Lot 86: Bank of England Ten Shillings Banknote, K. O. Peppiatt Signature

A Bank of England Ten Shillings banknote, mauve print on light paper. The obverse features a seated Britannia vignette within an ornate frame at the left and a large circular denomination mark for 10 SHILLINGS at the right. Centrally, the note bears the printed legend BANK OF ENGLAND PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF TEN SHILLINGS, above the location LONDON. The signature for the GOV: AND COMP:A OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND is printed as K O PEPPIATT, followed by the title CHIEF CASHIER. The black serial number O25D 335772 is printed at the upper right and lower left. The reverse displays a symmetrical acanthus leaf design in mauve, with two green denomination marks reading 10/-. A vertical security thread is visible through the paper. No other maker’s marks or labels are visible on the item.