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1 Pound Jersey Bank - Le Bailly & Deslandes
| Issuer | Jersey Bank (Le Bailly & Deslandes) |
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| Year | 1820 |
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| Currency | Pound (1813-1971) |
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| Obverse description | The face of the note carries a vignette of the Jersey coat of arms, with maritime emblems surrounding it, positioned to the left of the central text block. The promise-to-pay text, denomination, and issuing authority are set in letterpress to the right. A manuscript date line and a cautionary notice appear in the lower portion of the note. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is blank, with no printed or engraved design. |
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Jersey Bank was one of several private banking partnerships operating on the island in the early nineteenth century, issuing their own notes independently of any central authority — Jersey had no central bank and no formal note-issuing monopoly. Le Bailly & Deslandes were among the smaller operators, and their notes circulated alongside those of competing firms in a crowded, largely unregulated local market.
Most private Jersey bank notes of this period were redeemed and destroyed when the issuing partnerships dissolved or failed, which is why survivors are exceptionally rare. The island's eventual shift toward consolidated banking in the mid-nineteenth century effectively ended this era of competing private paper.