# \#bank-of-england

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## [Why Does the Bank of England Issue £100 Million Banknotes?](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/why-does-the-bank-of-england-issue-100-million-banknotes/1838)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [12 August 2022 14:28 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/why-does-the-bank-of-england-issue-100-million-banknotes/1838 "2022-08-12T14:28:52Z")

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Non-hint: it has nothing to do with Mark Twain’s 1893 short story “The Million Pound Bank Note” (also available as a monolithic PDF file).