Scotland 20 Pounds, 1891

Union Bank of Scotland

Scotland 20 Pounds, 1891 obverse
Scotland 20 Pounds, 1891 reverse

Information:

Country Scotland
Period Pound sterling (1707-1970)
Currency Pounds
Denomination 20 Pounds
Type Circulation banknotes
Issuing bank Union Bank of Scotland
Year 1891
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes

Obverse:

Scotland 20 Pounds, 1891
Latin

Obverse text

20 INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. 2nd. April 1891 TWENTY THE UNION BANK OF SCOTLAND LIMITED 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

Blue print; red 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 text

THE UNION BANK OF SCOTLAND, LIMITED Perkins Bacon & Co. Ld. London.

Reverse symbol

Blue print. Large guilloche with bank name at centre.

Varieties

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1891-Apr-02 Specimen. + - - - - - -