10 shilling 1955 — United Kingdom ( Pick: 368b/c )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 10 shilling issued in the United Kingdom in 1955. It is cataloged under Pick number 368b/c.
The brown-violet and brown colors are set against a grey and pink underprint. The note measures 138 x 78 mm and is printed on paper. It is signed by Percival Spencer Beale at the Bank of England.
This banknote features a paper composition typical for its time.
The brown-violet and brown colors are set against a grey and pink underprint. The note measures 138 x 78 mm and is printed on paper. It is signed by Percival Spencer Beale at the Bank of England.
This banknote features a paper composition typical for its time.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Percival Spencer Beale
- Date of issue
- 25 October 1948
- Printing office
- Bank of England
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Brown-violet and brown on grey and pink underprint
- Dimensions
- 138 x 78 mm
- Pick catalog
- 368b/c
About this banknote
The Bank of England issued this 10 shilling note in 1955. This series was introduced under the signature of Percival Spencer Beale as part of post-war currency reforms designed to standardize and modernize British banknotes. The series aimed to improve security features and design aesthetics.
The front side design features a classical portrait surrounded by intricate scrollwork alongside the denomination "10 Shillings." The back side showcases an elaborate decorative pattern with the denomination repeated. This note, referenced as Pick 368b/c, was printed by the Bank of England and measures 138 x 78 mm, primarily in brown-violet and brown colors on a grey and pink underprint.
