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The study and collection of banknotes (Notaphily) is a relatively recent area to emerge as a distinct discipline within the field of collecting currency. There are over 4.7 billion Bank of England notes in circulation, alone. Together they are worth about £82 billion.
Noted below are a series of questions about different banknotes. Complete the answers, enter the required info into the Solution Checker, and the cache location will be revealed, or should that be 'dispensed'?
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1 In the 1950s the £1 notes of The Royal Bank of Scotland displayed the the substantial main office of The Bank, in Glasgow. During a reworking of that image for a reprint, one of their engravers secretly wrote his name into the design of the note. How many letters were in his surname? ___
2 During WW2, the German Military hatched a scheme to destabilise the British and American economies by flooding Europe with counterfeit pounds and dollars. At one of the concentration camps the Germans assembled a team of forgers, graphic artists and banking workers, from amongst the ranks of their prisoners. The forgeries were on a huge scale and the attention to detail was meticulous. The forgery team were also tasked with producing their own banknotes, for use as a currency around the camp. What was the name of the secret Nazi forgery scheme (one word)? The first two letters of that word are: __ __
3 What is the nickname of the biggest value note in the UK? First two letters in the name are: __ __
4 It wasn't just the German Military that created their own banknotes in WW2, the British Military were at it too, as you can see below. The note below was for 5 shillings (in 'old money'/predecimilisation). When did the British Army stop issuing it's own banknotes? 19__ __
5 15 years ago there was a series of notes for a Scottish Bank on the theme of Scottish Bridges. What was the location on these series of notes that is nearest to gz? The two initials of that locations are: __ __
6 This banknote featured someone who was asked to become President of Israel. What were the two initials of this person? __ __
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