Three-pound banknote

This banknote for three pounds Scots or five shillings sterling was issued by Glasgow merchants George Keller & Co. It is dated 23 October 1764. It is printed on one side only.

Banknote for five shillings or three pounds Scots, George Keller, Merchants, Glasgow, 23 October 1764

George Keller & Co. was not a banking institution. It was a wine and spirits company that issued notes in 1764 and 1765, a period when there was a mania for note-issuing (brought under control by an Act of Parliament in 1765).

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Online ID:	000-100-045-617-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 49
Date:	1764 23 October 1764
Material:	Paper
Dimensions:	135 mm x 76 mm
What:	Banknote
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Who:	George Keller, Merchants, Glasgow (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
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