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Title:
£50 banknote depicting James Watt and Matthew Boulton
Object name(s):
money; money
Brief description:
£50 banknote depicting James Watt, Matthew Boulton, the Soho Manufactory and the Whitbread beam engine, issued by the Bank of England, 2 November 2011
Collection:
Science Museum Group
Associated concept:
currency
Credit line:
Donated by the Bank of England
Dimension:
depth
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
3 9/16
Dimension:
depth
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
90
Dimension:
height
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
1/16
Dimension:
height
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
1
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
5 7/8
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
150
Material:
metal (unknown)
Material:
paper (fibre product)
Material:
ink
Object name:
money; money
Object production date:
Date - earliest / single:
2011
Date - latest:
2011
Object production date:
Date - association:
made
Date - earliest / single:
2011
Date - latest:
2011
Object production person:
Bank of England; De La Rue Currency
Object production place:
London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Other number:
2012-87
Other number type:
accession number
Other number:
E2012.115.1
Other number type:
Previous number
Responsible department/section:
SCM - Art
Right holder:
Bank of England
Right type:
Copyright
Non confidential restriction level:
level2

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/71851eb9-627c-3eac-bb86-82fca6ac6a35

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/71851eb9-627c-3eac-bb86-82fca6ac6a35, Science Museum Group, CC BY

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