D H F Somerset Pictorial £5 B345 Unc

This Somerset £5 was fairly shortlived having been introduced towards the end of Somerset’s term as Chief Cashier (B345) To all intents and purpose it looks exactly the same as the first issue Somerset £5. Not so! You need to hold it up to the light to see that the bank had increased the size of the embedded security thread so this issue, just 3 prefi xes long, is known as the Thick Threaded £5.