Lot 166: A Pair of UK Bank of England Series D One Pound Banknotes J. B. Page Signature Consecutive Numbers

A pair of Bank of England Series D one pound banknotes featuring consecutive serial numbers H11 254538 and H11 254539. The obverse displays a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to the right, with a central vignette featuring a caduceus. Each note bears the signature of the Chief Cashier J. B. Page. The reverse depicts a portrait of Sir Isaac Newton with an astronomical diagram and a telescope. The notes are printed in a palette of green, yellow, and blue. Security features include an embedded vertical security thread and a watermark of Isaac Newton in the left-hand margin. These examples belong to the Series D issue, which circulated from 1978 until 1988.