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10 Pounds Barclays Bank
| Issuer | Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) |
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| Year | 1926 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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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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| Reverse lettering | BARCLAYS BANK (DOMINION COLONIAL AND OVERSEAS) FORMERLY THE COLONIAL BANK INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1836 REINCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT 1925 |
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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.