Catalog
5 Dollars Barclay's Bank
| Issuer | Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Size | 150 × 84 mm |
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| Obverse description | Blue on green and purple underprint. The standard Barclays colonial note design bears the branch designation 'ISSUED AT ST. VINCENT BRANCH' printed diagonally in red on both the left and right sides. A capital letter 'V' appears in the upper left field, with the supported royal arms vignette at centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | BARCLAYS BANK (DOMINION, COLONIAL AND OVERSEAS) FORMERLY THE COLONIAL BANK PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ITS OFFICE HERE IN LOCAL CURRENCY ISSUED AT ST. VINCENT BRANCH |
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Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) — the awkward full name reflecting a 1925 merger of three separate colonial banking operations — issued this note during a period when the bank held government banking licenses across more than a dozen territories simultaneously. Bradbury Wilkinson's engraved work for colonial commercial banks in the 1930s was consistently fine, the firm having built much of its reputation on exactly this kind of contract printing for private issuers operating under Crown license.
The Pick S106 designation places it in the specialized commercial bank issues, separate from government or central bank series. Establishing precise territorial attribution for this specific note requires careful attention to the payable-at text and any branch overprint.