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This banknote, for 40 ponds, dates from 1702 and is one of the oldest banknotes in the collection being displayed by the Bank of England. (Photo/Agencies)
Some of the earliest surviving banknotes and a Cold War nuclear radiation calculator are among 325 historic objects unearthed by the Bank of England to celebrate its 325th anniversary. Among the exhibits are a ?40 note dating from 1702—a huge sum at the time, worth more than 9,000 ponds ($11,000) nowadays.