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1 Pound Douglas and Isle of Man Bank - Dumbell
| Issuer | Douglas & Isle of Man Bank (Dumbell's Banking Company Limited) |
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| Year | 1874 |
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| Currency | Pound (1839-1971) |
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| Obverse description | The Isle of Man royal arms vignette at upper centre, supported by a lion and unicorn with sailing vessels in the background, flanked on the left by an allegorical group of women, a child, and recumbent sheep rendered in fine intaglio engraving. The promise-to-pay text is inscribed in ornate copperplate script across the centre, with the denomination cartouche at lower left. Serial numbers appear in manuscript at upper left and right. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette consists of a large circular guilloche medallion bearing the three-legged Manx triskelion arms, surrounded by the legend DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN / DUMBELL, SON & HOWARD, the whole set within an elaborate foliate scrollwork surround. Circular vignettes at left and right each contain an engraved view of an island castle, the left showing a ruined clifftop fortification and the right a coastal castle with vessels. The entire composition is framed by a fine lathe-work border. |
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| Signature(s) | Geo. W. Dumbell, Lewis G. Howard and William Dumbell |
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