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High-Denomination Banknote Issue Suspended

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

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1943

Montagu Norman1943

London · Economy / Currency

Montagu Norman serves as Governor as the Bank of England temporarily stops issuing banknotes above five pounds to counter sophisticated wartime forgeries.

Names involved

Montagu Norman

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