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Banknote (forgery), of Carrick, Brown & Company, Ship Bank, Glasgow

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Banknote (forgery), of Carrick, Brown & Company, Ship Bank, Glasgow

This is a forgery of a one guinea banknote. Made to look as if it was issued by Carrick, Brown & Company of The Ship Bank, Glasgow, the note is dated 2 March 1813.

The Ship Bank is represented by a vignette of a sailing ship at the top of the note.

The Ship Bank was founded in 1750 by a group of Glasgow tobacco lords. It became one of the more famous 'old' banks of Scotland and developed well, issuing notes up to the value of £5. Carrick, Brown & Company joined the Ship Bank in 1789.


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Online ID: 000-100-102-859-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.OIA 58
Date: 1813
Material: Paper
Dimensions: 144 mm x 113 mm
What: Banknote / forgery
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Description: Forgery of a one-guinea banknote, Carrick, Brown and Co., Ship Bank, Glasgow, 2 March 1813
References:
  • Douglas, J. Scottish Banknotes. London: Stanley Gibbons, 1975, pp 210-13 
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