1 Pound St. Saviour's Bank

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.