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1 Pound St. Saviour's Bank
| Issuer | St. Saviour's Bank, Jersey |
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| Year | 1837-1839 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Engraved note in black on white paper with the bank title 'St. Saviour's Bank Jersey' in ornate script across the top, centred above a small heraldic shield vignette. A hand-written date and serial numbers appear in manuscript, with the printed promise-to-pay text reading 'We Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand ONE POUND BRITISH' in a mix of engraved script and letterpress. Lower portion carries manuscript entries for the entering clerk, payable address 'No. 26 Royal Square', and two manuscript signatures. |
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| Reverse description | Blank, unprinted reverse. |
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St. Saviour's Bank was one of several small Jersey parish banks that emerged in the 1830s, operating outside the regulatory reach that governed mainland British banking. These institutions were fragile by design — undercapitalized, locally trusted, and entirely dependent on community confidence. St. Saviour's failed, as most of them did, leaving noteholders with little recourse.
Perkins, Bacon & Petch brought their intaglio security printing expertise to the plate, the same firm that would later produce stamps for the British Empire. A parish bank note from this printer is an odd pairing — serious anti-counterfeiting technology in service of an institution that wouldn't survive the decade.