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5 Pounds British Linen Bank
| Issuer | British Linen Bank |
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| Year | 1944-1959 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | The note is printed in blue and salmon tones, with the Royal Arms of Scotland as a central vignette at the top, flanked by the word FIVE in large letters within ornate guilloche panels on either side. The bank title and promise-to-pay text are rendered in intaglio script across the centre, with the place of issue Edinburgh and the date printed below the arms. Two oval guilloche medallions appear at the left margin, and serial numbers are printed in duplicate on either side of the date line. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in blue, with a central oval vignette of a seated classical female figure holding a cornucopia, surrounded by the motto UTILITAT, all within an elaborate rosette of guilloche lacework. The denomination FIVE appears in white lettering within ornate panels at the left and right margins, against a fine engine-turned underprint. The printer's imprint of Waterlow & Sons Limited, London appears at the base. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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