How do you date Australian one pound note by serial number?

Answer 1

The Series A blue on an orange background Bank of England One Pound note was an emergency wartime issue signed by Chief Cashier K.O. Peppiatt.

They were first issued on the 29th of March, 1940, and probably last issued around the end of the war in 1945, or perhaps a little later. They ceased to be legal tender on the 28th of May, 1962.

To pin a given serial number down to a particular month and year, you would need access to a comprehensive British banknote catalogue.

Answer 2

Australian predecimal banknotes do not have a year of issue or printing on them.

To work out the approximate year of issue of an Australian banknote, you need to find the names of the two signatories, both of which are on the front of the banknote, the serial number and the design or motif on the banknote, then ask somebody with an Australian banknote catalogue.

Answer 3

You cannot usually date a Bank of England banknote without access to a banknote catalogue.

The design of the note and who or what is featured on the note needs to be identified.

You need to know the name of the Chief Cashier whose signature will appear on the front of the note. This alone will pin it down to a ten year period.

And last but not least, the serial number.

The Bankof England blue Five Pound note featuring Britannia on the front and a lion on the reverse was first issued in 1957, last issued in 1963, and ceased to be legal tender in 1967.

Try the Bank of England site below which may help you to identify your Fiver.

Answer 4

You cannot date most British banknotes from just the serial number.

You need a combination of the Chief Cashiers name, the serial number and the denomination, and sometimes the design of the banknote.

For example -

A Bank of England Ten Pound note, Chief Cashier Merlyn Lowther, serial number KL01 123456.

This information alone tells me that you are referring to a Bank of England E Series Ten Pound note featuring Charles Dickens on the reverse and was printed in 1999. Also, that the note is no longer legal tender having been superceded by the Charles Darwin Ten Pound note.