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  2. Bank of England note issues - Wikipedia

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    The Bank of England, which is now the central bank of the United Kingdom, British Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories, has issued banknotes since 1694. In 1921 the Bank of England gained a legal monopoly on the issue of banknotes in England and Wales, a process that started with the Bank Charter Act 1844, when the ability of other banks to issue notes was restricted.

  3. List of British banknotes and coins - Wikipedia

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    The original "large white fiver" five pound note was known as "five jacks" and replaced in 1957 by the blue £5 note. Now also known as a "fiver". £10 note: £10: in circulation Also known as a "tenner". £20 note: £20: in circulation Also known as a "score". £50 note: £50: in circulation Also known as a "bullseye". £100 note: £100: in ...

  4. Banknotes of the pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    The Bank Notes (Scotland) Act 1845 was passed the following year, and to this day, three retail banks retain the right to issue their own sterling banknotes in Scotland, and four in Northern Ireland. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] Notes issued in excess of the value of notes outstanding in 1844 (1845 in Scotland) must be backed up by an equivalent value of Bank ...

  5. Pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    However, in 1279, the groat, worth 4d, was introduced, with the half groat following in 1344. 1344 also saw the establishment of a gold coinage with the introduction (after the failed gold florin) of the noble worth six shillings and eight pence (6/8d) (i.e. 3 nobles to the pound), together with the half and quarter noble.

  6. Banknotes of the Australian pound - Wikipedia

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    [14] 1914 saw the introduction of £20, [15] £50, [16] £100, [17] and £1,000 notes. [18] The £1,000 note only saw limited circulation and was later confined to inter-bank use. Stocks were destroyed in 1969 and there are no uncancelled examples of this note known to exist in private hands, though a single cancelled example sold in a 2007 ...

  7. List of British currencies - Wikipedia

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    Location Native currency Issuing authority England Wales British Antarctic Territory Tristan da Cunha South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Sterling. Bank of England

  8. Crown (British coin) - Wikipedia

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    The fact that gold £5 crowns are now produced means that there are two different strains of five pound gold coins, namely crowns and what are now termed "quintuple sovereigns" for want of a more concise term. [7] [8] Numismatically, the term "crown-sized" is used generically to describe large silver or cupro-nickel coins of about 40 mm in ...

  9. Banknotes of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    After 1845 fractional denominations were prohibited, and the denominations issued by the banks settled on the following up to 1920: Bank of Ireland: £1, £3, £5, £10, £20, £50, £100, £500. Belfast Banking Company: : £1, £5, £10, £20, £50, £100. National Bank of Ireland: £1, £3, £5, £10, £20, £50, £100.