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1 Pound North of Scotland and Town and County Bank
| Issuer | North of Scotland & Town & County Bank Limited |
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| Year | 1916-1918 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Marischal College, Aberdeen, set within a rectangular frame at the top centre, flanked by the denomination numeral '1' in large format on either side. Three heraldic coats of arms are arranged vertically along the left edge, with an ornate guilloche border framing the entire note. The text block occupies the lower half, incorporating a cursive promise-to-pay legend above the printed date 'Aberdeen, 1st March 1918' and two manuscript signatures below. |
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| Obverse lettering | The North of Scotland & Town & County Bank Limited Now the North of Scotland Bank Limited Promise to Pay the Bearer on Demand One Pound Sterling at their Office here Aberdeen By order of the Directors |
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The North of Scotland and Town and County Bank was itself the product of a 1908 merger between the North of Scotland Bank and the Town and County Bank — two Aberdeen-based institutions with overlapping provincial networks. This note falls within the brief window when the merged entity was still operating under its own name before the Aberdeen & Northern merger of 1924.
Bradbury Wilkinson handled a substantial portion of Scottish provincial bank printing during this period. The wartime dating is not incidental — the 1914 Currency and Bank Notes Act had forced £1 notes back into active use after decades of gold sovereigns dominating small transactions, and Scottish banks scrambled to meet sudden demand for low-denomination paper.