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1 Pound The Esplanade
| Issuer | The Esplanade, Jersey |
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| Year | 1830 |
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| Currency | Pound (1813-1971) |
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| Obverse lettering | The Esplanade JERSEY. Promise to pay the Bearer on demand under the guarantee of the sum granted by the States for the construction of a line of quays from the North Pier to Patriotic Place, ONE POUND Value received the 19th day of February 1830 ONE Entd. |
| Reverse description | Reverse is blank, with no printed design, lettering, or ornamental elements. |
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Jersey's private note-issuing period produced a chaotic plurality of issuers — merchants, hoteliers, and trading houses all put paper into circulation during the early nineteenth century, with little central oversight. The Esplanade was among the more marginal of these, and notes issued under that name are rarely encountered today.
JN#66 is not attributable to a chartered bank. Without a formal redemption guarantee behind it, acceptance depended entirely on local trust in whoever stood behind the name — a precarious arrangement that became untenable as Jersey moved toward tighter monetary regulation later in the century.