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Uk, Great Britain
Angel; Crown; Dollar; Double Crown; Double Florin; Farthing;
Florin; Groat; Guinea; Halfcrown; Halfpenny; Laurel; Noble; Pound;
Rose Ryal; Ryal; Shilling; Six Pence; Sovereign; Spur Ryal; Testern; Triple
Unite; Unite
The first sterling notes were issued
by the Bank of England in the sixteen century .
with the Denominations wnitially on the notes at the time of issue.
From the seventeen century the notes were printed in denominations
between £20 and £1000 followed by £10, £5 ,£1 and £2 in 1797. In 1855, the notes were converted to being entirely printed, with
denominations of £5, £10, £20, £50, £100, £200, £300, £500 and £1000
issued.
The Bank of Scotland began issuing notes in 1695.in denominated in
sterling in values up to £100. From 1727, the Royal Bank of Scotland
also issued notes. Both banks issued some notes denominated in guineas
as well as pounds.
With the extension of sterling to Ireland in 1825, the Bank of Ireland
began issuing sterling notes, later followed by other Irish banks. These
notes included the unusual denominations of 30/- and £3. The highest
denomination issued by the Irish banks was £100.
In 1826, banks at least 65 miles (105 km) from London were given
permission to issue their own paper money. From 1844, new banks were
excluded from issuing notes in England and Wales but not in Scotland and
Ireland.
In 1914, the Treasury introduced notes for 10/- and £1 to replace gold
coins. Later replaced by Bank of
England notes. During WW2 the Bank of
England. Fearful of mass forgery by the Nazis all notes for £10 and above ceased production, leaving the bank to issue
only 10/-, £1 and £5 notes. Scottish and Northern Irish issues were
unaffected, with issues in denominations of £1, £5, £10, £20, £50 and
£100.
The Bank of England reintroduced £10 notes in 1964..followed by
£20 and by £50 in 1982. Bank of England,Scottish and Northern Irish £1 notes were withdrawn in 1988.
leaving only the Royal Bank of Scotland to issue this denomination.
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