One-pound Note (Town and County Bank)
Designer
Perkins, Bacon & Co., London
Issuer
Aberdeen Town & County Bank
Date02-May-1859
Object NameBanknote
Mediumpaper
ClassificationsBanknotes
DimensionsOverall: Height: 14.4 cm
Approximately: Width: 113 mm
Approximately: Width: 113 mm
AcquisitionPresented in 1936 by Colonel N Gill.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS017130
Keywords
On its obverse side the Town and County Bank's one-pound note remained as it had been when first introduced in 1825. An impressive-looking classical-style building is flanked by ovals containing the value of the note.
A crisis which affected both the English and Scottish banking systems in 1847 almost forced the closure of the Town and County Bank but it survived and continued to issue notes in the second half of the 19th century.
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