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Scotland 1 Pound Sterling 2.12.1944 (25L 151491) (circulated) VF-XF

Scotland 1 Pound Sterling 2.12.1944 (25L 151491) (circulated) VF-XF
Product Code:
SQ-S331b
Price:
100.00 ($ 105.00)
Qty
1 Pound Sterling 2.12.1944 – Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited (Front: Portrait of John Pitcairn of Pitcairns (1743–1824), the Bank's First Chairman of Directors in 1810, in a cameo. The portrait is based on a painting by the Scottish artist Sir Henry Raeburn. Pitcairn founded the Commercial Bank of Scotland Ltd. along with Lord Cockburn and others on 15th March 1810. Tympanum fresco of the bank's building façade above its portico depicting allegorical figures, deities and saints. Thistle plants. Back: Building façade of the former headquarters of the Commercial Bank of Scotland (Founded 1810) on George Street, Edinburgh. In 1958 the Bank merged with the National Bank of Scotland to become the National Commercial Bank of Scotland. Ten years later the National Commercial Bank merged with the Royal Bank of Scotland. Rosettes bearing banknote's denomination and decorative guilloche patterns. Watermark: None. Security thread: None. Predominant colour: Navy blue and pink orange. Artist: W&S. Signatures: Peter Irving (Chief Accountant); James or Jasper Thomson (Cashier). Issuer: Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited. Date of issue: 2nd of December 1944. Material: Cotton paper. Printer: Waterlow & Sons Limited, London Wall, London, E.C., United Kingdom (W&S)) (Serial # 25L 151491) (circulated) VF-XF

Dimensions: 152 x 85 mm

Catalogue Number: P-S331b (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)

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

Texts: Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited. Promise to Pay the Bearer on Demand One Pound Sterling at the Office here: Edinburgh, 2nd December, 1944. By Order of the Court 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.