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Object name(s):
bank note; bank note
Brief description:
a £1 bank note, number 184, dated 2nd January 1805 from the Falmouth Bank of Joseph Banfield & Co.
Collection:
Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery
Acquisition date:
1971
Acquisition method:
gift
Associated concept:
NUMISMATICS
Associated concept:
Banking
Comments:
the name "Falmouth Bank" and the double-headed eagle were used by many different bankers
Completeness:
complete
Dimension:
height
Dimension value:
12.5 cm
Dimension:
width
Dimension value:
18.5 cm
Inscription content:
Inscription description:
double headed eagle
Inscription content:
P.Perry, 2nd Jan. 1805
Inscription type:
inscription
Material:
paper
Number of objects:
one
Object name:
bank note; bank note
Object number:
TRURI : 1971.15
Object production organisation:
Falmouth Bank
Object production place:
Cornwall
Place status:
County
Object production place:
England
Place status:
Country
Other number:
TRURI : 1600.86
Other number type:
previous number
Technique:
printing
Text:
Joseph Banfield was the earliest proprietor of the bank
Text reason:
Brief description notes

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/bbe99775-f50e-3c3b-bb4b-8cb359f11009

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/bbe99775-f50e-3c3b-bb4b-8cb359f11009, Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery, CC BY-NC

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