Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Pound = 20 Shillings Sterling
| Issuer | Bank of Scotland |
|---|---|
| Year | 1780 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | P#35 |
| Obverse description | Uniface note executed entirely in copperplate engraving, with the denomination 'ONE POUND' inscribed in an ornate cartouche at upper centre flanked by the numerals '1' in oval frames. The body of the note carries the promise text in elegant cursive script, identifying the Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland and pledging payment of Twenty Shillings Sterling on demand. A decorative guilloche border runs along the left margin, with the place of issue 'EDINBURGH' set in letterpress at the lower left above manuscript signatures and a handwritten date. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | N.D. ONE POUND The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland promise to pay here to or bearer on demand TWENTY SHILLINGS Sterling Signed by Order of the Court of Directors EDINBURGH |
| Reverse description | The reverse is plain, left unprinted in accordance with the uniface production practice standard for Bank of Scotland notes of this early period. |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |