SCOTLAND Paper Money, The Greenock Bank Company, 1785-1838 Issues

• SCOTLAND Paper Money,
The Greenock Bank Company, 1785-1838 Issues

Chief of State,
King:
GEORGE III
25.10.1760 - 29.1.1820

Chief of State,
Queen:
VICTORIA
20.6.1837 - 22.1.1901

Head of Government,
Prime Minister:
George GRANVILLE
16.4.1763 - 13.7.1765

Head of Government,
Prime Minister:
William LAMB
18.4.1835 - 30.8.1841

SCOTLAND Banknotes, The Greenock Bank Company, 1785-1838 Issues

• SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM

Kingdom Dál Riada established 470; King. SCO 1034-1286; joined GBR 24.3.1603
SCO currency from 1695 to present

COMMERCIAL BANK ISSUES

The Greenock Banking Company

Established 1785 and was absorbed by Western Bank of Scotland in 1843 as the last private (non-chartered government) bank in Scotland.

Banknotes issued under this name?

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The Greenock Bank Company

D.1 1 Guinea 17xx-18xx _AB

UNIFACE

D.2, P.UNL 5 Pounds Greenock 18xx _AB

UNIFACE

D.3 20 Pounds 18xx(1820) _AB

UNIFACE

D.4 1 Pound Greenock 4.11.1830
Serial No.32/2183 _AB

UNIFACE

D.4 1 Pound Greenock 4.11.1831
Serial No.131/2522, "Fforged Note" _AB

UNIFACE

D.5, P.UNL 1 Pound 18xx _AB

UNIFACE

D.5, P.UNL 1 Pound 18xx _NMS

UNIFACE

D.UNL 1 Guinea ND
Golfhill Branch _AB

UNIFACE

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**BACKGROUNDER**
With the robbery of 9 March 1828, The Greenock Bank Company gained notoriety, however, it survived the initial ₤28,350 loss. It later recovered a large amount of the loss in a negotiation with the thieves! The Greenock Bank, founded in 1785, had significant business activity in the West Highlands and had branches in Rothesay, Lochgilphead, Cumberland, Westmoreland and on the Isle of Man. It was absorbed by Western Bank of Scotland in 1843 as the last private (non-chartered government) bank in Scotland.

**ACKNOWLEDGEMENT**
AB We gratefully acknowledge the AB for these images. NMS We gratefully acknowledge the AMS for these images.