Description and research notes
Classic pre‑decimal £1 of Northern Bank Limited, Belfast, with the dramatic blue ONE counter across the center. Maritime and industrial vignettes reflect the bank’s Ulster customer base—shipping, linen, and engineering—and the note retains the ornate Victorian border language long favored by Northern Irish issuers.
This is the black‑prefix and black‑serial variety recorded for 1940 within Pick 178b. Northern Ireland’s note‑issuing banks operated under UK law but maintained their own designs, security papers, and serial systems, which makes prefix and color varieties an important part of collecting the series.
Certified PMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated, the note shows original embossing, bright paper, and perfect centering—top‑tier condition for a design that is almost always encountered with handling.