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10 Pounds Royal Bank of Scotland
| Issuer | Royal Bank of Scotland |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (1707-1970) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in olive-green and brown tones, with a guilloche vignette bearing the £10 denomination at left and the bank's heraldic coat of arms with the motto 'FIRM' at the lower centre. The bank title 'THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND LIMITED' runs across the top, flanked by £10 numerals at each corner. The promise-to-pay text, date, and two manuscript signatures of the General Managers appear across the centre of the note. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Bradbury Wilkinson's New Malden facility produced Scottish commercial banknotes for much of the twentieth century, and this issue falls within a transitional period for the Royal Bank — the late 1960s saw Scottish clearing banks under increasing pressure from Westminster over unification of the note-issuing system, a debate that ultimately failed to strip them of their right to issue.
By 1969 the £10 denomination was still relatively infrequent in everyday transactions; most commercial exchange operated in smaller denominations, giving higher-value notes like this comparatively light handling wear relative to their age.