Catalogus
| Uitgever | States of Guernsey |
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| Jaar | 1829 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Intaglio-printed note in black on white paper, with the heading 'Guernsey' in ornate script at centre top and the date '10th July 1829' below. A central coat of arms vignette is flanked by two allegorical female figures, with guilloche oval counters bearing the word 'ONE' in each upper corner and a large guilloche panel at the bottom centre. The text reads 'THE STATES OF GUERNSEY Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand ONE POUND. Value received. By Authority of the States.' |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Guernsey THE STATES OF GUERNSEY Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand ONE POUND. Value received. By Authority of the States. ONE |
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| Opmerkingen |
Perkins, Bacon & Petch — later the long-running Perkins, Bacon & Co. — had only recently established their London engraving operation when this note was produced, having relocated from Philadelphia in 1819. Jacob Perkins brought with him his steel-plate engraving process, which was genuinely revolutionary for banknote security at the time: the hardened steel allowed far finer detail than copper and permitted near-unlimited impressions without plate degradation.
Guernsey's fiscal autonomy from the British Crown meant the States could issue their own currency independently of the Bank of England — a privilege they exercised cautiously. The A1 designation suggests this is among the earliest catalogued paper issues for the island.