Catalog
5 Dollars Barclay's Bank
| Issuer | Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) |
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| Year | 1926 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The bank's heraldic arms — supported by two lions rampant and surmounted by a shield — are set at upper centre, flanked on left and right by a red overprint indicating the St. Kitts branch; elaborate guilloche underprint fills the field in pink and pale tones. Denomination numerals appear in ornate cartouches at each corner, with the value 'FIVE DOLLARS' in bold letterpress across the lower centre. The date '1st September 1926' and a manuscript manager's signature appear along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | The bank's heraldic arms, supported by two lions rampant with a quartered shield and motto ribbon, are rendered in intaglio at the centre of an intricate guilloche vignette, all printed in green. Numeral '5' appears in large circular medallions at left and right within the ornate lathe-work border. The bank's name and incorporation details are inscribed in two lines below the central arms, with the printer's imprint at the foot. |
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Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) was itself a creature of consolidation — formed in 1925 through the merger of Colonial Bank, Anglo-Egyptian Bank, and National Bank of South Africa under the Barclays umbrella. This note, issued just a year after that merger, predates any fully standardized house style across the combined network, which makes the early DCO issues transitional objects in the strictest sense.
Bradbury Wilkinson handled security printing for numerous colonial currency authorities during this period, working from their New Malden facility. The P#S104 designation places this in the private commercial bank issues rather than any government series — a distinction that mattered legally in several territories where DCO operated concurrently with Crown currency boards.