The number of 50 British pound banknotes in circulation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2021 has increased overall during the period under observation. The amount of 50 British pound banknotes rose from 115 million notes in 2004 to 357 million notes as of 2021, an increase of 242 million notes. The largest year-on-year increase was between 2016 and 2017, when a total of 49 million banknotes with a value of 50 British pounds were added to circulation.
Number of 50 British pound notes in circulation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2021
(in millions of notes)
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Bank of England. (September 1, 2021). Number of 50 British pound notes in circulation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2021 (in millions of notes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/399076/banknotes-circulation-fifty-pounds-number-united-kingdom-uk/
Bank of England. "Number of 50 British pound notes in circulation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2021 (in millions of notes)." Chart. September 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/399076/banknotes-circulation-fifty-pounds-number-united-kingdom-uk/
Bank of England. (2021). Number of 50 British pound notes in circulation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2021 (in millions of notes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/399076/banknotes-circulation-fifty-pounds-number-united-kingdom-uk/
Bank of England. "Number of 50 British Pound Notes in Circulation in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2004 to 2021 (in Millions of Notes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/399076/banknotes-circulation-fifty-pounds-number-united-kingdom-uk/
Bank of England, Number of 50 British pound notes in circulation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2021 (in millions of notes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/399076/banknotes-circulation-fifty-pounds-number-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of 50 British pound notes in circulation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2021 (in millions of notes) [Graph], Bank of England, September 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/399076/banknotes-circulation-fifty-pounds-number-united-kingdom-uk/
