Banknote (front), One pound, issued by Dundee Banking Company

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This is the front of a one pound banknote issued by the Dundee Banking Company on 9 August 1824. The note is dated and numbered by hand.

Made payable to William Webster, the note is signed by the accountant and the cashier.

The Dundee Banking Company was established in 1763. Initially its notes were very plain with no vignettes. Later notes were slightly more decorative and by the mid 1800s the notes were much more elaborate.

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• Online ID: 000-100-079-408-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.OIA 112
• Date: 1824
  9 August 1824
  
• Material: Paper
  Banknote
  
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 125 mm
  
• What: Banknote
  
• Subject:
• Who: Dundee Banking Company (Maker)
  
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• Description: One-pound banknote, Dundee Banking Company, 9 August 1824
  
• References:
  • Douglas, J. Scottish Banknotes. London: Stanley Gibbons, 1975, p 117. 
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