Bidspirit auction | UK Bank of England One

UK Bank of England One Pound Banknote, P. S. Beale Signature, Series A, Serial Y90B 538341 - A Bank of England one pound banknote from Series A, issued during the tenure of Chief Cashier P. S. Beale between 1949 and 1955. The obverse is printed in green ink and features a seated Britannia vignette within an ornate frame on the left and a large numeral 1 on the right. The text includes the promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of one pound. The serial number Y90B 538341 is printed in red in the upper right and lower left. The reverse depicts an architectural view of the Bank of England building in London, accented with pink and green scrollwork and two circular medallions showing St. George and the Dragon. The note contains a vertical security thread.