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1 Guinea = 1 Pound 1 Shilling Sterling
| Issuer | Royal Bank of Scotland |
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| Year | 1758 |
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| Value | 1 Guinea |
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| Obverse description | Unilateral letterpress note on hand-laid paper, with an engraved oval vignette at upper centre depicting a classical bust in profile, flanked by manuscript serial numbers and the denomination expressed as "L.1.1. Sterling" and "One Guinea" at upper right. The body text, set in copperplate engraving and italic script, reads the full promise-to-pay obligation under Act of Parliament and Letters Patent under the Great Seal, with the place and date of issue — Edinburgh, the twenty fourth day of March, One thousand seven hundred and fifty eight years — inscribed in a flowing hand. The lower portion carries the authorising legend "By Order of the Court of Directors" above two manuscript signatures, with an elaborate calligraphic flourish border running along the left margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | Nº 409 63390 L. 1. 1. Sterling One Guinea. The Royal Bank of Scotland (pursuant to Act of Parliament and Letters Patent under the Great Seal) is hereby obliged to pay to Secretary, or the Bearer on demand One Pound one Shilling Sterling Edinburgh the twenty fourth day of March One thousand seven hundred and Fifty eight Years. By Order of the Court of Directors |
| Reverse description | Plain unprinted reverse on hand-laid paper, showing evidence of vertical and horizontal fold lines consistent with period handling, with scattered foxing and staining typical of an eighteenth-century circulated document. No printed text, vignette, or ornamental device is present. |
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