The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_England" id="mwbQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Bank of England">Bank of England</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_England_note_issues" id="mwbg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Bank of England note issues">issues</a> the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknotes_of_the_pound_sterling" id="mwbw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Banknotes of the pound sterling">one-pound</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknotes_of_the_pound_sterling" id="mwcA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Banknotes of the pound sterling">two-pound</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknote" id="mwcQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Banknote">banknotes</a>.