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1 Guinea
| Issuer | Royal Bank of Scotland |
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| Year | 1826 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black intaglio on aged laid paper, centred on a detailed allegorical vignette surmounted by a royal crown, with a classical maritime or regal scene enclosed within an ornate cartouche bearing the inscription ONE GUINEA at top. Below the vignette, the bank title THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND is rendered in elaborate copperplate script, followed by the promise-to-pay text and a second guilloche oval bearing ONE GUINEA at centre. The note includes manuscript date (4 Nov 1826), handwritten payee name, and carries two manuscript signatures — one for the accountant and one for the cashier — along with the serial number in the upper right and lower left corners. |
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| Obverse lettering | Edinburgh Number ONE GUINEA The Royal Bank of Scotland promise to pay BEARER ONE GUINEA DEMAND at their Office here By Order of the Court of Directors |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a warm brown intaglio, dominated by three large interlocking guilloche rosettes arranged horizontally across the centre of the note, each enclosing a classical standing figure — a male figure to the left, a facing portrait head at centre, and a draped female figure to the right. Above the rosette composition, a royal coat of arms with supporters is rendered in fine engraving, flanked by additional smaller guilloche medallions at the four corners. The denomination ONE GUINEA appears in ornate script at the lower centre, beneath which a line of small printed text identifies the engraver or printer. |
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