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Description
This one pound sterling banknote, issued between 1917 and 1923, features distinctive characteristics on both sides.
On the obverse, the banknote displays a dominant brown and green color scheme. The portrait of King George V, the royal figure associated with this banknote, is positioned on the right side. A representation of Saint George on horseback slaying the dragon adorns the left side. The following inscriptions are present: "UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND", "CURRENCY NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT", "ONE POUND", "ISSUED BY THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF HIS MAJESTY'S TREASURY UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF ACT OF PARLIAMENT IV. & V. GEO.V.ch.XIV." and "£1". The artist Edgar Bertram MacKennal is credited as the engraver of this banknote.
On the reverse, the banknote depicts the Palace of Westminster. This building houses the House of Commons and the House of Lords of the British government.
The dimensions of the banknote are 151 millimeters in length and 84 millimeters in width. It belongs to the U1 71 series.
