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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;daveydempsey, post: 5251256, member: 29458&quot;]Wikipedia is wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>The most common notes in circulation were 10 Shilling and £1 notes.</p><p><br /></p><p>The £1 note was green and in 1940 a metal security thread was introduced, and the colour of the note was changed to blue and pink for the duration of the war, to combat German counterfeits.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is why 10 Shillings and £1 notes are easier to obtain for collectors rather than the scarcer White £5.</p><p><br /></p><p>The average annual wage was £248 5s 8d for men and £123 1s 3d for women</p><p><br /></p><p>Divide that by 52 weeks and you will see the average Joe did not earn £5 per week and they were paid in cash so very few White £5 were seen.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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