£10 BANK of ENGLAND
Series D – Pictorial Issue
Signatory : D.H.F. Somerset
p379c / B349 u Prefix CS24 – Brown L on Reverse u UNC
The Bank of England (formally the Governor and Company of the Bank of England) is, despite its name, the central bank of the whole of the United Kingdom and is the model on which most modern, large central banks have been based. It was established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker, and to this day it still acts as the banker for the UK Government. The Bank was privately owned and operated from its foundation in 1694 until it was nationalized in 1946. In 1997 it became an independent public organisation, wholly-owned by Government, with independence in setting monetary policy.
David Henry Fitzroy Somerset was the 26th Cashier, holding the post between 1980 and 1988.
Obverse (front) – Brown with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in State Robes to right. Also a medallion of Britannia and a vignette derived from the lily symbol used by Florence Nightingale.
Reverse (back) – Brown with portrait of Florence Nightingale set beside a vignette based on a contemporary lithograph showing her at work in the Barracks Hospital, Scutari. “L” to bottom left.
Grading – UNC - A perfectly preserved note. Paper is clean and firm, without discoloration. Corners are sharp and square, without any evidence of rounding, folding or bending.
Size – 151mm x 85mm approximately.
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