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1 Pound Isle of Mann Commercial Banking Company
| Issuer | Isle of Mann Commercial Banking Company |
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| Year | 1848 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Steel-engraved note with a central harbour vignette at upper centre, showing sailing vessels and a steamship on open water before a coastal town, flanked by oval £1 denomination cartouches at upper left and right. To the lower left stands an allegorical female figure in classical robes beside a maritime scene with tall ships, while a second allegorical figure to the lower right is accompanied by a cornucopia, a recumbent lion, and fruit. The promise-to-pay text is rendered in flowing copperplate script, with the denomination ONE POUND set within a ruled rectangular panel at centre, and the imprint "Engd. by W.H. Lizars, Edinr." appearing below the harbour vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | ISLE OF MANN COMMERCIAL BANKING COMPANY £1 £1 ONE POUND Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand ONE POUND British in Bank Notes or Bill on London at the Company's Office here For the Directors and Company MANAGER Douglas ONE |
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| Reverse lettering | Engraved on Steel by W. H. Lizars Edinburgh |
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