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1 Pound British Linen Bank
| Issuer | British Linen Bank |
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| Year | 1962-1967 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed in blue and red over a fine guilloche underprint, the obverse carries the Royal Arms vignette at upper centre flanked by serial numbers on either side, with a classical seated female figure in a circular vignette at lower left and ornate rosette medallions at the corners. The bank title and promise-to-pay legend are set in bold letterpress across the centre, with the place of issue (Edinburgh) and date printed below the serial numbers. A facsimile signature of the General Manager appears at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | Incorporated by Royal Charter 1746 The British Linen Bank Promise to Pay on Demand to the Bearer One Pound Sterling By order of the Court of Directors General Manager |
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The British Linen Bank — originally chartered in 1746 as a linen industry financing vehicle — had long since abandoned any connection to textiles by the time this series was issued, functioning as a conventional commercial bank absorbed into the Bank of Scotland group in 1969, just after this series ended. The Walker-signed notes from 1963 onward are the more frequently encountered examples, but the 1962 Anderson signature represents a brief window before Walker took over as general manager.
The sorting-mark distinction separating this Pick from P-168 is a back-printing variation, not a signature or date difference — the 13.06.1967 date exists under both references, making date alone an unreliable identifier.