banknote; pound (five)

Maker
Alex.Kirkwood & Son Ltd.
Production date
1815
 Description
Five 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 three 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 "FIVE POUNDS/ FALKIRK [21 Augt/ 1815]/ No. [68//72] The Falkirk Union Bank/ Promise to pay [Wm gentles] or/ The Bearer on demand Five Pounds/ At their Office here No. [68//72]/ By Order of the Company/ [James Brown] Cashie/ Entd. pr. [Will. Horn]/ G. Paton fer. Kirkwood & Sons/ FALKIRK UNION BANK". Note that the "r" at the end of cashier is omitted. On the revenue stamp is " E 1804 ONE SHILLING". On the watermark is "FALKIRK UNION BANK".
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Maker
Production date
1815
Signature & date
printing:obverse:"FIVE POUNDS/ FALKIRK [21 Augt/ 1815]/ No. [68//72] The Falkirk Union Bank/ Promise to pay [Wm gentles] or/ The Bearer on demand Five Pounds/ At their Office here No. [68//72]/ By Order of the Company/ [James Brown] Cashie/ Entd. pr. [Will. Horn]/ G. Paton fer. Kirkwood & Sons/ FALKIRK UNION BANK". On the revenue stamp is " E 1804 ONE SHILLING". On the watermark is "FALKIRK UNION BANK".
Associated date
1803-1816
1815
Associated person
Associated place
Falkirk Union Bank/Bank St/Falkirk town centre/Falkirk area
Measurement type, part and reading
Dimensions:0 - Whole:L 20.4cm (L 8 1/16")
Dimensions:0 - Whole:W 12.6cm (W 4 15/16")
Accession number
1978-137-027

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