Bank of England £5 note
Smallest denomination of England's banknotes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"£5" and "£5 note" redirect here. For other uses, see List of £5 banknotes and coins.
The Bank of England £5 note, also known as a fiver, is a sterling banknote. It is the smallest denomination of banknote currently issued by the Bank of England. In September 2016, a new polymer note was introduced, featuring the image of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and a portrait of Winston Churchill on the reverse. The old paper note, first issued in 2002 and bearing the image of prison reformer Elizabeth Fry on the reverse, was phased out and ceased to be legal tender after 5 May 2017.[1]
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(United Kingdom) | |
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Value | £5 sterling |
Width | 125 mm |
Height | 65 mm |
Security features | See-through window with Queen's portrait, The '£' symbol in the window changes from purple to green, finely detailed Elizabeth Tower metallic image which is gold on the front and silver on the back, circular green foil patch contains letters spelling, ‘BLENHEIM’, coloured border which changes from purple to green when the note is tilted, silver foil patch, microlettering, textured print, EURion constellations, holograms |
Material used | Polymer |
Years of printing | 1793–1944; 1945–1957; 1957–1963; 1963–1971; 1971–1990; 1990–2002; 2002–2016; 2016–2022 2023–present (current design) |
Obverse | |
Design | Queen Elizabeth II |
Design date | 13 September 2016 |
Reverse | |
Design | Winston Churchill |
Design date | 13 September 2016 [lower-alpha 1] |
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