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Nairne |
1902 - 1916 |
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| Dimensions: |
214 x 135mm |
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Harvey |
1918 - 1925 |
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Plate Printed |
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Portals Ltd |
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Mahon |
1925 - 1928 |
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| Printer: |
St. Luke's Works, London |
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Unitary |
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Catterns |
1929 - 1934 |
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none |
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| Date Withdrawn: |
1 March 1946 |
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Peppiatt |
1934 - 1944 |
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Black and White Traditional |
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Peppiatt |
1944 - 1945 |
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Black |
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214 x 135mm |
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| Sheet Size: |
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| Printing Technique: |
Plate Printed |
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Black and White Traditional |
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Plain |
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| Paper Supplier: |
Portals Ltd |
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| Printer: |
St. Luke's Works, London |
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Unitary |
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Embedded metal strip |
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Peppiatt |
1947 |
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13 March 1961 |
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Beale |
1949 - 1952 |
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O'Brien |
1955 - 1956 |
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| Series B: HELMETED
BRITANNIA 1957 - 1967 |
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| Designer: |
Stephen Gooden R.A. |
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| Main Colours: |
Blue |
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159 x 75mm |
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21 (3 x 7) |
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| Printing Technique: |
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O'Brien |
21 February 1957 |
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Portals Ltd |
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| Printer: |
St. Luke's Works, London |
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| Watermark: |
Helmeted Britannia |
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Embedded metal strip |
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27 June 1967 |
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Helmeted Britannia & George and the Dragon |
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Lion and Key, Blue '£5' in bottom corners |
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| Designer: |
Stephen Gooden R.A. |
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| Main Colours: |
Blue |
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| Dimensions: |
159 x 75mm |
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| Sheet Size: |
21 (3 x 7) |
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| Printing Technique: |
Plate Printed |
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O'Brien |
12 July 1961 |
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| Paper Supplier: |
Portals Ltd |
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| Printer: |
BoE Works, Debden |
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| Watermark: |
Helmeted Britannia |
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Embedded metal strip |
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| Date Withdrawn: |
27 June 1967 |
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Helmeted Britannia & George and the Dragon |
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Lion and Key, White '£5' in bottom corners |
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| Series C: PORTRAIT
1960 - 1979 |
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| Designer: |
Reynolds Stone CBE, RDI |
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| Main Colours: |
Blue |
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| Dimensions: |
140 x 85mm |
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| Sheet Size: |
18 (3 x 6) |
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Hollom |
21 February 1963 |
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| Sheet Size: |
21 (3 x 7) ~1970 on |
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Fforde |
9 January 1967 |
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| Paper Supplier: |
Portals Ltd |
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| Printer: |
BoE Works, Debden |
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Page |
1971 |
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| Watermark: |
H.M. The Queen |
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Embedded metal strip |
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| Date Withdrawn: |
31 August 1973 |
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Queen Elizabeth II Portrait |
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Child Britannia seated |
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| Series D: PICTORIAL
1970 - 1994 |
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| Designer: |
Harry N. Eccleston OBE |
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| Main Colours: |
Blue |
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| Dimensions: |
146 x 78mm |
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| Sheet Size: |
18 (3 x 6) |
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| Printing Technique: |
Sheet-fed Presses |
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November 1971 |
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| Paper Supplier: |
Portals Ltd |
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| Printer: |
BoE Works, Debden |
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| Watermark: |
Wellington's Head |
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0.5mm Embedded metal |
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Queen Elizabeth II and Britannia |
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The Duke of Wellington
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| Date Withdrawn: |
29 November 1991 |
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| Designer: |
Harry N. Eccleston OBE |
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| Main Colours: |
Blue |
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| Dimensions: |
146 x 78mm |
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| Sheet Size: |
24 (4 x 6) |
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August 1973 |
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| Printing Technique: |
Web Presses |
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| Paper Supplier: |
Portals Ltd |
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Somerset |
June 1980 |
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| Printer: |
BoE Works, Debden |
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| Watermark: |
Head of Nightingale |
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| Security Thread: |
0.5mm Embedded metal |
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| Date Withdrawn: |
29 November 1991 |
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Queen Elizabeth II and Britannia |
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The Duke of Wellington
and Battle of Fuentes de Onoro. 'L' Bottom Left. (Litho printed) |
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Intaglio printed |
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| Designer: |
Harry N. Eccleston OBE |
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| Main Colours: |
Blue |
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| Dimensions: |
146 x 78mm |
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Somerset |
16 July 1987 |
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| Sheet Size: |
18 (3 x 6) |
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| Printing Technique: |
Web Presses |
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Gill |
1 March 1988 |
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| Paper Supplier: |
Portals Ltd |
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| Printer: |
BoE Works, Debden |
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| Watermark: |
Head of Nightingale |
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| Security Thread: |
1mm Embedded metal |
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| Date Withdrawn: |
29 November 1991 |
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Queen Elizabeth II and Britannia |
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The Duke of Wellington
and Battle of Fuentes de Onoro. 'L' Bottom Left. (Litho printed) |
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Intaglio printed |
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| Series E: FIRST
HISTORICAL 1990 - 1999 |
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Gill |
June 1990 |
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| Designer: |
Roger Withington |
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Kentfield |
25 November 1991 |
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| Main Colours: |
Turquoise |
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| Dimensions: |
135 x 70mm |
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| Sheet Size: |
18 (3 x 6) |
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Queen Elizabeth II and Britannia |
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George Stephenson with
Skerne Bridge and Rocket
Steam Engine |
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| Printing Technique: |
Web Presses |
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Crown top Right, Pale blue '£5' top Left |
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| Paper Supplier: |
Portals Ltd |
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| Printer: |
BoE Works, Debden |
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| Watermark: |
H.M. The Queen |
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| Security Thread: |
Windowed metal obverse |
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| Date Withdrawn: |
21 November 2003 |
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Kentfield |
1 March 1993 |
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Queen Elizabeth II and Britannia |
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George Stephenson with
Skerne Bridge and Rocket
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Crown top Right, Dark blue '£5' top Left |
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| Designer: |
Roger Withington |
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| Main Colours: |
Turquoise |
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| Dimensions: |
135 x 70mm |
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| Sheet Size: (BA on) |
40 (5 x 8) |
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Sheet-fed Presses |
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Kentfield |
1993 |
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| Paper Supplier: |
Portals Ltd |
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| Printer: |
BoE Works, Debden |
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| Watermark: |
H.M. The Queen |
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Windowed metal obverse |
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Queen Elizabeth II and Britannia |
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George Stephenson with
Skerne Bridge and Rocket
Steam Engine |
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| Date Withdrawn: |
21 November 2003 |
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Crown top Right, Dark blue '£5' top Left |
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| Designer: |
Roger Withington |
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| Main Colours: |
Turquoise |
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135 x 70mm |
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| Sheet Size: |
45 (5 x 9) (CC- - on) |
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Kentfield |
1993 |
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| Printing Technique: |
Sheet-fed Presses |
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| Paper Supplier: |
Portals Ltd |
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Lowther |
1 January 1999 |
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| Printer: |
BoE Works, Debden |
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| Watermark: |
H.M. The Queen |
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| Security Thread: |
Windowed metal obverse |
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Queen Elizabeth II and Britannia |
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George Stephenson with
Skerne Bridge and Rocket
Steam Engine |
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| Date Withdrawn: |
21 November 2003 |
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Crown top Right, Dark blue '£5' top Left |
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| Series E: SECOND
HISTORICAL 1999 - 2017 |
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Lowther |
21 May 2002 |
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| Designer: |
Roger Withington |
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| Main Colours: |
Turquoise |
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| Dimensions: |
135 x 70mm |
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| Sheet Size: (E on) |
45 (5 x 9) |
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Queen Elizabeth II |
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Elizabeth Fry with
vignettes relating to her life and work |
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| Printing Technique: |
Sheet-fed Presses |
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Foil Hologram of 5 and Britannia |
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| Paper Supplier: |
Portals Ltd |
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| Printer: |
BoE Works, Debden |
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| Watermark: |
H.M. The Queen |
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Lowther |
19 August 2002 |
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| Security Thread: |
Windowed metal obverse |
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| Date Withdrawn: |
5 May 2017 |
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Bailey |
15 March 2004 |
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Salmon |
12 September 2012 |
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Queen Elizabeth II |
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Elizabeth Fry with
vignettes relating to her life and work |
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Foil Hologram of 5 and Britannia |
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| Series G: FOURTH
HISTORICAL POLYMER 2016 - TO DATE |
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Cleland |
14 September 2017 |
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| Designer: |
Innovia, De La Rue |
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| Main Colours: |
Pale Blue |
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125 x 65mm |
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| Sheet Size: |
60 (6 x 10) |
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| Printing Technique: |
Sheet-fed Presses |
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Queen Elizabeth II and Britannia |
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Winston Churchill and view of Westminster |
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| Polymer Supplier: |
Innovia of Wigton, Cumbria |
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| Printer: |
De La Rue |
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| Date Withdrawn: |
Current |
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05 June 2024 |
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King Charles III and Britannia |
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Winston Churchill and view of Westminster |
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