A first edition of denominations 1,5,10,20 and 50 was produced by a team of local money printers at Hoe Street Central Bank between 12-25 March 2018. Between 5-23 June 2018 we focused on the big money - printing an extra ltd edition of 100 and 1000 notes made from old Bank of England tender.
The proceeds were shared equally between the four local causes featured on the notes (food bank, homeless kitchen, primary school and youth project) and the purchase and writing off of £1.2 million of local debt.
The bank notes are in the collections of the V&A Museum, Museum of London, Fitzwilliam Museum, William Morris Gallery/Vestry House Museum, Bank of England Museum and Smithsonian. The full set (Full House from the Rebel Bank) was selected for the Royal Society of Painter Printmaker’s National Original Print Exhibition 2018. A Gary 1000 note was selected for the Royal Society of Painter Printmaker’s technique specific exhibition ‘The Masters: Screen and Stone.’
