Bank of England note issues
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The Bank of England, the central bank of the United Kingdom, has issued banknotes since 1694. In 1921 it gained a legal monopoly on the issue of banknotes in England and Wales, a process that started
A collection of Bank of England banknotes
£5 note issued by the Fox, Fowler and Company bank in Wellington, Somerset
Obverse side of the 10/– Treasury note
Series A £1 note, issued from London in 1805
The Bank of England £100,000,000 banknote, also referred to as Titan, is a non-circulating Bank of England sterling banknote used to back the value of Scottish and Northern Irish banknotes. It has the
Bank of England note issues
…the firm Sheppards, was mugged of £292 million in Treasury bills and certificates of deposit. All but two of these bonds were eventually recovered. The Bank of England £100,000,000 note, also referred to as Titan, is a non-circulating sterling banknote used to guarantee the value of the notes issued by commercial banks in Scotland and…
The Bank Charter Act 1844 meant that only the Bank of England could issue notes – excluding Scottish banks.