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1 Pound Royal Bank of Scotland - Robert Louis Stevenson
| Issuer | Royal Bank of Scotland |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Value | 1 Pound |
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| Obverse lettering | The Royal Bank of Scotland plc PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND ONE POUND STERLING AT THEIR HEAD OFFICE HERE IN EDINBURGH BY ORDER OF THE BOARD |
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The Royal Bank of Scotland introduced Stevenson onto its £1 note in 1994 as part of a broader Scottish banking tradition of celebrating literary and cultural figures rather than monarchs or statesmen. Stevenson was a pointed choice — born in Edinburgh, trained as an advocate, and deeply ambivalent about Scotland his entire life, having spent his final years in Samoa.
The £1 note remained legal currency in Scotland after the Bank of England phased out its own £1 in 1988, a divergence that still occasionally surprises English recipients. This series continued until the RBS discontinued £1 paper notes entirely.