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First Giant Banknotes Printed

Great Britain · Economy / Currency. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1968

Leslie O'Brien1968

London · Economy / Currency

Leslie O'Brien serves as Governor when the Bank of England first prints one-million-pound Giant notes used to support the backing of certain banknote issues.

Names involved

Leslie O'Brien

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