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1 Pound Barclays Bank
| Issuer | Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) |
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| Year | 1937-1941 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S146 |
| Obverse description | Printed in red on a pale guilloche underprint, the obverse carries the bank title in bold letterpress across the top, flanked by oval corner denominational cartouches reading ONE POUND. A large £1 vignette in an ornate floral medallion occupies the left, while the Royal Arms vignette appears at the right. The central panel bears the promise-to-pay text above a rectangular denomination tablet inscribed ONE POUND, with serial number, date, and place of issue at lower left and lower right respectively, and two manuscript signatures for Accountant and Manager at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | BARCLAYS BANK (DOMINION, COLONIAL AND OVERSEAS) FORMERLY THE COLONIAL BANK PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1836 REINCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT 1925 ONE POUND KINGSTON JAMAICA ACCOUNTANT MANAGER |
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Barclays DCO operated as a quasi-central bank across much of British-administered Africa during the interwar years, issuing notes in territories where no sovereign currency authority yet existed. This series was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson — the same firm responsible for securities and stamps across the Empire — at their New Malden works, which gave the notes a quality and consistency that colonial treasury paper rarely matched.
The date range spans the outbreak of the Second World War, and notes issued after September 1939 circulated under conditions of wartime import restriction and currency control. Bradbury Wilkinson's records for this period were not always preserved, making precise print run data difficult to establish.