old english banknotes

Old English Banknotes

Elizabeth Fry Five Pound Note

Elizabeth Fry Five Pound Note

This is an Elizabeth Fry Five Pound Note Note numbered JC72951409

Signed by Chief Cashier from January 2004 to April 2011 – Andrew Bailey

This is an Series E – revision type note. These notes were first issued on 21st May 2002 and withdrawn on 5th May 2017.

The wording on the front of this Elizabeth Fry Five Pound note is:

Bank of England

I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF FIVE POUNDS

© THE GOVENOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND 2002

Queen Elizabeth II (1926 – 2022) is the monarch pictured on this £5 note.

Elizabeth Fry Five Pound Note Rear

The rear of this £5 banknote depicts a portrait of Elizabeth Fry, her signature and the years of her life 1780 – 1845 on the right

Central to the note is an image depicting Elizabeth Fry reading to prisoners at Newgate Prison of London.

There is a key design in the image to represent the key presented to her by Newgate Prison in recognition of her work there

A metal security strip is woven into the note and it can be seen on the rear running from top to bottom.


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