banknote; note

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Object Type: banknote; note
Museum number: 2012,4244.57
Denomination: pound, 1
Description: Trial design for £1 banknote. (whole); Britannia with lion and anchor at upper left. Neptune with seahorses, cupid and two human figures at top centre. Female figure with lyre and barrel at upper right. Security printing. Design printing in black. (obverse); Blank. (reverse)
Authority
Production date: 19thC
Production place: Made in: British Isles
Materials
Dimensions: Length: 305 millimetres; Width: 221 millimetres
Location: Not on display
Subjects: allegory/personification; classical deity; hippocampus; cherub/cupid
Associated names: Representation of: Britannia; Representation of: Poseidon/Neptune
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 2012
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 2012,4244.57

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