- Title:
- One-pound Note (Bank of England 1928 Type)
- Object name(s):
- Banknote
- Brief description:
- Obverse: value & promissory clause printed over machine-engraved design; panels at l. and r. contain respectively Britannia (facing, with branch & trident) and value; watermark at bottom centre; serial no. (A13J 345788) appears below Britannia and also at top right Reverse: wide border within which is acanthus-leaf pattern; water- mark`gap' at bottom centre; roundels depicting St.George slaying dragon to l. and r. of watermark; view of Bank of England building along top of design panel
- Collection:
- Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums
- Accession date:
- 1980
- Acquisition method:
- Gift
- Associated concept:
- Banknotes-British
- Associated date:
- 1949-1955
- Associated person:
- W Keesey
- Credit line:
- Presented in 1980 by Miss E Cadenhead.
- Current location:
- View by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
- Dimension:
- Overall: Height: 15.1 cm, Width: 9.4 cm
- Material:
- paper
- Object name:
- Banknote
- Object number:
- ABDMS029590
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1949
- Date - latest:
- 1955
- Object status:
- Accessioned object
- Responsible department/section:
- Numismatics
- Text:
- The Bank of England one-pound note was a familiar part of the British currency system until 1988. The design dates from 1928 but this example is post-World War II. The reverse of the note bears an illustration of the bank's Threadneedle Street frontage.
- Text reference number:
- https://emuseum.aberdeencity.gov.uk/objects/64446
- Non confidential restriction level:
- level2
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8182b7df-6b39-3e02-8a77-1fddb2d478f3
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8182b7df-6b39-3e02-8a77-1fddb2d478f3, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums, CC 0
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