Five-shilling Note (unissued) (Banking Company in Aberdeen)
Designer
G.Paton
Issuer
Banking Company in Aberdeen
Date02-Sep-1799
Object NameBanknote
Mediumpaper
ClassificationsBanknotes
DimensionsOverall: Height: 18.2 cm, Width: 10.5 cm
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS015958
Keywords
A typical banknote of the late 18th century with a simple design which includes a counterfoil. On the counterfoil details such as serial number and date would have been entered on issue.
In the circumstances of the threat of invasion by France in the 1790s the British government needed coined money for the war effort and allowed banks to issue paper money with face values of less than one pound.
