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20 Pounds National Bank
| Issuer | The National Bank Limited |
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| Year | 1890-1900 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black on white paper with ornate guilloche borders running the full perimeter. At upper centre, a fine intaglio vignette of Hibernia seated with a harp and a wolfhound, inscribed "ERIN GO BRAGH" below. The Irish Coat-of-Arms with two supporters appears at upper left, while a bold oval cartouche bearing "£20" occupies the upper right. The central text area carries the promise-to-pay inscription in copperplate script, dated 20th October 1896, above a panel listing all branch towns of the bank in small letterpress type, concluding with the authorisation line "For the Directors and Company". |
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| Obverse lettering | THE NATIONAL BANK LIMITED Unlimited for Note Issue £20 Erin go Bragh 20th Oct 1896 I Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand TWENTY POUNDS at Dublin, ABBEYFEALE•ATHLONE•BALLAGHADERREEN•BALLINASLOE•BALLYMAHON•BALTINGLASS•BELFAST•BOYLE•BRUFF•CAHIR•CAHIRCIVEEN•CARLOW•CARRICK-MA-CROSS•CARRICK-ON-SUIR•CASHEL CASTLEBAR•CASTLECOMER•CASTLE-ISLAND•CASTLEREA•CHARLVILLE•CLAREMORRIS•CLIFDEN•CLONAKILTY•CLONMEL•CORK•DINGLE•DONERAILE•DUNDALK•DUNGARVAN•DUNMORE,Co.Galway•ENNIS•ENNISSCORTHY•ENNISTYMON•FERMOY GALWAY•GOREY•GORT•GRAIGUE-NA-MANAGH•HEADFORD,Co.Galway•KANTURK•KELLS•KILKENNY•KILLARNE•KILLORGLIN•KILRUSH•KINGSTOWN•LIMERICK•LISMORE•LISTOWEL•LONGFORD•LOUGHREA•MACROOM MALLOW•MIDLETOWN•MILLSTREET•MILTOWN•MALBAY•MITCHELSTOWN•MOATE•MOUNTMELLICK•MULLINGAR•NENAGH•NEWBRIDGE•NEWCASTLE,Co.Limerick•NEW ROSS•NEWTOWNBARRY•PARSONSTWON PORTARLINGTON•RATHKEALE•RATHMINES,Dublin•ROSSCOMMON•ROSCREA•SCARIFF•STROKESTOWN•TEMPLEMORE•THURLES•TIPPERARY•TRALEE•TUAM•TULLOW•WATERFORD•WEXFORD or WICKLOW For the Directors and Company, TWENTY POUNDS (Translation: Ireland Forever) |
| Reverse description | Reverse entirely unprinted, showing plain white paper stock with no vignettes, text, or ornamental elements, consistent with Irish private bank note production of the period. |
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