The five pound note was first produced in 1793 during the war with France and was expected to be only a temporary measure.

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The author Mark Twain wrote a short story, The Million Pound Bank Note (later made into a film starring Gregory Peck), in which a penniless sailor is given the note, little knowing he is the subject of a bet between two brothers.

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Note that these estimations are based on how many calories a 150-pound person would burn.

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Note the stirring battle depicted in the Overture, where trumpets blare and drums pound frenzied, syncopated rhythms.

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