Banknote (forgery), of Carrick, Brown & Company, Ship Bank, Glasgow

This is a forgery of a one guinea banknote. Made to look as if it was issued by Carrick, Brown & Company of The Ship Bank, Glasgow, the note is dated 2 March 1813.

The Ship Bank is represented by a vignette of a sailing ship at the top of the note.

The Ship Bank was founded in 1750 by a group of Glasgow tobacco lords. It became one of the more famous 'old' banks of Scotland and developed well, issuing notes up to the value of £5. Carrick, Brown & Company joined the Ship Bank in 1789.

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Online ID:	000-100-102-859-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 58
Date:	1813
Material:	Paper
Dimensions:	144 mm x 113 mm
What:	Banknote / forgery
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Description:	Forgery of a one-guinea banknote, Carrick, Brown and Co., Ship Bank, Glasgow, 2 March 1813
References:	Douglas, J. Scottish Banknotes. London: Stanley Gibbons, 1975, pp 210-13
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