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20 Pounds Sterling
| Issuer | Commercial Bank of Scotland Ltd. |
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| Year | 1947-1958 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Blue-green intaglio-printed note with a central oval portrait vignette of a gentleman in early 19th-century dress, flanked by two classical allegorical female figures in a large scenic vignette across the upper register. A smaller circular vignette at lower left contains a profile portrait of a woman in neoclassical style, with ornamental guilloche work framing the denomination numerals at each corner. The issuer's name, denomination, and promise-to-pay text are printed in bold letterpress across the centre, with the date and city of issue, Edinburgh, printed below. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF SCOTLAND LTD PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND TWENTY POUNDS STERLING AT THE OFFICE HERE EDINBURGH BY ORDER OF THE COURT OF DIRECTORS GENERAL MANAGER £20 |
| Reverse description | Printed in blue, the reverse is dominated by a detailed panoramic vignette of a classical Georgian building — likely the bank's Edinburgh head office — with groups of period-costumed figures promenading in the foreground on both sides. The bank's full title is inscribed in spaced capitals along the upper margin, with an incorporation legend below it. Across the centre, the denomination is rendered in large ornate script lettering as an underprint over the architectural scene. |
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