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Banknotes of the pound sterling
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The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and Tristan da Cunha.
An example of a provincial English banknote: a £1 note issued in 1814 by the Gloucester Old Bank
An example of a provincial English banknote: a £1 note issued in 1814 by the Gloucester Old Bank
The Debden Security Printing Ltd printing facility, owned by De La Rue, which prints Bank of England banknotes.
The Debden Security Printing Ltd printing facility, owned by De La Rue, which prints Bank of England banknotes.
Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
J. M. W. Turner
J. M. W. Turner
Bank of England
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The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker and debt manager, and still one of the bankers for the Government of the United Kingdom, it is the world's eighth-oldest bank.
The Bank of England building
The Bank of England building
Handwritten banknote dated 1697, signed 'for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England' by 2nd Cashier Robert Hedges.
Handwritten banknote dated 1697, signed 'for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England' by 2nd Cashier Robert Hedges.
Charles Montagu played a key role in devising the legislation for establishing the Bank and steering it through the House of Commons.
Charles Montagu played a key role in devising the legislation for establishing the Bank and steering it through the House of Commons.
Sealing of the Bank of England Charter (1694), by Lady Jane Lindsay, 1905
Sealing of the Bank of England Charter (1694), by Lady Jane Lindsay, 1905