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Twenty-Pound Note (Printer's Proof:Bkg.Co.In Abdn)
Proof Twenty-Pound Note (Banking Company in Aberdeen)
Twenty-Pound Note (Printer's Proof:Bkg.Co.In Abdn)
Twenty-Pound Note (Printer's Proof:Bkg.Co.In Abdn)

Proof Twenty-Pound Note (Banking Company in Aberdeen)

Designer (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1788 - 1859)
Issuer
Datec. 1850
Object NameBanknote
Mediumcard
ClassificationsBanknotes
DimensionsOverall: Height: 21.2 cm, Width: 13.2 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1981 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS002573
About MeThis note is similar in design to the contemporary five-pound note but here the two allegorical figures at centre right and left are replaced by equestrian statues. There are also differences in detail on the vignette at top centre.

The Banking Company in Aberdeen had issued notes of £20 denomination in its early days but this example is a printer's proof by Lizars of Edinburgh of a completely new style of note.


Despite the Banking Company in Aberdeen's early success its situation had changed dramatically by 1849. It now found itself crippled by bad debts and on the point of collapse. It was saved from extinction by a take-over from the Glasgow-based Union Bank.
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