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10 Pounds Northern Bank
| Issuer | Northern Bank Limited |
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| Year | 1930-1968 |
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| Value | 10 Pounds |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue-green intaglio and dominated by a large central circular guilloche rosette enclosing an interlaced NBL bank monogram in Gothic script, surrounded by intricate lathe-work patterns. Two smaller matching circular vignettes, each bearing the numeral 10, are positioned symmetrically to the left and right of the central medallion. The printer's imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co. London appears in small text beneath the central rosette. |
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| Variants | P#181a - 01.01.1930 - 01.01.1940 / 01.11.1930 P#181b - 01.08.1940, 01.09.1940 P#181c - 01.01.1942 - 01.11.1943 / 01.01.1943 P#181d - 01.10.1968 |
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Northern Bank Limited occupied an unusual position in Irish banking history — a Belfast-headquartered commercial bank issuing notes that circulated in Northern Ireland under the currency provisions that persisted after partition. Perkins, Bacon & Co. brought considerable security printing experience to the series; the London firm had been producing postage stamps and banknotes since the 1820s and was responsible for some of the earliest perforated stamps issued by Britain.
The nearly four-decade span of this issue, 1930–1968, almost certainly masks several distinct printings with differing signatures and dates rather than a continuous run.