Catalog
1 Pound Old Bank, Jersey
| Issuer | Old Bank, Jersey |
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| Year | 1800 |
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| Currency | Pound (1813-1971) |
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| Obverse description | The left side of the note carries an intaglio-engraved vignette of the Jersey coat of arms set within an oval cartouche, surrounded by military trophies including cannon, flags, and a drum, with the printer's imprint 'Lake Tokenhouse Yard London' beneath. The header bears the bank title 'Old Bank, Jersey' in ornate copperplate script flanked by decorative guilloche panels, with the year '1797' enclosed in an oval below. The promise-to-pay text in elaborate copperplate reads across the centre, with 'ROYAL SQUARE' in a separate cartouche below and a bold letterpress denomination panel reading 'ONE POUND' at the lower left, with manuscript date and entry spaces left blank. |
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| Obverse lettering | Old Bank, Jersey. 1797. We Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand One Pound. Value received. ROYAL SQUARE, _ 18_ ONE POUND Ent.d _ |
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Jersey's "Old Bank" — formally Clement Hemery & Co. — was one of the earliest private note-issuing firms on the island, operating before any chartered banking infrastructure existed in the Channel Islands. The printer, Lake of Tokenhouse Yard, was a London trade engraver and stationer serving small private and commercial clients; Tokenhouse Yard itself was a well-known address for such trade work, situated just off Lothbury near the Bank of England.
Private pound notes from Jersey's pre-regulatory period are extremely rare survivors. Most were redeemed quickly or destroyed when the issuing firms closed or were absorbed.