United Kingdom Ten Shillings-1940-1948

Banknote

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Oklahoma National Guard Museum

Name/Title

United Kingdom Ten Shillings-1940-1948

Entry/Object ID

1987.081.029

Description

United Kingdom Ten Shillings-1940-1948. Accession number written on reverse in bottom right corner.

Context

Emergency wartime issue. With security thread variety

Collection

Banknotes

Made/Created

Bureau

Bank of England Works

Date made

1940 - 1948

Time Period

20th Century

Place of Origin

Country

United Kingdom

Region

Western Europe

Continent

Europe

Designer or Engraver Information

Designer or Engraver

Walter Monckton Keesey

Role

Engraver

Banknote Details

Banknote Type

Issued Note

Currency

Pound Sterling

Denomination

10 Shillings

Issuing Authority

Bank of England

Production Dates

1940 - 1948

Serial Number

216165

Obverse

Description

Mauve and grey. Seated figure of Britannia at left.

Transcription

Bank of England I Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand the sum of Ten Shillings LONDON For the Govr. and Compa. of the BANK of ENGLAND

Reverse

Description

Denomination within leaf design.

Security Features

Type

Watermark

Notes

Helmet head of Britannia and wavy line pattern

Type

Security Ribbon

Notes

Solid security thread

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Money, Paper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Pick Number

Other Number

366

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

3-1/8 in

Length

5-3/8 in

Composition

Material

Paper

Web Links and URLs

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/note203296.html, https://www.numizon.com/en/banknote/england-10-shillings-type-1940-pick-366/eng-p366/