Bank of England £5 note (£5) were introduced by the Bank of England in 1793, following the ten pound note which had been introduced in 1759 as a consequence of gold shortages caused by the Seven Years' War. The 5 pound note was introduced again, due to gold shortages caused by the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars and was the lowest denomination of note issued until 1797. The earliest notes were handwritten and were issued to individuals as needed. These notes were written on one side only and bore the name of the payee, the date and the signature of the issuing cashier.
Zambia one hundred kwacha note century, and the early years of the 21st century. On 22 August 2012 the Bank of Zambia issued a press release stating that the changeover date for the rebased currency had been set as 1 January 2013. The recommendations were assented to the parliament on November 3, 2012. Later, The Redomination of Currency Act (Act 8 of 2012) was enacted on December 3, 2012. Zambia one hundred kwacha note The one hundred kwacha note of Zambia is a denomination of the Zambian currency. The current paper note, first issued in 2013 features the Freedom Statue in Lusaka, the issuing authority