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10 Pounds Barclays Bank
| Issuer | Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) |
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| Year | 1926 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio on green guilloche underprint. The central vignette presents the Royal Arms supported by two lions, flanked by elaborate lathe-work panels bearing the vertical word TEN at left and POUNDS at right. The bank title arches across the top in bold letterpress, with the promise-to-pay text and charter references arranged symmetrically around the central arms. The denomination TEN POUNDS appears in a solid panel at the bottom centre, with KINGSTON JAMAICA at lower left and signature lines for ACCOUNTANT and MANAGER at lower corners, dated 1st September 1926. |
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| Obverse lettering | BARCLAYS BANK (DOMINION COLONIAL AND OVERSEAS) FORMERLY THE COLONIAL BANK PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1836 REINCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT 1925 TEN POUNDS KINGSTON JAMAICA ACCOUNTANT MANAGER |
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Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) was itself a relatively recent creation in 1926, formed just three years earlier through the merger of Colonial Bank, the Anglo-Egyptian Bank, and the National Bank of South Africa. The merged entity inherited a sprawling portfolio of issuing territories across Africa, the Caribbean, and the Mediterranean — and this note was part of the effort to standardize instruments across those operations under a single institutional name.
Bradbury Wilkinson printed for a long roster of colonial and private issuers during this period. The S-prefix in the Pick reference confirms private bank status, not a central or government authority.