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1 Pound Sterling - Hudson's Bay Company
| Uitgever | Hudson's Bay Company |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1820-1869 |
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| Valuta | Pound |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
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| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The Hudson's Bay Company coat-of-arms vignette is positioned at the upper left, flanked by the note number and denomination "One Pound Sterling" in ornate script across the top. The body of the note carries a letterpress promise-to-pay text in copperplate calligraphy, payable to the bearer on demand at York Factory on Rupert's Land, drawn on a Bill of Exchange at Hudson's Bay House, London. Manuscript date, serial number, and handwritten signatures of the Governor and Accountant appear in the lower portion. |
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| Varianten | S1098a - dated 01.05.1820 to 01.09.1824 S1098r1 - with coupon at left, unissued remainder, dated 04.05.1820 to 07.06.1821 S1098b - dated 01.05.1832 to 25.08.1832 S1098c - dated 09.05.1832 to 06.07.1846 S1098d - dated 01.05.1850 to 20.10.1857 S1098e - dated 26.07.1858 to 01.06.1869 |
| Opmerkingen |
Hudson's Bay Company fur-trade notes occupy a peculiar legal position: the HBC was never a chartered bank, yet it issued promissory notes redeemable in sterling at its London house or in made beaver — the standardized pelt unit of account still embedded in the company's trading arithmetic at the time. This note circulated almost exclusively within HBC trading posts across Rupert's Land, where coin was chronically scarce and the company effectively controlled the only available medium of exchange.
The fifty-year issuance window reflects continuous plate use rather than discrete series changes. Surviving examples are rare; most were redeemed and destroyed at the posts, and the isolation of those settlements meant attrition was severe.