Scotland 20 Pounds 1869-May-01

Union Bank of Scotland

Specimen.

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Scotland 20 Pounds, 1867-1877 obverse
Scotland 20 Pounds, 1867-1877 reverse

Information:

Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1869-May-01 Specimen. + - - - - - -
Country Scotland
Period Pound sterling (1707-1970)
Issuing bank Union Bank of Scotland
Currency Pounds
Denomination 20 Pounds
Type Circulation banknotes
Year 1867-1877
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes

Obverse:

Scotland 20 Pounds, 1867-1877
Latin

Obverse text

20 INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. 2nd April 1867 ONE THE UNION BANK OF SCOTLAND Promise to pay the Bearer on demand at their head offices in Glasgow or Edinburgh. TWENTY POUNDS. By order of the Directors. CASHIER ACCO.T PERKINS. BACON & Co. LONDON

Obverse symbol

Black print; green overprinted 'TWENTY' at centre. Two seated allegorical women flanking arms at upper centre. Equestrian statue of King Charles II in Parliament Square, Edinburgh at lower left. Equestrian statue of Duke of Wellington by Sir John Steell, outside Register House, Edinburgh at lower right.

Reverse:

Image 1
Latin

Reverse symbol

Blank.

Varieties

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1867-Apr-02 Specimen. + - - - - - -
1869-May-01 Specimen. - - - - - -
1877-May-01 Specimen. - - - - - -