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You can exchange old Bank of England £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes which have been withdrawn from circulation in person or by post. There is no deadline to exchange old banknotes with the Bank of England.
- Withdrawn Banknotes
£10 Series E (revised version) Date first issued: 22...
- Withdrawn Banknotes
Learn about some of our earliest cheques and banknotes. The Bank of England has produced banknotes since the late 1600s. Our collection shows how these early notes that ‘promised to pay’ developed into the fixed denomination, or value, notes we use today.
The Bank of England has produced banknotes since the late 1600s. Our collection includes examples of every note we’ve ever made. We also hold artwork by historic banknote designers, machinery and equipment relating to banknote production and examples of counterfeit and imitation notes.
24 lip 2024 · About £7.2bn in old banknotes has not been cashed in across the UK, even though the paper £20 and £50 stopped being legal tender in October 2022.
20 gru 2022 · The Bank of England has been issuing banknotes for over 300 years. There are over 4.6 billion Bank of England notes in circulation. Together they are worth about £82 billion.
Notes were fully printed from 1855. Since 1970, the Bank of England's notes have featured portraits of British historical figures. Of the eight banks authorised to issue sterling notes in the UK, only the Bank of England can issue banknotes in England and Wales, where its notes are legal tender.
Currently circulating Bank of England notes. [edit] The pound sterling banknotes in current circulation consist of Series G Bank of England notes in denominations of £5, £10, £20 and £50. The obverse of these banknotes issued through 4 June 2024 feature the portrait of Elizabeth II originally introduced in 1990.
