10 shilling note went out of circulation in 1970.
when did 10 shilling note go out of circulation?
1970
in the mid 1960s, shortly after the introduction of series c, the bank of england proposed to introduce a new banknote series featuring people from british history. in addition to enhancing the appearance of banknotes, the complexity of the new designs was intended to make counterfeiting harder. the task of designing the new series d notes was given to the bank's new in-house designer, harry eccleston, who not only designed the notes themselves, but also created three individual portraits of the queen. it was initially envisaged that all of the denominations of notes then in circulation would be issued under series d. to that end, a series d 10 shilling note was designed, featuring sir walter raleigh, which would become the 50 pence note upon decimalisation, and intended to be the first of the new series to be issued. however, inflation meant that the lifespan of such a note would be too short—estimates by the decimal currency board suggested that a 10 shilling note would last approximately five months; therefore, it was decided that it would be more economical to have a coin instead: the fifty pence coin was introduced in 1969. instead, the £20 note was the first series d note to enter circulation in 1970, with william shakespeare on the reverse.
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the 10/- banknote was first issued on 1 may 1913 as a blue banknote payable in gold. it was equal to a half sovereign gold coin. the sizes varied but the design was the same for the following issues: 1913–1914 issue was 194×83mm, 1915–1923 197×88 mm, 1923–1933 180×78mm. this issue was payable in gold but subsequent issues were legal tender.









































the 1913 note was the world's first officially issued ten-shilling note. the first note, serial number m000001, was printed by judith denman, five-year-old daughter of the governor-general of australia, lord denman.
australian ten-shilling note