5 Pounds, United Kingdom, 2015

Polymer Note, 5 Pounds. Specimen overlay added by museum.

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Polymer Note, 5 Pounds. Specimen overlay added by museum.
Polymer Note, 5 Pounds. Specimen overlay added by museum.

Object Details

Description (Brief)

One (1) 5 pound polymer note

United Kingdom, 2015

Obverse Image: Portrait of Elizabeth II.

Obverse Text: BANK OF ENGLAND / I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF FIVE POUNDS / 5 / LONDON / FOR THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND / CHIEF CASHIER / FIVE POUNDS / FIVE / 5

Reverse Image: 1941 portrait of Winston Churchill by Yousuf Karsh.

Reverse Text: BANK OF ENGLAND / AA31 174954 / FIVE POUNDS / THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND / I HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER BUT BLOOD, TOIL, TEARS AND SWEAT / SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL 1874-1965 / 5

Credit Line

Enid Prasad

date made

2015

ID Number

2017.0031.1

accession number

2017.0031

catalog number

2017.0031.1

serial number

AA31 174954

Object Name

polymer note

Physical Description

polymer plastic (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 6.45 cm x 12.45 cm x .01 cm; 2 17/32 in x 4 29/32 in x in

place made

United Kingdom

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Exhibition

Value of Money

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-b016-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1827803