Item: £5 Note

Item No: #029
Description: A £5 mnote with an illustration of Elizabeth Fry on the back
Condition: Poor
Type: Money
Materials: Paper
Year: 2002-2016
Production Location: United Kingdom
Size: H70mm x W135mm

Front Text:

£5 Bank Of England
I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF
FIVE Pounds
MC45 253790

Chris Salmon
Chief Cashier
London
For the Governor and the Company
of the BANK of ENGLAND

ERII

Back text:

£5 BANK of ENGLAND
FIVE POUNDS
(c) THE GOVERNOR AND THE COMPANY OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND 2002

Elizabeth Fry 1780-1845

Notes (2026):

1. They don’t make them like this any more.
2. These were replaced in September 2016 by plastic/polymer notes featuring Winston Churchill
3. And ceased to be legal tender in 2017.

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