Leith Banking Company
Information:
| Country | Scotland |
| Period | Pound sterling (1707-1970) |
| Currency | Pound |
| Denomination | 1 Pound |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Ruler | George IV (1820-1830) |
| Issuing bank | Leith Banking Company |
| Year | 1823-1824 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse textLeith Banking Company
One Pound
2 Sept 1824
The Leith Banking Company
Promise to pay Alex Macdonald or Bearer
TWENTY SHILLINGS
Sterling on demand at their Office in Leith
By order of the Directors
FAILTE DON RIGH
PER MARE PER TERRAS
Obverse symbolBlack print.
Town view at upper centre. Standing soldier at left. Coat of arms at bottom centre.
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Reverse:
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Latin
Reverse textFIVE PENCE
GR IV
HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE
DIEU ET MON DROIT
ONE
Reverse symbolRed and black print.
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Varieties
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1823-Sep-01 | 1823-Sep-01 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1824-Sep-02 | 1824-Sep-02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||