The first British One Pound note was issued in 1797. It was white and printed only on one side, with no pictures.
The British One Pound note (Series A - 1st Issue) was first issued in 1928 and featured Britannia on the front with a view of the Bank of England building on on the reverse.
The British One Pound note (Emergency Wartime Issue) was first issued in 1940 and featured Britannia on the front with a view of the Bank of England building on on the reverse.
The British One Pound note (Series A - 2nd Issue) was first issued in 1948 and featured Britannia on the front with a view of the Bank of England building on on the reverse.
The British One Pound note (Series A - 3rd Issue) was first issued in 1948 and featured Britannia on the front with a view of the Bank of England building on on the reverse.
The British One Pound note (Series C) was first issued in 1960 and featured Queen Elizabeth II on the front with Britannia on the reverse.
The British One Pound note (Series D) was first issued in 1978 and featured Queen Elizabeth II on the front with Sir Isaac newton (physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist and theologian) on the reverse.
The British One Pound note (Series D - revised) was first issued in 1981 and featured Queen Elizabeth II on the front with Sir Isaac Newton (physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist and theologian) on the reverse.
The One Pound note was last issued in 1984 and demonetised in 1988 after being replaced by a One Pound coin in 1983.
The Bank of England first issued a regular Fifty Pound note in around 1725. The Bank of England issued the modern Fifty Pound note in 1981.
A new Bank of England Fifty Pound note featuring Matthew Boulton and James Watt was issued into circulation on the 2nd of November, 2011. The older style Bank of England Fifty Pound note featuring Sir John Houblon will be progressively withdrawn from circulation at a date to be advised after a public announcement from the Bank of England.
The fifty pound Sterling note is the largest bank note in circulation in England.
The Bank of England Fifty Pound note will not be going out of circulation. The new Bank of England Fifty Pound note featuring Matthew Boulton and James Watt was issued for circulation on the 2nd of November, 2011. The Bank of England Fifty Pound note it replaces featuring Sir John Houblon will be withdrawn from circulation and demonetised after a publicity campaign by the Bank of England in due course.
If you refer to Bank of England banknotes, those currently in circulation include the Five, Ten, Twenty and Fifty Pound notes.
The Bank of England Fifty Pound note is legal tender in England and Wales, and by arrangement with the banks concerned, in Scotland and Northern Ireland as well. A business person is entitled to refuse large denomination banknotes for small purchases, ie. a Fifty Pound note for a packet of chewing gum.
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 Series "B" Bank of England (blue) Five Pound note was demonetised in 1967. The Series "C" Bank of England (blue) Five Pound note was demonetised in 1973. The Series "D" Bank of England (blue) Five Pound note was demonetised in 1991.
The Bank of England has yet to advise a date for the Sir John Houblon Fifty Pound note to be withdrawn. Some banks, building societies, and Post Offices will still accept the most recent of the notes withdrawn from circulation for deposit to customer accounts or exchange for current series notes however, this is at the discretion of the business concerned. The Bank of England will always accept old notes for face value in current notes. The Bank of England Fifty Pound note featuring Boulton and Watt on the reverse was issued in November 2011.
Because it is a long withdrawn banknote, the Bank of England will honour it to the value of Fifty Pounds. As far as any collector value is concerned, it would depend on the Chief Cashier, serial number and condition of the note.
A Bank of England Fifty Pound note (Series E - red)(Chief Cashier G.E. A. Kentfield - serial E16), uncirculated and in absolute mint condition could fetch anything up to £95 GBP. Alternatively, they are still worth Fifty Pounds if you return it to the Bank of England.A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.
The current Bank of England Ten Pound note with Charles Darwin on the reverse weighs 0.923 grams.