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20 Dollars Barclay's Bank
| Issuer | Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) |
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| Year | 1937-1940 |
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| Printer | Bradbury, Wilkinson and Company, Limited, New Malden, Surrey, England |
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| Obverse description | At left, an oval guilloche vignette bearing the denomination TWENTY DOLLARS in letterpress. At right, the supported Royal Arms of the United Kingdom as a heraldic vignette. A large underprint guilloché rosette at centre carries the denomination TWENTY DOLLARS in bold letterpress. The upper field carries the full bank title, promise-to-pay legend, and place of issue DEMERARA BRITISH GUIANA; the lower margin bears two manuscript signatures above the titles ACCOUNTANT and MANAGER. |
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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 IN LOCAL CURRENCY TWENTY DOLLARS DEMERARA BRITISH GUIANA ACCOUNTANT MANAGER |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark brown on a pale rose guilloché underprint. At centre, the supported Royal Arms vignette is flanked symmetrically on each side by a large ornate guilloché rosette enclosing the numeral 20, the whole composition framed by a fine-line geometric border. The bank title and charter inscriptions appear in bold letterpress above and below the central arms. |
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