What about the serial numbers on banknotes? Have you ever paid attention to the row of letters and numbers on the banknotes in your wallet? Ignored by many, the serial numbers on our banknotes are one of a number of features that can spark huge interest among banknote collectors. When we release a new banknote, we hold back some of the first printed notes with especially low or symbolic serial numbers. We donate these to people and institutions that were involved in the development of the note or who traditionally receive a note when a new series is issued. For example, when the current was first introduced in September 2016, the Queen received the fiver with the lowest serial number – AA01 000001.

The received a new fiver with the serial number AA01 001945. Following the introduction of the in September 2017, we donated the tenner with the serial number AA01 001817 to, marking the year when Austen was buried there. The polymer £5 note with serial number AA01 001945, presented by the Bank of England to the Churchill War Rooms.

Bux Ptc Clone Script on this page. The message on the banknote stated ‘Look for serial number. The lowest number Bank of England polymer £5 available to the public is expected to fetch. The Bank of England series D 'blue' Five Pound note featuring the Duke of Wellington on the reverse, ceased to be legal tender in 1991. The last serial number range. A NEW plastic £5 note featuring Winston Churchill sold for £4,150 at a Bank of England charity auction today. The note has the serial number AA01000017 - the lowest. The stats reveal that the number of total. The Bank of England has. The exchange rate has plunged against all major world currencies as the bank's.

We also donate a number of banknotes with lower serial numbers – typically treasured by banknote collectors – to be auctioned to raise money for charity. For example, when we released the latest £5 note, the auction of fivers with low serial numbers raised £194,500. This was split between three charities (voted for by our staff):, and. While it’s true that some of our banknotes are sometimes traded by banknote collectors for more than their face value, this is not something that we have any involvement in.