Currency 1940-48 Great Britain One Pound Banknote P-367a K. O. Peppiatt Prefix W89H Unc
Description: A beautiful crisp uncirculated English one pound banknote. This banknote was issued in the period 1940 through 1948 and is light and dark blue on pink in color. It shows a seated Britannia with lance in her left hand to the left of the front. The back is blue with a brown colored image of a long building in the top center. There are also two vignettes, in brown, one to the left and one to the right of the back showing Saint George on his horse slaying the dragon. The front displays the denomination while the back does not. The banknote has a watermark showing the head of Minerva wearing a head dress within the circle in the bottom center. The note is signed by K. O. Peppiatt the Chief Cashier the Bank of England at the time and has the prefix W89H. This particular note has the serial number 445407. The note has a security thread which is vertical and is located left of center if you look at the front of the note. Please carefully review the scans presented as they are part and parcel of our description.
Date: 1940-1948.
Printer: Bank of England.
Size: Measures ~6" by ~3 3/8". Pick Number: P 367a.
Condition: For international buyers, please note that US postal rates for overseas shipping are very high and we are unable to change them. Additional charges will also be incurred depending on the value of the item. Please check the cost of shipping before bidding. I would grade this banknote as a beautiful crisp uncirculated. The note is clean with all of its details being very well preserved. The note has no folds, no creases, and no wrinkling. It has no tears, splits, pinholes, stains, or graffiti. The corners are intact, squared and have no rounding at all. The banknote retains its original crispiness and is great looking. The edges are intact and show no roughness and the note has no tears or splits. Please see scan for additional condition information.
