Bank of England note issues Queen Elizabeth II agreed to allow the use of her portrait on the notes. The Series C £1 note was withdrawn on 31 May 1979. On 9 February 1978 the Series D design (known as the "Pictorial Series") featuring Sir Isaac Newton on the reverse was issued, but following the introduction on 21 April 1983 of the £1 coin, the note was withdrawn from circulation on 11 March 1988. The first Bank of England £5 note was issued in 1793 in response to the need for smaller denomination banknotes to replace gold coin during the French Revolutionary Wars. (Previously the
Hong Kong one thousand-dollar note to add in new security features. Other than the aforementioned nickname of “Gold Cow (Chinese: 金牛)” as a general reference to this particular denomination, other nicknames were also adopted by the locals and especially the numismatic community in Hong Kong. Some issues, especially those issued by the Bank of China, may not have a common nickname due to its relatively short history. Notes issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Notes issued by the Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Hong Kong one thousand-dollar note The one thousand-dollar note is the highest-valued banknote in circulation in Hong Kong. Currently, this