Banknote (back), Twenty shillings, issued by Perth Banking Company

This is the back of a twenty shillings banknote issued by the Perth Banking Company on 2 February 1838. The note was printed from steel plates, engraved by Kirkwood & Son of Edinburgh.

The back has been engraved with a black and red revenue stamp.

In 1850, in an attempt to prevent increased incidences of forgery, the Perth Banking Company introduced new attractive steel engraving plates, designed by W H Lizars of Edinburgh.

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Online ID:	000-190-000-851-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.OIA 76
Date:	1838 2 February 1838
Material:	Paper
Dimensions:	144 mm x 122 mm
What:	Banknote
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Who:	Perth Banking Company (Maker)
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Description:	Twenty-shilling banknote, Perth Banking Company, 2 February 1838
References:	Douglas, J. Scottish Banknotes. London: Stanley Gibbons, 1975, pp 185-88
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