£1m banknote with serial number D/000008. Signed by E.E. Bridges (Secretary to the Treasury)
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The above high value (£1m) demonitized banknote of Great Britain was sold for £78,300 (BBC 2008) in a public auction at London. This banknote was issued on 30th August 1948. This banknote holds Guinness Book of Records for being the highest denomination note in the private hand. This banknote was auctioned by Spink & Son Ltd., the leading auctioneer of banknotes in the United Kingdom. This banknote is one of the two existing examples. The two remaining examples have serial numbers, D/000007 and D/000008. A rare banknote!
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