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1 Pound
| Issuer | Union Bank of Scotland Ltd. |
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| Year | 1882-1902 |
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| Reference(s) | P#799 |
| Obverse description | Blue intaglio-printed note with a central vignette of two allegorical female figures flanking a royal coat of arms, set above the large word 'ONE POUND' in ornate letterpress. The upper inscription reads 'INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT' and the bank title 'THE UNION BANK OF SCOTLAND LIMITED' appears in a prominent panel across the centre. Two circular guilloche rosettes bearing the numeral '1' occupy the upper corners, while lower left and right vignettes show equestrian statues; signature lines for Cashier and Accountant appear at lower right, with prefix letter 'D' and a manuscript date. |
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| Obverse lettering | INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT THE UNION BANK OF SCOTLAND LIMITED ONE POUND By order of the Directors CASHIER ACCOUNT |
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The Union Bank of Scotland had been absorbed into the Bank of Scotland by 1955, but this note predates that merger by half a century, issued during the period when Scottish private banking still operated with genuine independence. The Union Bank held full note-issuing rights under Scots law, and its pound notes circulated widely across the west of Scotland, where the bank had its commercial strength.
Bradbury, Wilkinson engraved and printed the plate in London — a common arrangement for Scottish provincial issuers who lacked domestic security printing facilities of sufficient scale. The Pick number 799 covers a twenty-year run, within which date and serial variations exist that are tracked separately by specialists in Scottish banknote collecting.