What are the dimensions of a Bank of England Five Pound note?

Answer 1

The Bank of England white One Pound note issued from 1797 to 1826 were 200mm x 113mm.

There were no One Pound notes issued from 1827 to 1913 inclusive.

The British Treasury white One Pound note issued from 1914 to 1919 were 127mm x 64mm.

The Bank of England white One Pound note issued from 1914 to 1919 were 149mm x 83mm.

The Bank of England white One Pound note issued from 1917 to 1932 were 151mm x 84mm.

The Bank of England One Pound note issued from 1928 to 1960 were 151 mm x 85 mm.

The Bank of England One Pound note issued from 1960 to 1978 were 151 mm x 72 mm.

The Bank of England One Pound note issued from 1978 to 1984 were 135 mm x 67 mm.

Answer 2

The first Bank of England Twenty Pound note is white and printed only on one side. It was first issued in 1725, last issued in 1943 and ceased to be legal tender in 1945, and is 211 mm x 133 mm. Earlier notes were a little smaller.

The second Bank of England Twenty Pound note (Series D) is mostly purple and features Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and William Shakespeare on the reverse. It was first issued in 1970, last issued in 1991 and ceased to be legal tender in 1993, and is 160 mm x 90 mm.

The third Bank of England Twenty Pound note (Series E) is mostly mauve/purple and features Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and Michael Faraday on the reverse. It was first issued in 1991, last issued in 1994 and ceased to be legal tender in 2001, and is 149 mm x 80 mm.

The fourth Bank of England Twenty Pound note (Series E) is mostly purple and features Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and Sir Edward Elgar on the reverse. It was first issued in 1999, last issued in 2007 and ceased to be legal tender in 2010, and is 149 mm x 80 mm.

The fifth and current new style Bank of England Twenty Pound note (Series E) is mostly purple and features Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and Adam Smith on the reverse. It was first issued in 2007 and is still being printed, and is 149 mm x 80 mm.

Answer 3

Bank of England Five Pound notes -

Issued from 1793 to 1946 were 195 mm x 120 mm (more or less).

Issued from 1945 to 1957 were 211 mm x 133 mm.

Issued from 1957 to 1963 were 158 mm x 90 mm.

Issued from 1963 to 1971 were 140 mm x 85 mm.

Issued from 1971 to 1990 were 145 mm x 78 mm.

Issued from 1990 to 1993 were 135 mm x 70 mm.

Issued from 1993 to 2002 were 135 mm x 70 mm.

Issued from 2002 to present are 135 mm x 70 mm.

Answer 4

Bank of England Ten Pound notes -

Issued from 1759 to 1943 were 211 mm x 133 mm (more or less).

Issued from 1964 to 1975 were 150 mm x 93 mm.

Issued from 1975 to 1992 were 151 mm x 85 mm.

Issued from 1992 to 1993 were 142 mm x 75 mm.

Issued from 1993 to 2000 were 142 mm x 75 mm.

Issued from 2000 to present are 142 mm x 75 mm.

Answer 5

Current Bank of England banknotes are 0.11 mm thick.

The Adam Smith £20 banknote is 0.113 mm thick.

Answer 6

The current Bank of England Ten Pound note featuring Charles Darwin on the reverse is 0.11mm thick.

Answer 7

The current Bank of England Twenty Pound note featuring Adam Smith on the reverse is 0.113 mm thick.