REFERENCE: R62.
Pre Decimal Specimen Banknote Type 2.
Banknote Type: Ten Pound.
Signatures: Coombs/Wilson.
Issue: 1954.
Queen Elizabeth II.
Type Two{2} Specimen.
Rarity one of 3-5 known to exist.
Serial Number: WA00 000062.
Grade: Uncirculated (hence 3-5 known to exist in this grade).
Specimens were minted in low numbers mainly as archival pieces or for presentation to VIPs. It is only through such presentations they eventually surfaced in the numismatic collecting arena, underpinning their rarity. The new Queen Elizabeth II notes issued from 1953 featured key innovations and were the last of the old denominations used before decimal currency arrived in 1966.