1 Pound - Elizabeth II Series D; Sir Isaac Newton

1 Pound - Elizabeth II (Series D; Sir Isaac Newton) - obverse1 Pound - Elizabeth II (Series D; Sir Isaac Newton) - reverse


Features

IssuerEngland (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) 
Issuing bankBank of England
QueenElizabeth II (1952-2022)
TypeStandard banknote
Years1978-1984
Value1 Pound (1 GBP)
CurrencyPound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
CompositionPaper
Size135 × 67 mm
ShapeRectangular
Demonetized11 March 1988
Number
N#
202356
ReferencesP# 377

Series: Series D

Obverse

Deep green on multicolor underprint. Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in court robes at right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANK OF ENGLAND
I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF
ONE
POUND
LONDON
FOR THE GOVr. AND COMPa. OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND

Designer: Harry Eccleston

Reverse

Sir Isaac Newton at centre right, guilloches grey at lower left and right corners.

Note: later revised version has light green guilloches (see comments)

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ONE POUND
Sir Isaac Newton
1642 · 1727

Designer: Harry Eccleston

Watermark

Sir Isaac Newton

1 Pound - Elizabeth II (Series D; Sir Isaac Newton) - obverse

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Signatures

J. B. Page (JBP)Chief Cashier
D. H. F. Somerset (DHFS)Chief Cashier

Comments

The previous Series C continued to circulate following decimalisation in 1971 until this reduced-size Series D was introduced in 1978. From 1983 this short-lived denomination was gradually replaced by the £1 coin.
Watermark: Sir Isaac Newton.
Date first issued: 9 February 1978.
Date last issued: 31 December 1984.
Date ceased to be legal tender: 11 March 1988.
Varieties:
a. Green signature J. B. Page. Back guilloches are dark green at lower left and right  (1978-80).
b. Black signature D. H. F. Somerset. Back guilloches are light green at lower left and right (1981-84).
s. Specimen. As a, b.