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20 Pounds Belfast Banking Company
| Issuer | Belfast Banking Company Limited |
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| Year | 1923-1965 |
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| Value | 20 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | The bank's heraldic arms are engraved at the top centre within an oval vignette, flanked by the denomination '£20' on either side. Provincial arms appear in each corner of the note, with an ornate letterpress border frame running the full perimeter. The promise-to-pay text is rendered in a large guilloche underprint across the centre field, with 'TWENTY POUNDS' and 'BELFAST' in bold letterpress below. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in rose-pink and composed entirely of an elaborate guilloche pattern, with a central cartouche bearing the bank name in bold lettering enclosed within interlocking rosette and lathe-work designs. The denomination '20' appears in each corner and the words 'TWENTY' are repeated at the top and bottom margins within the guilloche framework. |
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| Variants | P#129a - 03.01.1923 black serial # P#129b - 09.11.1939 & 10.08.1940 lilac serial # P#129c - 03.02.1943 black serial # P#129d - 05.06.1965 black serial # |
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