Commonwealth banknote-issuing institutions also British Empire Paper Currency Issuers comprises a list of public, private, state-owned banks and other government bodies and Currency Boards who issued legal tender:
banknote
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Africa
Biafra
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Bank of Biafra
A bank is a financial institution that accepts Deposit account, deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital m ...
Botswana
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Bank of Botswana
The Bank of Botswana (BoB) is the central bank of Botswana.
When Botswana gained independence from Britain in 1966, the country was part of the Rand Monetary Area (RMA). In 1974 Botswana withdrew from the RMA, and the Bank of Botswana and Finan ...
African Banking Corporation
The African Banking Corporation was a British overseas bank; its headquarters were in London but all its branches were overseas. Unusually, it was a consortium bank (i.e., other banks jointly owned it), rather than being owned by individuals. It op ...
Colesberg Bank
Colesberg Bank was a South African bank established in 1861 and acquired by Standard Bank in 1863.
Formation
The decision to establish the Colesberg Bank was taken at a public meeting held on 28 December 1860 at Colesberg.
Mr. L.J. von Maltitz ...
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Commercial Bank of Port Elizabeth
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* a dose of advertising conveyed through media (such as - for example - radio or television)
** Radio advertisement
** Television advertisement
* (adjective for:) commerce, a system of voluntary exchange of products and ...
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Fort Beaufort and Victoria Bank
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Frontier Commercial and Agricultural Bank
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London and South African Bank
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Malmesbury Agricultural and Commercial Bank
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Montagu Bank
Montagu may refer to:
* Montagu (surname)
Titles of nobility
* Duke of Montagu
* Marquess of Montagu
** John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu (c. 1431 – 1471), Yorkist leader in the Wars of the Roses
* Baron Montagu of Beaulieu
* Baron M ...
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National Bank of South Africa Limited
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, c ...
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Oriental Bank Corporation
The Oriental Bank Corporation (), or "OBC", was a British imperial bank founded in India in 1842 which grew to be prominent throughout the Far East. As an Exchange bank, the OBC was primarily concerned with the finance of trade and exchanges of ...
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Paarl Bank
Paarl (; Afrikaans: ; derived from ''Parel'', meaning "pearl" in Dutch) is a town with 112,045 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the third-oldest city and European settlement in the Republic of South Africa (after ...
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Port Elizabeth Bank
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Queenstown Bank Queenstown is the name of several human settlements around the world, nearly all in countries that are part of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Queenstown may refer to:
Places currently named Queenstown
*Queenstown, Alberta, a hamlet in Canada
* Quee ...
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Somerset East Bank
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South African Bank
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Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...
Standard Bank of British South Africa Limited Standard may refer to:
Symbols
* Colours, standards and guidons, kinds of military signs
* Heraldic flag, Standard (emblem), a type of a large symbol or emblem used for identification
Norms, conventions or requirements
* Standard (metrology) ...
African Banking Corporation Limited
The African Banking Corporation was a British overseas bank; its headquarters were in London but all its branches were overseas. Unusually, it was a consortium bank (i.e., other banks jointly owned it), rather than being owned by individuals. It op ...
National Bank of South Africa Limited
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, c ...
East African Currency Board
The East African Currency Board (EACB) was established in 1919 to supply and oversee the currency of British colonies in British East Africa. It was established after Britain took control of mainland Tanzania from Germany at the end of World War ...
East African Protectorate
Gambia
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Central Bank of The Gambia
The Central Bank of The Gambia is the central bank of The Gambia. Its name is abbreviated to CBG. The bank is located in Banjul and was established in 1971. Buah Saidy is the current Governor.
Operations
As a central bank, CBG is responsible ...
Ghana
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Bank of Ghana
The Bank of Ghana ( BoG) is the central bank of Ghana. It is located in Accra and was formed in 1957. The bank is active in developing financial inclusion policy and is a member of thAlliance for Financial Inclusion
History
The Central Ban ...
Gold Coast
Kenya
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Central Bank of Kenya
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) ( sw, Banki Kuu ya Kenya) is the monetary authority of Kenya. Its head office is located in Nairobi. CBK was founded by in 1966 after the dissolution of East African Currency Board (EACB). Dr. Patrick Ngugi Njoroge ...
Koffyfontein
Lagos Colony
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African Banking Corporation Limited
The African Banking Corporation was a British overseas bank; its headquarters were in London but all its branches were overseas. Unusually, it was a consortium bank (i.e., other banks jointly owned it), rather than being owned by individuals. It op ...
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Bank of British West Africa Limited
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Lesotho
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Central Bank of Lesotho
The Central Bank of Lesotho ( st, Banka e Kholo ea Lesotho) is the central bank of Lesotho, in southern Africa. The bank is located in Maseru and its current governor is Dr. Emmanuel Letete (effective from June 2022). The bank was established in ...
Siege of Mafeking
The siege of Mafeking was a 217-day siege battle for the town of Mafeking (now called Mafikeng) in South Africa during the Second Boer War from October 1899 to May 1900. The siege received considerable attention as Lord Edward Cecil, the son of ...
Malawi
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Reserve Bank of Malawi
The Reserve Bank of Malawi is the central bank of Malawi established in the year 1964 located in Lilongwe. The current governor is Wilson Banda.
The Bank is active in promoting financial inclusion policy and is a leading member of thAlliance for ...
Mauritius
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Bank of Mauritius
The Bank of Mauritius (french: Banque de Maurice) is the central bank of the Republic of Mauritius. It was established in September 1967 as the central bank of Mauritius. It was modelled on the Bank of England and was, in effect, set up with th ...
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Colonial Bank of Mauritius Bourbon and Dependencies
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* Colonial, of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony or colony (biology)
Architecture
* American colonial architecture
* French Colonial
* Spanish Colonial architecture
Automobiles
* Colonial (1920 aut ...
Mauritius Commercial Bank
Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) is a commercial bank in Mauritius. MCB is licensed by the Bank of Mauritius, the country's central bank and the nation's banking regulator. The bank's headquarters are located in Port Louis, Mauritius.
Overvie ...
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Oriental Bank Corporation
The Oriental Bank Corporation (), or "OBC", was a British imperial bank founded in India in 1842 which grew to be prominent throughout the Far East. As an Exchange bank, the OBC was primarily concerned with the finance of trade and exchanges of ...
Military Authority in Tripolitania
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Banknotes of the Military Authority in Tripolitania Banknotes were issued in 1943 by the British Army for circulation in Tripolitania. The main feature of the notes is depiction of a lion standing on the King's Crown. The notes are inscribed in both Arabic and English.
The currency that these notes ...
Namibia
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Bank of Namibia
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) is the central bank of Namibia, whose establishment is enshrined in Article 128 of the Namibian Constitution. It is located in the capital city of Windhoek. The Bank of Namibia was established in 1990 by the ''Bank of Na ...
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Namibia Reserve Bank
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) is the central bank of Namibia, whose establishment is enshrined in Article 128 of the Namibian Constitution. It is located in the capital city of Windhoek. The Bank of Namibia was established in 1990 by the ''Bank of Nam ...
Natal
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African Banking Corporation Limited
The African Banking Corporation was a British overseas bank; its headquarters were in London but all its branches were overseas. Unusually, it was a consortium bank (i.e., other banks jointly owned it), rather than being owned by individuals. It op ...
Commercial and Agricultural Bank of Natal
Commercial may refer to:
* a dose of advertising conveyed through media (such as - for example - radio or television)
** Radio advertisement
** Television advertisement
* (adjective for:) commerce, a system of voluntary exchange of products and s ...
National Bank of South Africa Limited
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, c ...
*The
Oriental Bank Corporation
The Oriental Bank Corporation (), or "OBC", was a British imperial bank founded in India in 1842 which grew to be prominent throughout the Far East. As an Exchange bank, the OBC was primarily concerned with the finance of trade and exchanges of ...
*The
Standard Bank of British South Africa Limited Standard may refer to:
Symbols
* Colours, standards and guidons, kinds of military signs
* Heraldic flag, Standard (emblem), a type of a large symbol or emblem used for identification
Norms, conventions or requirements
* Standard (metrology) ...
Central Bank of Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is the central bank and apex monetary authority of Nigeria established by the CBN Act of 1958 and commenced operations on 1 July 1959.
The major regulatory objectives of the bank as stated in the CBN Act are ...
Orange Free State
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African Banking Corporation Limited
The African Banking Corporation was a British overseas bank; its headquarters were in London but all its branches were overseas. Unusually, it was a consortium bank (i.e., other banks jointly owned it), rather than being owned by individuals. It op ...
Fauresmith Bank
Fauresmith is located 130 km south west of Bloemfontein, South Africa. The town, named after Rev Phillip Faure and Sir Harry Smith, is the second oldest town in the Free State.
Fauresmith is the only town in South Africa, and one of only t ...
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Government of the Orange Free State
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
*The
National Bank of the Orange Free State Limited
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, ce ...
*The
National Bank of South Africa Limited
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, c ...
African Banking Corporation Limited
The African Banking Corporation was a British overseas bank; its headquarters were in London but all its branches were overseas. Unusually, it was a consortium bank (i.e., other banks jointly owned it), rather than being owned by individuals. It op ...
National Bank of the Orange River Colony Limited
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
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* National, Maryland, ce ...
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National Bank of South Africa Limited
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, c ...
African Banking Corporation Limited
The African Banking Corporation was a British overseas bank; its headquarters were in London but all its branches were overseas. Unusually, it was a consortium bank (i.e., other banks jointly owned it), rather than being owned by individuals. It op ...
Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
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Barclays traces ...
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National Bank of South Africa Limited
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is the central bank of Zimbabwe and is headquartered in the capital city Harare.
History
The bank traces its history to the Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, founded on 22 May 1964, but which succeeded the Bank of Rhodesia ...
Central Bank of Seychelles
The Central Bank of Seychelles (french: Banque centrale des Seychelles, Seychellois Creole: ''Labank santral Sesel''), is the central bank of Seychelles. It was officially established on 1 January 1983, with the dissolution of its precursor, the ...
Republic of Seychelles
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Bank of Sierra Leone
The Bank of Sierra Leone is the central bank of Sierra Leone. It issues the country's currency, known as the Sierra Leonean leone, Leone. The bank formulates and implements monetary policy, including foreign exchange.
Organisation and activit ...
Freetown
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and p ...
Bank of Somaliland
The Bank of Somaliland ( so, Baanka Somaliland, ) is the central bank of Somaliland.South African Reserve Bank
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is the central bank of South Africa. It was established in 1921 after Parliament passed an act, the "Currency and Bank Act of 10 August 1920", as a direct result of the abnormal monetary and financial condit ...
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Union of South Africa
The Union of South Africa ( nl, Unie van Zuid-Afrika; af, Unie van Suid-Afrika; ) was the historical predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa. It came into existence on 31 May 1910 with the unification of the Cape, Natal, Trans ...
Government of the South African Republic
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
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Netherlands Bank of South Africa
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Standard Bank of British South Africa Limited Standard may refer to:
Symbols
* Colours, standards and guidons, kinds of military signs
* Heraldic flag, Standard (emblem), a type of a large symbol or emblem used for identification
Norms, conventions or requirements
* Standard (metrology) ...
Bank of South Sudan
The Bank of South Sudan is the central bank of the Republic of South Sudan. Established in July 2011, by an Act of Parliament (The Bank of South Sudan Act, 2011), it replaced the now defunct Bank of Southern Sudan, a former branch of the Bank of ...
South West Africa
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Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
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Barclays traces ...
Swakopmund Bookshop
Banknotes were issued by the Swakopmund Bookshop (German; ''Swakopmunder Buchhandlung'') between 1916 and 1918 as an emergency currency. They issued 10, 25, 50 Pfennig, and 1, 2, and 3 mark notes. Although these were issued under South African ad ...
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Volkskas Limited
Volkskas Beperk ( en, Peoples' Bank) was a South African bank founded in 1934 as a cooperative loan bank, becoming a commercial bank in 1941. In 1991, by which time it had become South Africa's largest Afrikaner bank, Volkskas merged with Unite ...
Southern Rhodesia Currency Board
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Businesses
* China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China
* Southern Airways, defunct US airline
* Southern Air, air cargo transportation company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, US
* Southern Airways Express, M ...
Swaziland
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Central Bank of Swaziland
The Central Bank of Eswatini (Swazi: ''Umntsholi Wemaswati''), is the central bank of Eswatini. It was established in April 1974 and is based in capital Mbabane. According to the bank's website, the bank's mission is to promote monetary stability ...
Bank of Tanzania
The Bank of Tanzania ( sw, Benki Kuu ya Tanzania) is the central bank of the United Republic of Tanzania. It is responsible for issuing the national currency, the Tanzanian shilling.
The bank was established under the Bank of Tanzania Act 1965. ...
Transvaal
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African Banking Corporation
The African Banking Corporation was a British overseas bank; its headquarters were in London but all its branches were overseas. Unusually, it was a consortium bank (i.e., other banks jointly owned it), rather than being owned by individuals. It op ...
National Bank of South Africa Limited
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, c ...
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Netherlands Bank of South Africa
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Bank of Uganda
The Bank of Uganda ( sw, Benki Kuu ya Uganda) is the central bank of Uganda. Established in 1966, by Act of Parliament, the bank is wholly owned by the government but is not a government department.
History
In 1979 and again in 1987, the Ba ...
Bank of Zambia
The Bank of Zambia (BoZ), is the central bank of Zambia.
Overview
The principal responsibility of the bank is to create and implement monetary policy that will maintain the economic stability of the country. The Bank is active in promoting financ ...
Zanzibar
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Government of Zanzibar
The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous government within Tanzania for Zanzibar, which consists of the northern part of the Zanzibar Archipelago, mainly the islands of Unguja and Pemba.
Structure
The government is made up ...
Zimbabwe
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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is the central bank of Zimbabwe and is headquartered in the capital city Harare.
History
The bank traces its history to the Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, founded on 22 May 1964, but which succeeded the Bank of Rhodesia ...
Americas
Alberta
Anguilla
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East Caribbean Currency Authority
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Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
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Antigua
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Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
Barclays () is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services.
Barclays traces ...
East Caribbean Currency Authority
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the f ...
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Royal Bank of Canada
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
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Bank of Nassau
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Because ...
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Central Bank of The Bahamas
The Central Bank of The Bahamas is the reserve bank of The Bahamas based in the capital Nassau.
The bank was established on 1 June 1974 but traces its origins to the currency board established in 1919. The bank carries out the independent mon ...
Nassau
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Canada
*Nassau District, renamed Home District, regional division in Upper Canada from 1788 to 1792
*Nassau Street (Winnipeg), ...
Barbados
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Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
Barclays () is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services.
Barclays traces ...
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Canadian Bank of Commerce
The Canadian Bank of Commerce was a Canadian bank which was founded in 1867, and had hundreds of branches throughout Canada. It merged in 1961 with the Imperial Bank of Canada to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
History
In 1866 a ...
Government of Barbados
The Government of Barbados (GoB), is a unitary parliamentary republic, where the President of Barbados represents as the head of state and the Prime Minister of Barbados represents as the head of government.
Structure
The country has a bicame ...
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Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC; french: Banque royale du Canada) is a Canadian multinational financial services company and the largest bank in Canada by market capitalization. The bank serves over 17 million clients and has more than 89,000& ...
Belize
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Central Bank of Belize
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Bermuda Monetary Authority
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (the Authority) is the integrated regulator of the financial services sector in Bermuda. It is not a central bank, and does not provide lender of last resort facilities.
Established under the Bermuda Monetary Au ...
Bank of Canada
The Bank of Canada (BoC; french: Banque du Canada) is a Crown corporation and Canada's central bank. Chartered in 1934 under the ''Bank of Canada Act'', it is responsible for formulating Canada's monetary policy,OECD. OECD Economic Surveys: Ca ...
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Canadian banknote issuers
Banknotes have been issued in Canada and the British colonies that confederated to form Canada from 1 July 1867.
Some issuers issued notes for more than one entity. For example, the Bank of Montreal issued notes for both Lower Canada and Quebec.
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Cayman Islands
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Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) is the primary financial services regulator of the Cayman Islands and supervises its currency board.
The CIMA manages the Cayman Islands currency, regulates and supervises financial services, provides ...
Connecticut
Delaware
Demarary and Essequibo
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British Guiana
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The first European to encounter Guiana was S ...
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Guyana
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Banknotes of Demarary and Essequibo
Banknotes of Demerara and Essequibo, issued from 1809 through 1839 were dual-denominated in Guilders and ''Joes'', a term used by the British colonists to refer to the Portuguese gold Johannes coin and the notes that eventually replaced them. De ...
Dominica
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Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
Barclays () is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services.
Barclays traces ...
East Caribbean Currency Authority
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Etymology
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Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is the central bank for the Eastern Caribbean dollar and is the monetary authority for the members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), with the exception of the British Virgin Islands ...
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Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC; french: Banque royale du Canada) is a Canadian multinational financial services company and the largest bank in Canada by market capitalization. The bank serves over 17 million clients and has more than 89,000& ...
East Caribbean States
East Caribbean Territories
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East Caribbean Currency Authority
East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth.
Etymology
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(Issued as both a general issue and by each island).
Falkland Islands
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Fort Michilmackinac
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Banknote of Fort Michilmackinac
An extremely rare banknote that was issued in 1815 at Fort Michilimackinac, Michigan, United States, by an occupation force from the British Army.
Catalogue
*PS1347A. 4 Dollar
Dollar is the name of more than 20 currencies. They include the ...
Georgia
Grenada
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Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
Barclays () is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services.
Barclays traces ...
East Caribbean Currency Authority
East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth.
Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the f ...
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Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is the central bank for the Eastern Caribbean dollar and is the monetary authority for the members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), with the exception of the British Virgin Islands ...
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Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC; french: Banque royale du Canada) is a Canadian multinational financial services company and the largest bank in Canada by market capitalization. The bank serves over 17 million clients and has more than 89,000& ...
Guyana
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Bank of Guyana
The Bank of Guyana (BoG) is the central bank of Guyana. It was established in 1965 in advance of the country's independence in 1966. Dr. Gobind Ganga has been the governor of BoG since December 2014.
Bank logo
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Bank of Nova Scotia
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Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
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Canadian Bank of Commerce
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History
In 1866 a ...
Royal Bank of Canada
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Jason Islands
Leeward Islands
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Government of the Leeward Islands
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Lower Canada
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Bank of Montreal
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Manitoba
Maryland
Massachusetts
Montserrat
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East Caribbean Currency Authority
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Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
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New Brunswick
Newfoundland
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Bank of British North America
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Commercial Bank of Newfoundland
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Bank of Toronto
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Pennsylvania
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
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Bank of Montreal
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Rhode Island
Saint Kitts (Saint Christopher)
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Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
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Royal Bank of Canada
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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East Caribbean Currency Authority
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Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
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Saint Lucia
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Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
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East Caribbean Currency Authority
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Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
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Royal Bank of Canada
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
Barclays () is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services.
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East Caribbean Currency Authority
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Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
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Saskatchewan
South Carolina
Trinidad
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Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
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Barclays traces ...
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Canadian Bank of Commerce
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History
In 1866 a ...
Royal Bank of Canada
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Union Bank of Halifax
The Union Bank of Halifax was granted a charter by the government of Canada in 1856 and established its head office at the corner of Hollis and Prince Streets in the port city of Halifax Urban Area, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The driving force behin ...
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West India Bank
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
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Virginia
Asia and the Far East
Bangladesh
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Bangladesh Bank
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The bank is active in developing green banki ...
Bank of Calcutta
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Commercial Bank
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Bank of Bombay
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British North Borneo Company
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Darvel Bay (Borneo) Tobacco Plantations Limited
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Brunei
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Government of Brunei
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Government of India
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Military Administration of Burma
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Ceylon
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Central Bank of Ceylon
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Agra and United Service Bank Limited
The Agra Bank was founded in 1833 in Agra in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh with a capital of £1,000,000.
It was liquidated in 1900.Stuart Muirhead, Edwin Green. ''Crisis Banking in the East'', Ashgate Publishi ...
Bank of China
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The Bank of China was founded in 1912 by the Republican government as China's central bank, repl ...
Chartered Bank
The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China (informally The Chartered Bank) was a bank incorporated in London in 1853 by Scotsman James Wilson, under a Royal Charter from Queen Victoria.
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Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China
The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China (informally The Chartered Bank) was a bank incorporated in London in 1853 by Scotsman James Wilson, under a Royal Charter from Queen Victoria.
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Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China
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Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
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Oriental Bank Corporation
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Standard Chartered Bank
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Government of India
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Reserve Bank of India
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Bank of Madras
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Board of Commissioners of Currency Malaya
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Malaya and British Borneo
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Board of Commissioners of Currency Malaya and British Borneo
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Malaysia
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Central Bank of Malaysia
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Maldives
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Maldives Monetary Authority
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Pakistan
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Government of Pakistan
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*The
State Bank of Pakistan
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Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China
The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China (informally The Chartered Bank) was a bank incorporated in London in 1853 by Scotsman James Wilson, under a Royal Charter from Queen Victoria.
Sarawak
*The
Government of Sarawak
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Selangor
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Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China
The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China (informally The Chartered Bank) was a bank incorporated in London in 1853 by Scotsman James Wilson, under a Royal Charter from Queen Victoria.
Board of Commissioners of Currency Singapore
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Monetary Authority of Singapore
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Sri Lanka
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Central Bank of Ceylon
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka ( CBSL; si, ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව, Sri Lanka Maha Bankuwa) is the monetary authority of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1950 under the Monetary Law Act No.58 of 1949 (MLA), it is a ...
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China
The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China (informally The Chartered Bank) was a bank incorporated in London in 1853 by Scotsman James Wilson, under a Royal Charter from Queen Victoria.
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Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China
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Government of the Straits Settlements
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Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
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New Oriental Bank Corporation Limited
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia
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Reserve Bank of Australia
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T ...
Van Diemen's Land
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Victoria
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Independent State of Rainbow Creek
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Bank of Auckland
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Bank of Australasia
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Bank of New South Wales
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Bank of New Zealand
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Bank of Otago
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Colonial Bank of Issue
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Colonial Bank of New Zealand
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Commercial Bank of Australia
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Commercial Bank of New Zealand
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National Bank of New Zealand
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New Zealand Banking Company
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The idea of a New Zealand-based bank was first raised in 1840s, and at a meeting in the Bay of Islands on 2 ...
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Oriental Bank Corporation
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Otago Banking Company
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Union Bank of Australia
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Central Bank of Cyprus
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Government of Cyprus
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Republic of Cyprus
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Gibraltar
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Government of Gibraltar
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Guernsey Banking Company Limited
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It is the second largest of t ...
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Guernsey Commercial Banking Company
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It is the second largest of the Channel Islands, ...
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Guernsey Commercial Banking Company Limited
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Southern District Banking Company
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States of Guernsey
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Central Bank of Ireland
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Currency Commission Irish Free State
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Munster and Leinster Bank Limited
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Castle Rushen
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Douglas and Isle of Man Bank (Dumbell's)
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Douglas and Isle of Man Bank (Holmes')
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Isle of Man Government
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Jersey
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Bible Christian Church
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Esplanade
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Jersey Agricultural Association, Trinity Bank
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States of Jersey
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Vingtaine de Haut du Mont au Prêtre
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Vingtaine de Bas du Mont au Prêtre
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Wesleyan Methodist Country Chapels Bank
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Limerick
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Limerick Soviet
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Central Bank of Malta
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Government of Malta
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United Kingdom
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British Armed Forces
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Bank of England
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Bank of Scotland
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Clydesdale Bank
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British Linen Bank
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Commercial Bank of Scotland
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National Bank of Scotland
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Bank of Ireland
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First Trust Bank
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Northern Bank
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Ulster Bank
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Bank of New Zealand
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Fiji Banking and Commercial Company
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Bank of New South Wales
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Government of Tonga
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National Reserve Bank of Tonga
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List of British currencies
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Canadian banknote issuers
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