If your Twenty Pound note has Richard Faraday on it, it is a fake.
The Bank of England Series E Twenty Pound note with Michael Faraday was first issued in 1991 and last issued in 1994 and ceased to be legal tender in 2001.
The Bank of England Series E revised Twenty Pound note with Michael Faraday was first issued in 1993 and last issued in 2000 and ceased to be legal tender in 2001.
Any banknote with a "genuine" printing flaw would have some value, above the usual, as a collectible banknote.
Although they should never have made it into circulation, genuinely flawed banknotes are not necessarily known about or documented until somebody turns up with one, since they are an "accident" of the printing process, and have escaped detection during quality control at the printers therefore, a valuation cannot be anticipated.
A reputable coin dealer should be able to identify and confirm the note as genuine and make a valuation.
The Bank of England Series E Twenty Pound note featuring Michael Faraday was first issued in June 1991. It was last issued in 2000 and ceased to be legal tender in February 2001.
The first Bank of England Twenty Pound note was issued in 1725. The first Bank of England decimal Twenty Pound note was issued in 1970.
The Bank of England currently issues Five Pound, Ten Pound, Twenty Pound and Fifty Pound notes for Britain, plus a variety of banknotes for a number of other countries.
Apart from Queen Elizabeth II, the famous faces on current Bank of England banknotes are - Five Pound - Elizabeth Fry Ten Pound - Charles Darwin Twenty Pound - Adam Smith Fifty Pound - Sir John Houblon
Richard Pound's birth name is Richard W. Pound.
A Bank of England 1912 Twenty Pound note (issued by London or Manchester), circulated but still in good condition, might fetch anything from £900 to £4,000 GBP. A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.
If you refer to Bank of England banknotes, those currently in circulation include the Five, Ten, Twenty and Fifty Pound notes.
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The Bank of England advises that the Sir Edward Elgar style Twenty Pound note was withdrawn on the 30th of June, 2010. After the 30th of June, most banks, building societies and Post Offices will accept the old notes for deposits and other transactions for a few months. Exchange of notes, other than for transactions and deposits is at the discretion of the institution concerned. There is no obligation on banks to accept the old notes. The Bank of England further advises that - Genuine Bank of England notes that have been withdrawn from circulation retain their face value for all time and can be exchanged at the Bank of England in London. There is no fee for this service. See the link below.
All current Bank of England banknotes are made from the same materials, paper and linen cloth. See the link to the Bank of England - Banknote paper.
Current Bank of England banknotes include the Five, Ten, Twenty and Fifty Pound notes. Prior to decimalisation, 20th century Bank of England banknotes included the Ten Shilling, One, Five, Ten, Twenty, Fifty, One Hundred, Two Hundred, Five Hundred and One Thousand Pound notes. The Ten pound and higher notes were discontinued in 1945.
A pound is more. It takes twenty shillings to make a pound