Andrew Bailey, First Elgar £20 (B402) Crisp UNC

Bank of England, Andrew Bailey Chief Cashier (2004-2011), £20 Elgar commemorative. Crisp Uncirculated.
Availability: In stock
SKU: BEB8465
£42.50

Andrew Bailey became Chief Cashier at the Bank of England in 2004, he left this post in April 2011 to be replaced by Chris Salmon.

While Bailey was Chief Cashier there were two different varieties of the £20 note. The first Bailey £20 followed the design first introduced in the year 2000 under Merlyn Lowther. A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II appears on the front with a portrait of composer Edward Elgar on the back alongside a vignette of Worcester Cathedral.(B402) It was withdrawn from circulation in June 2010. Crisp Uncirculated.

Customers who bought this item also bought
Picture of G E A Kentfield Historical £10 Enhanced B369 Unc

G E A Kentfield Historical £10 Enhanced B369 Unc

Issued in 1993, these £10 notes are in Crisp Uncirculated condition (B369) They bear the signature of Graham Kentfield as Chief Cashier, a post he held until 1999. Printed on sheetfed presses, the front has a mature portrait of Queen Elizabeth II with a vignette of Britannia and a diamond-shaped symbol to assist the partially sighted. The back features a portrait of Charles Dickens and an illustration of the cricket match between Dingley Dell and All Muggleton, from his first novel The Pickwick Papers. Sold in Crisp Uncirculated.
£28.50
J.B._Page_£5_Wellington_(B336)_UNC

Bank of England, J.B. Page, £5 Wellington (B336) UNC

Bank of England £5 with The Duke of Wellington vignette. Litho printed with 'L' on back.
£28.00
Picture of P S Beale £1 Britannia B268 Fine

P S Beale £1 Britannia B268 Fine

PS Beale was Chief Cashier from 1949 until 1954. During that period only 3 denominations were issued – the 10 shillings, £1 and £5. The £1 note signed by Beale followed the Britannia design. A vignette of a seated Britannia appears on the front (B268) On the back, running along to top of the note is a view of the façade of The Bank of England Headquarters in Threadneedle Street. Below set in a bed of acanthus leaves we find the Pistrucci reverse of the gold sovereign- the £1 equivalent at the time. We offer the Beale Britannia £1 note here in Fine condition.
£7.50