banknote; forgery (contemporary)

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banknote; forgery(contemporary)

Object Type: banknote; forgery (contemporary)
Museum number: 1983,1109.21
Denomination: pound, 1
Description: Banknote (pound). Fake (contemporary). (whole); Figure of Britannia within a landscape of trees, reeds and a river at top of note. Two female figures either side of a shield, within a landscape at left hand end of note. Vertical position. (obverse)
Authority
Production date: 1813
Production place: Issued in: Edinburgh
Materials
Dimensions: Length: 140 millimetres; Width: 117 millimetres
Location: Not on display
Condition: Poor
Subjects: heraldry; allegory/personification; landscape; plant
Associated names
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1983
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1983,1109.21
Banknote serial number: 73/462