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20 Pounds National Bank of Scotland
| Issuer | National Bank of Scotland |
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| Year | 1935-1956 |
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| Value | 20 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Henry Schomberg Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian, at left; the bank's heraldic arms as a central vignette; Edinburgh Castle at right. The design is framed with intricate guilloche patterns and detailed letterpress border work. |
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| Obverse lettering | The National Bank of Scotland Limited Incorporated by Royal Charter and Act of Parliament Promise to pay the bearer on demand Twenty Pounds sterling at the Office here Edinburgh By order of the Board of Directors |
| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a finely engraved oval vignette of a panoramic view of Edinburgh, with the castle and city skyline visible along Princes Street, set within elaborate interlocking guilloche work and lace-like ornamental borders. The denomination numeral '20' appears in stylised cartouches at each corner, all rendered in a blue-grey intaglio palette. |
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