Important British, Irish and World Banknotes

Birnbeck Island, One Farthing, One Halfpenny, One Penny, Six Pence, One Shilling and Two Shillings, all with stamped serial numbers [6]. About uncirculated to uncirculated (£30-40)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Godfrey Burr Collection.

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Birnbeck island, off Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. The currency was instigated for use on the island when it was turned into a Victorian themed leisure centre by John Critchley, who bought it in 1972 for £50,000, but Critchley’s venture was short-lived