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Great Britain banknotes
Great Britain paper money catalog and British currency history

• A brief monetary history:
  • Pound = 20 Shillings = 240 Pence, till 1971
  • Pound = 100 Pence, from 1971

• British currency:
  • England, see below
  • Ireland Northern
  • Scotland
  • Wales

• British Dependent Territories banknotes:
  • Herm
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
  • Isle of Man
• British Overseas Territories banknotes:
  • Anguilla
  • Bermuda
  • Cayman
  • Falkland
    • Jason
  • Gibraltar
  • Montserrat
  • Saint Helena
• For other former British Empire banknotes, see:
  • British Empire former Countries and Territories, (variously 1500-1997)

• For more information about British Armed Forces Badges, Royalty, Realms and Flags, please visit excellent site started by Fr. Anthony (UK):
  • Empire to Commonwealth Project.
    

• To purchase British banknotes, please check our inventory :
  World banknotes countries A-Z

Pick #	Date
		Kingdom
312-45	1918-56	5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1.000 pounds
346-47	(1914)	10 shillings, 1 pound
346-47	(1914)	10 shillings, 1 pound
348-49	(1914)	10 shillings, 1 pound
350-51	(1917)	10 shillings, 1 pound
352-57	(1919)	1, 2/6, 5, 5, 10 shillings, 1 pound
358-59	(1922)	10 shillings, 1 pound
360-61	(1928)	10 shillings, 1 pound
362-63	(1928-48)	10 shillings, 1 pound
364-67	(1941)	2/6, 5, 10 shillings, 1 pound
368-69	(1948)	10 shillings, 1 pound
371-72	(1957-61)	5, 5 pounds
373-76	(1960-64)	10 shillings, 1, 5, 10 pounds
377-81	(1971-82)	1, 5, 10, 20, 50 pounds
382-84	(1990)	5, 10, 20 pounds
385-88	(1993)	5, 10, 20, 50 pounds
389-91	1999-2002	5, 10, 20 pounds
392-3	2006-	20, 50 pounds
394-	2015-	5, 10, 20, 50 pounds; plastic

Pick #	Date
		British Military
M1-6	(1943)	6 pence, 1, 2/6, 5, 10 shillings, 1 pound
M7-8	(1946)	1/2, 1 penny; token
M9-15	(1946)	3, 6 pence, 1, 2/6, 5, 10 shillings, 1 pound
M16-23	(1946)	3, 6 pence, 1, 2/6, 5, 10 shillings, 1, 5 pounds; 2 series
M24-29	(1956)	3, 6 pence, 1, 2/6, 5, 10 shillings, 1 pound; 3 series
M30-36	(1962)	3, 6 pence, 1, 2/6, 5, 10 shillings, 1 pound; 4 series
M37-43	(196-)	3, 6 pence, 1, 2/6, 5, 10 shillings, 1 pound; 5 series
M44-46	(1972)	5, 10, 50 pence; 6 series
M47-49	(1972)	5, 10, 50 pence; 6 series 2 issue