banknote; pound (one)
Maker
Alex.Kirkwood & Son Ltd.
Production date
1815
Description
Pound note issued by the Falkirk Union Bank. Decorated with a thistle, rose and shamrock entwined with a small picture of a woman standing over a thistle with two ships in the background. The revenue stamp is an a crowned plaque with a wreath and a coat of arms The watermark is a triangle within a rectangle. Printed from a copper plate engraved by Kirkwood and Son from a design by G Paton. Printed on the obverse is "ONE LI./ Engraved by/ Kirkwood & Sons Edinburgh/ POUND FALKIRK,/ Sterling [20 July] 181[5]/ No.B [55//720] The Falkirk Union Bank/ promise to pay [Wm Gentles] or the bearer/ on demand Twenty Shillings Sterling/ At their Office here/ No. [55//720]/ By order of the Company/ [James Brown] Cashier./ Entd. pr. [Will. Horn]/ R Kirkwood ---". On the revenue stamp is " PROM Y NOTE FOUR PENCE HON SOIT QUI MAI V PENSE ONE PENNY". On the watermark is "FALKIRK UNION BANK".
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Object detail
revenue stamp:"PROM NOTE FOUR PENCE HON SOIT QUI MAI V PENSE ONE PENNY"
watermark:"FALKIRK UNION BANK"
1815
Dimensions:0 - Whole:W 12.7cm (W 5")
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