Forgery of a one-guinea banknote

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This forgery of a Bank of Scotland one guinea banknote is dated October 1808.

Forgery of a one-guinea banknote, Bank of Scotland, October 1808

The Bank of Scotland is Scotland's oldest bank and was founded in 1695 in Edinburgh. It is the only bank to have been set up by the old Scottish Parliament before the Union of Parliaments in 1707.

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• Online ID: 000-100-045-606-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.OIA 5
• Date: 1808
  
• Material: Paper
  Banknote / forgery
  
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 122 mm
  
• What: Banknote / forgery
  
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