Banknote (back), Five pounds, issued by Caldeonian Banking Company

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This is the back of a five pound banknote issued by the Caledonian Banking Company on 1 October 1859. The note was printed using steel plates engraved by W H Lizars of Edinburgh.

The back incorporates the arms of some of the towns in which the bank had branches.

In 1907 the Caledonian Banking Company, with its 34 branches, was absorbed by the Bank of Scotland.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-849-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.OIA 109
• Date: 1 October 1859
  1859
  
• Material: Paper
  Banknote
  
• Dimensions: 211 mm x 124 mm
  
• What: Banknote
  
• Subject:
• Who: Caledonian Banking Company (Maker)
  
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• Description: Five-pound banknote, The Caledonian Banking Company, 1 October 1859
  
• References:
  • Douglas, J. Scottish Banknotes. London: Stanley Gibbons, 1975, pp 71-4. 
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