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100 Pounds National Commercial Bank of Scotland
| Issuer | National Commercial Bank of Scotland |
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| Year | 1959-1967 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in shades of pink and purple on a light ground, with the bank's heraldic arms vignette at lower centre, set within a panel inscribed ONE HUNDRED POUNDS. An oval medallion frame occupies the upper left area, with the denomination £100 repeated in the upper corners. The text promise to pay and the place and date of issue appear in the central field, above the manuscript signature of the General Manager. |
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| Obverse lettering | National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited Promise to pay the bearer on demand One Hundred Pounds Sterling At the Head Office here Edinburgh By order of the Board of Directors |
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The National Commercial Bank of Scotland itself was a short-lived institution, formed in 1959 from the merger of the National Bank of Scotland and the Commercial Bank of Scotland, then absorbed into the Royal Bank of Scotland in 1969. This £100 note falls squarely within that decade-long window of independent operation — making the issuing bank's lifespan shorter than many individual note series.
The dual printer credit — De La Rue and Waterlow & Sons — reflects a transitional arrangement. Waterlow was acquired by De La Rue in 1961, so notes bearing both names straddle a corporate boundary mid-series.