One-pound Note (forgery)
Designer
Local Counterfeiter
Date01-Apr-1812
Object NameBanknote
Mediumpaper
ClassificationsBanknotes
DimensionsOverall: Height: 14.6 cm
Max.: Width: 122 mm
Max.: Width: 122 mm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1981 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS002571
Keywords
An indication of the success achieved by this small banking company is the fact that its shares of £1500 each were worth nearly £7000 each by 1810 and £12000 by 1826. In 1833 it was taken over by the National Bank of Scotland.
Although the Aberdeen Commercial Banking Company survived as an independent concern for about 50 years from its foundation in 1778, its notes are excessively rare nowadays. This example is believed to be a counterfeit copy.
