printing plate; banknote
Maker
Alex.Kirkwood & Son Ltd.
Production date
Circa 1817
Description
Plate for a Falkirk New Bank banknote. Half tone etching. Decorated with a small picture of two women one standing, one seated with an anchor in the foreground and bale of hay in the background and border of thistles entwined". Engraved on the obverse is " A FALKIRK FIVE POUNDS NO 18 KIRKWOOD PEULP. NO THE FALKIRK NEW BANK PROMISE TO PAY TO OR BEARER ON DEMAND FIVE POUNDS STERLING AT THEIR OFFICE HERE NO BY ORDER OF THE COMPANY L5 ENTD. PR. CASHIER" Stamped on the reverse is "KIRKWOOD (&) SONS EDIN".
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Object detail
Dimensions:0 - Whole:W 12.7cm (W 5")
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