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5 Pounds National Bank of Scotland
| Issuer | National Bank of Scotland |
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| Year | 1957 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | The bank's heraldic arms vignette occupies the lower left, rendered in green intaglio alongside a decorative thistle motif bordering the left margin. The denomination FIVE POUNDS STERLING is printed in bold letterpress at centre, with the issuing bank's title, place of payment (Edinburgh), and date set below in a formal typographic arrangement. A guilloche-patterned £5 numeral vignette appears at the lower right, with two manuscript signatures of the Cashier and General Manager above the printed authorisation line. |
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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 Five Pounds sterling at the Head Office here Edinburgh By order of the Board of Directors |
| Reverse description | The entire central field is occupied by a large intaglio vignette of the Forth Railway Bridge spanning the Firth of Forth, rendered in fine steel-engraved line work with a naturalistic sky and water treatment. A branch with foliage overhangs the upper left corner, adding a decorative framing element. The denomination FIVE POUNDS is lettered in a guilloche banner at the top, with £5 numerals in the lower corners, and the printer's imprint of Waterlow & Sons Limited, London, appears at the lower right margin. |
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