City Bank five pound note

This bank note was issued by City Bank in Exeter but is possibly a printer’s test piece as the reverse is a piece of scrap paper. The ‘City Bank’ building still stands on Cathedral Green, although the bank itself was later incorporated into Natwest.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
65/1992/4
Category
Array
Collection Class
Numismatics
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Material
paperink
Common Name
City Bank five pound note
Simple Name
bank note
Period Classification
William IV (1830-1837); Victorian (1837-1901)
Production Year Low
1833
Production Year High
1901

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five pound note, City Bank Exeter, trial piece