queen Elizabeth II and Britannia Sir Isaac Newton and Solar System
Designer: Harry N. Eccleston 
Main Colours: Green
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Dimensions: 135 x 67mm
Sheet Size: 21 (3 x 7)
Printing Technique: Web Presses Somerset 20 March 1981
Paper Supplier: Portals Ltd
Printer: BoE Works, Debden
Watermark: Newton's Head
Security Thread: Embedded metal thread
Date Withdrawn: 11 March 1988 Queen Elizabeth II and Britannia Sir Isaac Newton and Solar System
W' on bottom left standing for 'Web Press'