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1 Pound Commercial Bank of Scotland
| Issuer | Commercial Bank of Scotland |
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| Year | 1892 |
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| Value | 1 Pound |
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| Obverse description | Purple on yellow underprint. A central vignette presents an architectural detail of the Commercial Bank of Scotland's Edinburgh façade at the top of the note, flanked by vignettes of buildings at left and right. The text of the promise to pay is set within the body of the note, surrounded by fine guilloche ornamental work. |
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| Obverse lettering | The Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited Promise to pay the bearer on demand ONE POUND Sterling At the office here Edinburgh By order of the Court of Directors |
| Reverse description | Printed in green, the reverse is dominated by a large oval guilloche border composed of intricate lathe-work and foliate engine-turned patterns, enclosing a central rectangular vignette of the Commercial Bank of Scotland's neoclassical building rendered in fine intaglio engraving. Rosette and star ornaments punctuate the four quadrants of the guilloche surround. |
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