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One-Guinea Note (Royal Bank)
One-guinea Note (Royal Bank : forgery)
One-Guinea Note (Royal Bank)
One-Guinea Note (Royal Bank)

One-guinea Note (Royal Bank : forgery)

Issuer
Date4th November 1826
Object NameBanknote
MediumPaper
ClassificationsBanknotes
Dimensions121 x 142mm
AcquisitionPresented in 1965 by J F Robertson.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS030916
Keywords
About MeThis was the last type of guinea note issued by the Royal Bank. Its central vignette shows a female, Britannia-like figure who is accompanied by the God Neptune and a lion. In common with many other early notes it is made payable to an individual rather than simply to 'the bearer'. This particular example of the Royal Bank guinea is believed to be counterfeit.

In 1727 the Royal Bank of Scotland was established by Charter and immediately entered into a bitter rivalry with the Bank of Scotland. As well as the usual one-pound notes the Royal Bank, from time to time, issued notes of one guinea (21 shillings). The first of these appeared in 1758.

Despite its importance the Royal Bank did not attempt to create a nation-wide network of branches; its interests were confined to Edinburgh and central Scotland although it did take over the Dundee Banking Company in 1844. In north-east Scotland the Royal Bank only became established in the late 20th century by which time it had merged with the National Commercial Bank.
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