Scotland 1 Pound Sterling 16.9.1959 (National Commercial Bank of Scotland) (X 048192) (circulated) VF-XF

1 Pound Sterling 16.9.1959 – National Commercial Bank of Scotland (Front: Forth Bridge (1890–), cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ship passing underneath the bridge. Back: Arms of National Commercial Bank of Scotland (Est. 1959) surmounted by the Latin mottos "In Patriam Fidelis" ("Faith in Fatherland") and "Ditat Servata Fides" ("Preservation of faith enriches") depicting seated allegoric female (Caledonia) holding a thistle of Scotland and an anchor in her hands (crest), Scottish Gallowglass helmet, lion and griffin (griffon, gryphon) support the escutcheon, a sheaf of rye, a Glenlee barque (sailing ship) and a priest holding a St. Andrew's Cross or the Saltire. This bank was formed in 1959 by the merger of Commercial Bank of Scotland and National Bank of Scotland, both of Edinburgh. Ten years later it merged with the Royal Bank of Scotland. Watermark: Portrait of an allegoric female symbolising Caledonia, in profile. Security thread: Nope. Predominant colour: Blue and more blue. Artist: BWC. Signature: David Alexander (General Manager). Issuer: National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited. Date of issue: 16th September 1959. Material: Cotton paper. Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (BWC)) (Serial # X 048192) (circulated) VF-XF

Dimensions: 152 x 84 mm

Catalogue Number: P-265 (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B1501a (Banknote Book)

Grade/condition: Very Fine to Extremely Fine (VF-XF) (circulated, used)

Texts: National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited. Promise to Pay the Bearer on Demand One Pound Sterling at the Head Office here: Edinburgh, 16th September, 1959. By Order of the Board of Directors. Albain, Écosse, Escocia, Schottland, Scozia, Skotsko. Škótsko. Škotija. Szkocja. Escócia. İskoçya. Шотландия. Σκωτία. スコットランド. 蘇格蘭. स्कॉटलैंड. สกอตแลนด์.