Forgery of a one-pound banknote

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This forgery of a Bank of Scotland one pound banknote is dated August 1812.

Forgery of a one-pound banknote, Bank of Scotland, August 1812

The Bank of Scotland is Scotland's oldest bank. It 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: 000-100-045-605-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.OIA 4
• Date: 1812
  
• Material: Paper
  Banknote / forgery
  
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 125 mm
  
• What: Banknote / forgery
  
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