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Explore the Bank
Activity sheet 2
– Follow the room colours on the Museum map – Find the answers to the questions – Fill each one in as you find it
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The Bank of England Museum 3Activity sheet 2 – Explore the Bank
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Can you find the five pound polymer banknote? What character features on the back of this note?
The Banknote Gallery
The Modern Economy, 1946 – present
Who makes the UK’s coins?(It is not the Bank of England!)
Please draw one of the banknotes in this room. Add a security feature and label it.
Look at the pound (£) display. The different groups of coins all add up to £1. Can you draw different value coins adding up to £1?
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Shop
Toilets and CinemaMuseum map
Entrance
Hold some gold!
Take the helm! Interactive game
Map key
The Bank’s Stock Office
The Early Years, 1694 – 1800
The Rotunda, 1800 – 1946
The Banknote Gallery
The Modern Economy, 1946 – present
The Bank’s Stock Office
Climb aboard the boat to find out about banknotes! How many different values of banknotes do we make?
Which King and Queen were on the throne when the Bank of England first opened?
Can you find a golden representation of the goddess Britannia, the emblem of the Bank of England? How many coins can you see by her side?
The author of ‘The Wind in the Willows’, Kenneth Grahame, once worked at the Bank. Can you find two characters from his book? Please name or draw them.
Can you find a real bar of gold?How much is it worth today?
£ How much does it weigh?
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Good handwriting was an important skill for bank clerks in the 1700s. You can see many examples of their work here. Can you write your name, copying a style of writing shown in the room?
The Early Years, 1694 – 1800
The Rotunda, 1800 – 1946
The Bank opened in 1694. Draw an object from the large showcase and label your drawing.
Find the oldest piece of furniture in the Bank. What do you think would have been stored in it?
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