Popular £5 Polymer Note honors two of Great Britain's greatest leaders!
- Uncirculated
- Issued in 2015 to honor Winston Churchill on the 50th anniversary of his death in 1965
- Twice Prime Minister, leading his country from the brink of defeat through victory in WWII and again from 1951-1955
- Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values."
- One of his famous quotes is found under his portrait on note's back, "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."
- Also on back is image of Parliament and a circular green foil that spells out Blenheim, palace where Churchill was born
- The note's face features Great Britain's longest running monarch Queen Elizabeth II, the Big Ben clock tower, a 3D image of the coronation crown, the national coat of arms and the Bank of England
- Holographic stripe under Big Ben changes between the words 'Five' and 'Pounds' when note is tilted
- Big Ben is rendered in gold foil on face; in silver foil on back
- Under ultra-violet light, the number 5 appears in red and green on the face
- Affordably priced
Add Great Britain's first-ever polymer note to your world currency collection while our supplies last!