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5 Dollars Barclay's Bank
| Issuer | Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) |
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| Year | 1936 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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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 FIVE DOLLARS PORT OF SPAIN TRINIDAD |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in dark green on a light green guilloche underprint. The supported Royal Arms with motto shield occupies the centre within an elaborate foliate guilloche surround, flanked by circular rosette panels each bearing the numeral 5. The bank title arches across the top in bold letterpress, with the incorporation legends rendered in two lines at the foot of the design. The printer's imprint appears at the base margin. |
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Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) was formed in 1925 through the merger of Colonial Bank, the Anglo-Egyptian Bank, and the National Bank of South Africa — a consolidation that gave Barclays a sweeping presence across British territories at a moment when sterling-denominated private bank notes still circulated freely in many colonies. This note belongs to that interwar period of commercial bank issue, before postwar monetary reorganizations progressively stripped private institutions of their note-issuing rights across the Empire.
Bradbury Wilkinson printed extensively for colonial and dominion issuers throughout this period from their New Malden works. The P#S101 designation — the "S" prefix indicating a private or semi-official issuer rather than a central authority — reflects the note's status as a commercial bank obligation rather than government currency.