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5 Shillings Sterling
| Issuer | Royal Bank of Scotland |
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| Year | 1791 |
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| Reference(s) | P#293 |
| Obverse description | The obverse is set on aged cream paper with a hand-engraved vignette in the upper left corner comprising a royal crown above a thistle plant, rendered in fine intaglio line work. The denomination "FIVE SHILLINGS" is inscribed in large copperplate script across the upper portion, beneath which the promissory text in flowing cursive reads "The Royal Bank of Scotland promise to pay to [payee] or Bearer on demand Five Shillings Sterling Edinburgh 3rd April 1791." The lower section carries manuscript signatures authorised by order of the Directors, consistent with the hand-signed issue practice of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | FIVE SHILLINGS The Royal Bank of Scotland promise to pay to Bearer on demand Five Shillings Sterling Edinburgh 3 April 1791 By Order of the Directors |
| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely plain, printed on unadorned cream-white laid paper with no vignette, text, or decorative elements, showing only the natural texture and fold lines of the period paper stock. |
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