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1 Pound Trinity Bank
| Issuer | Jersey Agricultural Association, Trinity Bank |
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| Year | 1835 |
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| Value | 1 Pound |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black on plain paper, the obverse carries the issuer's title 'Jersey Agricultural Association' in elaborate copperplate script across the upper portion, with 'TRINITY BANK' superimposed in ornate lettering over a small rural vignette at centre top. The word 'BRITISH' is set in large, heavily cross-hatched display type dominating the centre field, with the denomination 'ONE POUND' and the promise-to-pay legend inscribed in manuscript-style letterpress below. Serial number, date (20th of October 1835), payee name, and multiple manuscript signatures appear in the lower portion, with 'Securities' noted at lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | Jersey Agricultural Association TRINITY BANK BRITISH ONE POUND on demand Value recd the 20th of Octr 1835 Securities ONE |
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The Jersey Agricultural Association was not a bank in any conventional sense — it was a farming cooperative that briefly entered the note-issuing business in the 1830s, a period when Jersey's monetary situation was chaotic enough that such an institution could plausibly do so. Trinity Bank was one of several short-lived parish-level issuers operating outside the framework of the larger St. Helier firms. Three manuscript signatures were required per note, reflecting the absence of any mechanized authentication process and the association's committee-governed structure.
Surviving examples are extremely rare. The issuer collapsed without leaving much documentary trace.