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1 Pound National Bank of Scotland Limited
| Issuer | National Bank of Scotland Limited |
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| Year | 1880 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | THE NATIONAL BANK OF SCOTLAND LIMITED The National Bank of Scotland Promise to pay the Bearer on demand at the office here ONE POUND Sterling By order of the Board of Directors Edinburgh |
| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely unprinted, consisting of plain paper with no vignette, text, or ornamental work of any kind, showing only the aged and creased paper surface with fold lines consistent with sustained circulation use. |
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The National Bank of Scotland Limited was formed in 1825 and became one of the more cautious issuers among the Scottish chartered banks — slow to reduce denominations below £1 even as English practice pushed toward smaller notes. By 1880 the bank was well into its mature phase, with a branch network spanning central and southern Scotland.
Perkins, Bacon & Co. supplied engraved plates to Scottish issuers across decades, their steel-engraving method favored precisely because it resisted forgery better than the lithographic alternatives common on the continent. The firm's London origin is sometimes mistaken for the place of issue — the notes circulated exclusively in Scotland.