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20 Dollars Barclays Bank
| Issuer | Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) |
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| Year | 1937-1940 |
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| Printer | Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., New Malden, Surrey, England |
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| Obverse description | The note is printed in brown and multicolour on a cream ground, with an elaborate central guilloche underprint in red, green and violet. At left, a dark brown circular lathe-work vignette contains the denomination "TWENTY DOLLARS" in intaglio lettering; at right, the supported Royal Arms of the United Kingdom is rendered in fine intaglio engraving. The promise-to-pay text is set centrally above a large latent denomination panel, with the date and serial number printed in red at lower left and upper right respectively, and the payable location "PORT OF SPAIN TRINIDAD" at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BARCLAYS BANK (DOMINION, COLONIAL AND OVERSEAS) INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1836 REINCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT 1925 FORMERLY THE COLONIAL BANK PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE TWENTY DOLLARS IN LOCAL CURRENCY TWENTY DOLLARS PORT OF SPAIN TRINIDAD |
| Reverse description | Printed in deep brown and red on a pink guilloche ground, the reverse is dominated by a large central intaglio vignette of the supported Royal Arms, flanked by ornate foliate scrollwork and two square denomination panels bearing the numeral "20" at left and right. The bank name arches across the top in bold letterpress, with the charter references inscribed below the arms vignette. The printer's imprint appears at the foot of the note. |
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