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1 Pound St. Lawrence's Marsh or Common
| Issuer | St. Lawrence's Marsh or Common Committee, Jersey |
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| Year | 1835 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain text note executed entirely in letterpress and manuscript, without vignette or decorative underprint. The heading ST. LAWRENCE'S MARSH OR COMMON is set in bold display type across the top, followed by the word Jersey in ornate copperplate script with a handwritten serial number on either side. The body of the note carries a printed promise-to-pay text in italic script, with the denomination ONE POUND in large bold letterpress, the issue date filled in manuscript, and multiple handwritten committee member signatures arranged in two columns flanking a printed brace. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is blank, with no printed text, vignette, or decorative elements. |
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Jersey's parish-level note issuance is one of the more unusual features of 19th-century Channel Island monetary history. The island had no central bank, and individual parishes, committees, and even prominent merchants filled the gap. St. Lawrence's Marsh or Common Committee issued this note in connection with the administration of common land — the "marsh or common" designation refers to an area of low-lying ground in the parish of St. Lawrence, and the committee would have used such notes to manage local transactions tied to drainage works or land improvement assessments.
JN#218 is among the rarer parish issues. Locally printed Jersey notes from this period survive in small numbers; most saw hard use and were redeemed quickly within tight community networks.