Union Bank of Scotland
Specimen.
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Information:
| Date | Variety | Iss. | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
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| 1893-Apr-03 | Specimen. | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Period | Pound sterling (1707-1970) |
| Issuing bank | Union Bank of Scotland |
| Currency | Pounds |
| Denomination | 5 Pounds |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1893 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse text5
INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT.
3rd. April 1893
FIVE
THE UNION BANK OF SCOTLAND LIMITED
Promise to pay the Bearer on demand
at their head offices in Glasgow or Edinburgh.
FIVE POUNDS.
By order of the Directors.
CASHIER
ACCO.T
PERKINS. BACON & Co. LONDON
Obverse symbolBlue print; red overprinted 'FIVE' 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.
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Reverse:
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Latin
Reverse textTHE UNION BANK OF SCOTLAND, LIMITED
Perkins Bacon & Co. Ld. London
Reverse symbolBlue print.
Large guilloche with bank name at centre.
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Varieties
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1893-Apr-03 | Specimen. | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |