Bidspirit auction | Fifty Bank of England Ten

Fifty Bank of England Ten Shillings Banknote Series C Chief Cashier J. S. Fforde consecutively numbered - Fifty Bank of England Ten Shillings banknote, Series C. The note is printed in reddish-brown ink on white paper. The obverse features a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II within a mandorla-shaped vignette on the right and a seated figure of Britannia within a circular frame on the left. The text at the top reads BANK OF ENGLAND and includes the promise I promise to pay the Bearer on Demand the sum of Ten shillings. Below the denomination, the signature of the Chief Cashier is printed as J. S. Fforde. The serial number C23N 204631 is printed in black ink in the upper left and lower right corners. A vertical metallic security thread is incorporated into the paper. The note is housed in a clear plastic sleeve.