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Obverse Description
English text; Glasgow Cathedral; coat of arms of National Bank of Scotland; Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh
Reverse Description
View of Edinburgh from the North British Hotel
Catalog Information
GSID:
132498
Variety:
03 01 1956 - 01 05 1959 Sig 18b: Alexander Prefix B/N - C/A
Coin Date:
3.1.1956
BNB #:
B933f
Pick #:
P258a
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Bank Note Value History
3.1.1956 03 01 1956 - 01 05 1959 Sig 18b: Alexander Prefix B/N - C/A
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3.1.1956 03 01 1956 - 01 05 1959 Sig 18b: Alexander Prefix B/N - C/A
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11.11.1880 11 11 1880, 11 11 1881 Handwritten sig Prefix A/U - A/W
Handwritten date Handwritten sig Unconfirmed
Handwritten date Handwritten sig Unconfirmed
Handwritten date Handwritten sig Unconfirmed
Handwritten date Handwritten sig Unconfirmed
11.11.1882 11 11 1882, 15 05 1884 Sig 1: Chalmers Red s/n Prefix A/Z - B/D
15.5.1886 15 05 1886, 11 11 1886 Sig 2: Graham Black s/n Prefix B/G, B/H
No ovpt; no perf; no s/n; 15 05 1884
No ovpt; no perf; no s/n; 11 11 1885
16.5.1887 16 05 1887 - 11 11 1891 Sig 3: Shaw Prefix B/I - B/W
No ovpt; no perf; 11 11 1889 - 11 11 1891
1888 Handwritten date (1888 - 1890) Handwritten sig Prefix D
1888 Handwritten date (1888 - 1890) Handwritten sig Prefix A
1888 Handwritten date (1888 - 1890) Handwritten sig Prefix A
No ovpt; no perf
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