One-pound Note (North of Scotland and Town and County Bank)
Designer
Perkins Bacon & Co. Ltd
Issuer
North of Scotland Bank Limited
(1836 - 1950)
Date1907
Object NameBanknote
Mediumpaper
ClassificationsBanknotes
DimensionsApproximately: Height: 15.1 cm, Width: 12.3 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1988 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS017004
Keywords
On 1st May 1908 the Aberdeen Town and County Bank merged with its local rival the North of Scotland Bank. Initially the notes of both banks continued to circulate after being overprinted with the new company's verbose title "The North of Scotland and Town and County Bank Limited".
Towards the end of the 19th century the two remaining local Aberdeen banks began to realise that they were individually too small in scale to provide the facilities required by their customers. There was also some overlap of their branch networks which was proving uneconomic. Financially as well as administratively amalgamation made sense.
Clydesdale and North of Scotland Bank
02-May-1951
