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1 Pound Bank of Nova Scotia
| Issuer | Bank of Nova Scotia |
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| Year | 1930 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA WILL PAY TO BEARER ON DEMAND ONE POUND AT KINGSTON JAMAICA PRESIDENT GENERAL MANAGER |
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| Reverse lettering | THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA ONE POUND INCD AD 1832 |
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The Bank of Nova Scotia had been operating in the Caribbean since the 1880s, and this pound-denominated note was issued specifically for circulation in Jamaica and Trinidad, where sterling-based accounting remained standard well into the mid-twentieth century. Canadian chartered banks maintained branch networks across the British West Indies and issued their own notes locally — a practice that persisted long after most Canadian domestic issuance had been curtailed by the 1934 Bank of Canada Act.
The Canadian Bank Note Company in Ottawa printed the bulk of such colonial branch issues for multiple chartered banks during this period. Survivors in any condition are genuinely scarce; tropical humidity and heavy handling took a severe toll on paper stock.