banknote

Production date
1945
 Description
One pound banknote of the Union Bank of Scotland Ltd. On the obverse is the name of the bank with vignettes depicting an equestrian statue and a coat-of-arms.
The banknote accompanied a letter from the Burgh of Falkirk Welcome Home and Commemoration Fund in December 1946 to a local member of the Armed Services as a token of the Citizens' appreciation of the service rendered by him.
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Object
Production date
1945
Signature & date
printing:obverse:"1/1/ INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT/ No./ V//12 286290/ THE UNION BANK OF SCOTLAND LIMITED/ Promise to pay the Bearer on demand/ at their head offices in Glasgow or Edinburgh/ ONE POUND/ 28th September, 1945./ By order of the Directors./ Norman h Hird/ GENERAL MANAGER/ M. Jordan/ CASHIER.
printing:reverse:"THE UNION BANK/ OF SCOTLAND LIMITED"
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Measurement type, part and reading
Dimensions:0 - Whole:L 15.1cm (L 5 15/16")
Dimensions:0 - Whole:W 8.5cm (W 3 3/8")
Accession number
2012-009-001

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