Five Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB343 L (Lithography) Reverse issues 1980 (7) all LAST series prefixes and some could relate them to the popular military term LZ (Landing Zone) in the serial numbers - LZ42 662245, LZ50 329165, LZ58 808333, LZ68 674151, LZ73 537302, LZ77 928846 and LZ83 445751. All in various presentable higher grades in average GVF to EF
Five Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB343 L (Lithography) Reverse 1mm Thread issue 1980 very LAST RUN serial number RC90 766935, fresh and crisp UNC and an always sought after example especially in such high grades
ERRORS Bank of England & Italy (8) a small group of errors comprising Five Pounds Somerset QE2 Pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB343 Blue L Reverse issue 1980 Miss-Cut at bottom edge by 6mm margin with a normal note included to show degree of cut. One Pound Green O'Brian B273 issued 1955 with heavy ink bleed most noticeable on and near "Bank of England", along with a normal BealeB268 issued 1950 note for comparison. One Pound O'Brien QE2 & seated Britannia B282 issued 1960 missing Brown undertone, along with a normal note for comparison. Also Italy 1 Lira Pick 26 1939, missing light brown under print, along with normal note
Five Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington FIRST & LASTS B345 issues 1987 (3) including LOW serial numbers RA01 000636 and RA01 000593 along with RC90 766567. All about UNC - UNC
Five Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB343 issues 1980 (5) including a FRIST RUN series DN01 573364 VF-GVF amongst other prefixes including LAST RUN NC90 and LZ89, DX43, DN07 and DZ27 mostly about UNC - UNC
Five Pounds QE2 and The Duke of Wellington, SomersetB343 issued 1980 (2) prefix reversed to combine letters from the second half of the alphabet with the first half, last run series NC90 247347 GEF and an earlier issue of the later series NC01 383140 UNC
Five Pounds QE2 and The Duke of Wellington, SomersetB345 1mm Thread L Reverse issued 1987,a later series RC01 123197, UNC with small ink bleed on reverse at top margin
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