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Scotland 1956–64 Royal Bank of Scotland £1, Pick 324b, PMG 64 EPQ

Scotland 1956 - The Royal Bank of Scotland £1 With Engraver's Name on Back (Pick 324b)

Production credit on this type appears as W and A K Johnston and G W Bacon Ltd Edinburgh, reflecting Scottish engraving traditions as late as the mid‑twentieth century before most issuers shifted to London firms. Read more →

ScotlandIssued Note19561 PoundPMG 64 EPQ Choice Uncirculated ScotlandRoyal Bank of Scotland£11 Pound19561964Pick 324bEngraver's Name on BackJohnston and BaconSterlingIssued

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Scotland 1966 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Issued Note (Pick 272a)

This 1966 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds issued note represents the completed circulation form of the bank's mid-twentieth-century sterling design, cataloged as Pick 272a. Dated Edinburgh, 4th January 1966, and bearing serial number L247675, the note belongs to the 1963-1966 issue period and was printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson and Company. PMG grades the note 58 Choice About Uncirculated, preserving the design at a high level for a denomination that functioned as practical banking currency rather than as presentation material. Read more →

ScotlandIssued Note19665 PoundsPMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated Issued NoteRegular IssuePrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueScottish Private BankNational Commercial Bank of ScotlandNational Commercial Bank of Scotland LimitedSerial L2476755 PoundsEdinburghDated Edinburgh 4th January 1966Man's Head WatermarkMan's Head Watermarked PaperCoat of ArmsHeraldic ArmsEdinburgh Castle VignetteArchitectural VignetteSterling BanknoteBradbury, Wilkinson and CompanyBradbury WilkinsonBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingEngraved BanknotePrivate Banknote ProductionCommercial Banknote IssuePick 272aScottish Banking HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueScottish Financial HistoryTwentieth Century Paper MoneyPre-decimal Sterling1963-1966 IssueHistoryScotland1966Pick 272aPMG 58PMG 58 Choice About UncirculatedChoice About UncirculatedMuseum Grade

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Scotland 1962 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds photographic back proof, Edinburgh Castle reverse design, Pick Unlisted, graded PCGS 55 Choice About New, mounted on card stock and associated with the issued Pick 272a design family

Scotland 1962 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Photographic Back Proof, Edinburgh Castle Design (Pick Unlisted)

This 1962 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds photographic back proof preserves the Edinburgh Castle reverse design that belongs to the visual development of the bank's early 1960s 5 Pounds issue. The proof is cataloged here as Pick Unlisted and stands as a separate production artifact for the reverse side of the design, centered on Scotland's capital rather than on the legal and textual structure of the face. Read more →

ScotlandPhotographic Proof19625 PoundsPCGS 55 Choice About New Photographic ProofPhotographic Back ProofBack ProofReverse Proof5 PoundsMounted on Card StockEdinburgh Castle DesignEdinburgh CastleArchitectural VignetteScottish Castle VignettePrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueScottish Private BankNational Commercial Bank of ScotlandNational Commercial Bank of Scotland LimitedSterling BanknoteBradbury, Wilkinson and CompanyBradbury WilkinsonPhotographic ProofingProofing and Plate ApprovalDesign Verification ArtifactReverse Design StudyBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingPrivate Banknote ProductionCommercial Banknote IssuePick UnlistedScottish Banking HistoryScottish Financial HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueTwentieth Century Paper MoneyPre-decimal Sterling1963-1966 IssueBanknote Design HistoryHistoryScotland1962Pick UnlistedPCGS 55PCGS 55 Choice About NewChoice About NewR9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Scotland 1962 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds photographic back proof, landscape reverse design, Pick Unlisted, graded PCGS 55 Choice About New, mounted on card stock and preserving an alternate reverse concept for the 5 Pounds design group

Scotland 1962 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Photographic Back Proof, Landscape Design (Pick Unlisted)

The image has a very different character from the Edinburgh Castle reverse. Instead of using the capital city as the central symbol, this design turns toward landscape and atmosphere. The river, clustered trees, low horizon, and distant hills create a softer national image, closer to Scotland as countryside and natural setting than Scotland as civic monument or financial capital. Read more →

ScotlandPhotographic Proof19625 PoundsPCGS 55 Choice About New Photographic ProofPhotographic Back ProofBack ProofReverse Proof5 PoundsMounted on Card StockLandscape DesignAlternate Landscape DesignRiver Landscape VignetteScottish Landscape VignettePrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueScottish Private BankNational Commercial Bank of ScotlandNational Commercial Bank of Scotland LimitedSterling BanknoteBradbury, Wilkinson and CompanyBradbury WilkinsonPhotographic ProofingProofing and Plate ApprovalDesign Verification ArtifactReverse Design StudyAlternate Reverse DesignBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingPrivate Banknote ProductionCommercial Banknote IssuePick UnlistedScottish Banking HistoryScottish Financial HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueTwentieth Century Paper MoneyPre-decimal Sterling1963-1966 IssueBanknote Design HistoryHistoryScotland1962Pick UnlistedPCGS 55PCGS 55 Choice About NewChoice About NewR9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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