20 Pounds - Elizabeth II William Shakespeare

Series: Series D

Obverse

Kolor fioletowy na wielokolorowym podkładzie. Królowa Elżbieta II po prawej, Święty Jerzy na koniu i smok pośrodku.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
BANK OF ENGLAND
I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF
TWENTY
POUNDS
LONDON
FOR THE GOVr. AND COMPa. OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND

Engraver: Harry Eccleston

Reverse

William Szekspir po prawej, Romeo i Julia po lewej.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
£20
TWENTY
POUNDS
William Shakespeare
1564-1616

Engraver: Harry Eccleston

Watermark

William Shakespeare.

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Signatures

John Standish Fforde (JSF)	Chief Cashier
John Brangwyn Page (JBP)	Chief Cashier
David Henry FitzRoy Somerset (DHFS)	Chief Cashier
George Malcolm Gill (GMG)	Chief Cashier

Comments

Data ostatniego wydania: 1991

Pierwszy banknot o nominale 20 funtów z portretem monarchy i gwintowanym papierem.
Nowa "okienkowa" nitka zabezpieczająca została wprowadzona 15 listopada 1984 roku.

Istnieją dwa warianty tego typu:
1970-84 Przeważnie fioletowy, znak wodny królowej Elżbiety II;
1984-91 Fioletowy i zielony, znak wodny William Shakespeare.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Date last issued: 1991
 

First £20 note to carry portrait of monarch and to use threaded paper.
New 'windowed' security thread introduced on 15 November 1984.

There are two variants for this type:
1970-84 Predominantly purple, watermark Queen Elizabeth II;
1984-91 Purple and green, watermark William Shakespeare.

See also

• Fantasy animal
• Horse or equine
• Literature
• Theatre

• 1 Pound - Elizabeth II (Sir Isaac Newton)
• 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II (Duke of Wellington)
• 10 Pounds - Elizabeth II (Florence Nightingale)
• 50 Pounds - Elizabeth II (Sir Christopher Wren)

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Date	Signatures				VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References			Frequency
Undetermined
ND (1970)	JSF										P# 380a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).			2%
ND (1970)	JSF										P# 380s1 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Specimen		0%
ND (1970-1980)	JBP							$ 46	$ 61	$ 78	P# 380b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).			25%
ND (1980-1984)	DHFS							$ 42			P# 380c Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Purple		21%
ND (1984-1988)	DHFS					$ 27	$ 27	$ 32	$ 42		P# 380d Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Purple & Green		36%
ND (1984-1988)	DHFS										P# 380s2 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Specimen		0%
ND (1988-1991)	GMG						$ 38			$ 70	P# 380e Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).			36%

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Past sales

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	Katz Auction 163 Lot 2636	15 Jul 2025	Undetermined	UNC	USD 104.85 (EUR 91.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 145 Lot 2625	29 Nov 2024	Undetermined	UNC	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 178 Lot 2671	13 Dec 2025	Undetermined	AU	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 193 Lot 573	5 May 2026	Undetermined	XF	USD 34.56 (EUR 30.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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