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
A banknote or bank notealso called a bill (North American English) or simply a noteis a type of paper money that is made and distributed ("issued") by a bank of issue, payable to the bearer on demand. Banknotes were originally issued by commerc ...
s.
Africa
Biafra
*
Bank of Biafra
Botswana
*
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 Common Monetary Area, Rand Monetary Area (RMA). In 1974 Botswana withdrew from the RMA, and the Ban ...
British Kaffraria
*
British Kaffrarian Bank
*
Kaffrarian Colonial Bank
British West Africa
*
West African Currency Board
Bulawayo
*
Bulawayo Administrator's Office
Cape of Good Hope
*
African Banking Corporation
*
Agricultural Bank of Queenstown
*The
Bank of Africa Limited
*
Bank of South Africa
*
Beaufort Bank
*
Cape Commercial Bank
*
Cape of Good Hope Bank (First)
*
Cape of Good Hope Bank (Second)
*
Colesberg Bank
*
Commercial Bank of Port Elizabeth
*
Fort Beaufort and Victoria Bank
*
Frontier Commercial and Agricultural Bank
*
George Divisional Bank
*
Graaf Reinet Bank
*
London and South African Bank
*
Malmesbury Agricultural and Commercial Bank
*
Montagu Bank
*The
National Bank of South Africa Limited
*The
Oriental Bank Corporation
*
Paarl Bank
*
Port Elizabeth Bank
*
Queenstown Bank
*
Somerset East Bank
*
South African Bank
*
South African Central Bank
*The
Standard Bank of British South Africa Limited
*The
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
*
Stellenbosch Bank
*
Stellenbosch District Bank
*
Swellendam Bank
*
Wellington Bank
*
Western Province Bank
*
Worcester Commercial Bank
Cape Province
*
African Banking Corporation Limited
*The
Bank of Africa Limited
*The
National Bank of South Africa Limited
*The
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
East Africa
*
East African Currency Board
East African Protectorate
Gambia
*
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
*
Bank of Ghana
Gold Coast
Kenya
*
Central Bank of Kenya
Koffyfontein
Lagos Colony
*
African Banking Corporation Limited
*The
Bank of British West Africa Limited
Lesotho
*
Central Bank of Lesotho
*
Lesotho Monetary Authority
Mafeking
*
Siege of Mafeking
Malawi
*
Reserve Bank of Malawi
Mauritius
*
Bank of Mauritius
*
Colonial Bank of Mauritius Bourbon and Dependencies
*
Mauritius Bank
*
Mauritius Commercial Bank
*The
Oriental Bank Corporation
Military Authority in Tripolitania
*
Banknotes of the Military Authority in Tripolitania
Namibia
*
Bank of Namibia
*
Namibia Reserve Bank
Natal
*
African Banking Corporation Limited
*The
Bank of Africa Limited
*
Colonial Bank of Natal
*
Commercial and Agricultural Bank of Natal
*
Durban Bank
*
London and Natal Bank Limited
*
Natal Bank Limited
*The
Natal Bank Limited
*The
National Bank of South Africa Limited
*The
Oriental Bank Corporation
*The
Standard Bank of British South Africa Limited
*The
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
New Griqualand
*The
Government of New Griqualand
Nigeria
*
Government of Nigeria
The federal government of Nigeria is composed of three distinct branches: Federal Ministries of Nigeria, the executive, the National Assembly (Nigeria), legislative, and the Supreme Court of Nigeria, judicial, whose powers are vested and bestow ...
*
Central Bank of Nigeria
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Orange Free State
*
African Banking Corporation Limited
*
Bank of Africa Limited
*
Bloemfontein Bank
*
Fauresmith Bank
*The
Government of the Orange Free State
*The
National Bank of the Orange Free State Limited
*The
National Bank of South Africa Limited
*The
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
Orange River Colony
*
African Banking Corporation Limited
*
Bank of Africa Limited
*The
National Bank of the Orange River Colony Limited
*The
National Bank of South Africa Limited
*The
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
Rhodesia
*
African Banking Corporation Limited
*
Bank of Africa Limited
*
Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
*The
National Bank of South Africa Limited
*
Reserve Bank of Rhodesia
*The
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
Rhodesia and Nyasaland
*
Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Saint Helena
*
Government of Saint Helena
Seychelles
*
Central Bank of Seychelles
The Central Bank of 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 Seychelles Monetary Authority.
Loc ...
*
Government of Seychelles
*
Republic of Seychelles
*
Seychelles Monetary Authority
Sierra Leone
*
Bank of Sierra Leone
*
Charles Heddle,
Freetown
Freetown () is the Capital city, 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, e ...
*
Commercial Bank of Sierra Leone
Somaliland
*
Bank of Somaliland
South Africa
*
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 condi ...
*
Union of South Africa
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South African Republic
*
Cape Commercial Bank
*
Cape of Good Hope Bank Limited
*The
Government of the South African Republic
*The
Netherlands Bank of South Africa
*The
Netherlands Bank and Credit Union of South Africa Limited
*The
Standard Bank of British South Africa Limited
*The
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
South Sudan
*The
Bank of South Sudan
South West Africa
*
Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
*The
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
*
Swakopmund Bookshop
*
Volkskas Limited
Southern Rhodesia
*
Central Africa Currency Board
*
Southern Rhodesia Currency Board
Swaziland
*
Central Bank of Swaziland
*
Monetary Authority of Swaziland
Tanzania
*
Bank of Tanzania
Transvaal
*
African Banking Corporation
*
Bank of Africa Limited
*
Natal Bank Limited
*The
National Bank of South Africa Limited
*The
Netherlands Bank of South Africa
*The
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
Uganda
*
Bank of Uganda
Upington
*The
Upington Border Scouts
Zambia
*
Bank of Zambia
Zanzibar
*The
Government of Zanzibar
Zimbabwe
*
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
Americas
Alberta
Anguilla
*
Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority
*
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is a supranational central bank that serves Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, all members of the Org ...
Antigua
*
Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
*
Colonial Bank
*
Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority
*
Royal Bank of Canada
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Antigua and Barbuda
*
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is a supranational central bank that serves Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, all members of the Org ...
Bahamas
*The
Bahamas Government
*The
Bank of Nassau
*The
Central Bank of The Bahamas
*The
Public Treasury,
Nassau
Barbados
*
Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
*The
Canadian Bank of Commerce
*
Central Bank of Barbados
*
Colonial Bank
*The
Government of Barbados
The Government of Barbados (GoB) is a Unitary state, unitary Parliamentary system, parliamentary republic, where the president of Barbados is the head of state and the prime minister of Barbados is the head of government.
Structure
The countr ...
*The
Royal Bank of Canada
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Belize
*
Central Bank of Belize
*The
Monetary Authority of Belize
Bermuda
*The
Bermuda Government
*The
Bermuda Monetary Authority
British Army Bills
British Caribbean Territories (Eastern Group)
*The
British Columbia
British Guiana
*The
Government of British Guiana
British Honduras
*The
Government of British Honduras
Canada
*
Bank of Canada
The Bank of Canada (BoC; ) is a Crown corporations of Canada, 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 Surve ...
*
Canadian banknote issuers
Cayman Islands
*The
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
Connecticut
Delaware
Demarary and Essequibo
;See
British Guiana
British Guiana was a British colony, part of the mainland British West Indies. It was located on the northern coast of South America. Since 1966 it has been known as the independent nation of Guyana.
The first known Europeans to encounter Guia ...
, current day
Guyana
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.
*
Banknotes of Demarary and Essequibo
Dominica
*
Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
*
Colonial Bank
*
Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority
*
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is a supranational central bank that serves Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, all members of the Org ...
*The
Royal Bank of Canada
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East Caribbean States
East Caribbean Territories
*
Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority (Issued as both a general issue and by each island).
Falkland Islands
*The
Government of the Falkland Islands
Fort Michilmackinac
*
Banknote of Fort Michilmackinac
Georgia
Grenada
*
Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
*
Colonial Bank
*
Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority
*
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is a supranational central bank that serves Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, all members of the Org ...
*The
Royal Bank of Canada
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Guyana
*
Bank of Guyana
Hudson's Bay Company
Jamaica
*
Bank of Jamaica (Trading bank)
*
Bank of Jamaica (Central bank)
*The
Bank of Nova Scotia
*
Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
*The
Canadian Bank of Commerce
*
Colonial Bank
*
Island Treasury
*
London and Colonial Bank Limited
*
Planters' Bank
*The
Royal Bank of Canada
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Jason Islands
Leeward Islands
*The
Government of the Leeward Islands
Lower Canada
*
Bank of Montreal
The Bank of Montreal (, ), abbreviated as BMO (pronounced ), is a Canadian multinational Investment banking, investment bank and financial services company.
The bank was founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1817 as Montreal Bank, making it Canada ...
Manitoba
Maryland
Massachusetts
Montserrat
*
Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority
*
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is a supranational central bank that serves Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, all members of the Org ...
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
*The
Bank of British North America
The Bank of British North America was founded by royal charter issued in 1836 in London, England. British North America was the common name by which the British colonies and territories that now comprise Canada were known prior to 1867.
By 189 ...
*
Commercial Bank of Newfoundland suspended operations on 10 Dec 1894.
*The
Government of Newfoundland
*
Union Bank of Newfoundland suspended operations on 10 Dec 1894.
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Nova Scotia
Ontario
*
Bank of Toronto
Pennsylvania
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
*
Bank of Montreal
The Bank of Montreal (, ), abbreviated as BMO (pronounced ), is a Canadian multinational Investment banking, investment bank and financial services company.
The bank was founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1817 as Montreal Bank, making it Canada ...
Rhode Island
Saint Kitts (Saint Christopher)
*
Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
*
Colonial Bank
*The
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC; ) is a Canadian multinational Financial institution, financial services company and the Big Five (banks), largest bank in Canada by market capitalization. The bank serves over 20 million clients and has more than ...
Saint Kitts and Nevis
*
Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority
*
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is a supranational central bank that serves Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, all members of the Org ...
Saint Lucia
*
Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
*
Colonial Bank
*
Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority
*
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is a supranational central bank that serves Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, all members of the Org ...
*The
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC; ) is a Canadian multinational Financial institution, financial services company and the Big Five (banks), largest bank in Canada by market capitalization. The bank serves over 20 million clients and has more than ...
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
*
Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
*
Colonial Bank
*
Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority
*
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is a supranational central bank that serves Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, all members of the Org ...
Saskatchewan
South Carolina
Trinidad
*
Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
*The
Canadian Bank of Commerce
*
Colonial Bank
*The
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC; ) is a Canadian multinational Financial institution, financial services company and the Big Five (banks), largest bank in Canada by market capitalization. The bank serves over 20 million clients and has more than ...
*The
Union Bank of Halifax
*
West India Bank
Trinidad and Tobago
*
Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago is the central bank of Trinidad and Tobago.
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago is located in the Eric Williams Financial Complex. The complex consists of the central bank auditorium and two sky-scrap ...
*The
Government of Trinidad and Tobago
The politics of Trinidad and Tobago function within the framework of a unitary state regulated by a parliamentary democracy modelled on that of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, from which the country gained its independen ...
Virginia
Asia and the Far East
Bangladesh
*
Bangladesh Bank
Bangladesh Bank (BB; ) is the central bank of Bangladesh and is a member of the Asian Clearing Union. It is fully owned by the Bangladesh, Government of Bangladesh.
The bank is active in developing green banking. and financial inclusion poli ...
Bengal Presidency
*
Bank of Bengal
*
Bank of Hindostan
*
Bank of Calcutta
*
Commercial Bank
A commercial bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and gives loans for the purposes of consumption and investment to make a profit.
It can also refer to a bank or a division of a larger bank that deals with whol ...
*
Union Bank
Bombay Presidency
*
Bank of Bombay
*
Bank of Western India
British North Borneo
*The
British North Borneo Company
*The
Darvel Bay (Borneo) Tobacco Plantations Limited
Brunei
*The
Government of Brunei
Burma
*The
Burma Currency Board
*The
Government of India
The Government of India (ISO 15919, ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India or the Central Government) is the national authority of the Republic of India, located in South Asia, consisting of States and union t ...
*The
Military Administration of Burma
Ceylon
*
Central Bank of Ceylon
*The
General Treasury
*The
Government of Ceylon
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Hong Kong
*The
Agra and United Service Bank Limited
*The
Asiatic Banking Corporation
*The
Bank of China
The Bank of China (BOC; ; Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Banco da China'') is a state-owned Chinese Multinational corporation, multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Beijing, Beijing, China. It is one of ...
*The
Bank of Hindustan, China and Japan
*The
Chartered Bank
*The
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.
*The
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China
*The
Government of Hongkong
*The
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
*The
Mercantile Bank of India Limited
*The
Mercantile Bank Limited
*The
National Bank of China Limited
*The
Oriental Bank Corporation
*The
Standard Chartered Bank
Standard Chartered PLC is a British multinational bank with operations in wealth management, Wholesale banking, corporate and investment banking, and treasury services. Despite being headquartered in the United Kingdom, it does not conduct retai ...
India
*
Asiatic Bank
*The
Government of Hyderabad
*The
Government of India
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*The
Reserve Bank of India
Reserve Bank of India, abbreviated as RBI, is the central bank of the Republic of India, and regulatory body responsible for regulation of the Indian banking system and Indian rupee, Indian currency. Owned by the Ministry of Finance (India), Min ...
Johore
*The
Constantinople Estate
Madras Presidency
*
Bank of Madras
*
Madras Government Bank
Malaya
*
Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya
Malaya and British Borneo
*
Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo
The Malaya and British Borneo dollar (; ) was the currency of Federation of Malaya, Malaya, Colony of Singapore, Singapore, Crown Colony of Sarawak, Sarawak, Crown Colony of North Borneo, North Borneo, Brunei and the Riau archipelago from 1953 ...
Malaysia
*
Central Bank of Malaysia
Maldives
*
Maldives Monetary Authority
Pakistan
*The
Government of Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan () (abbreviated as GoP), constitutionally known as the Federal Government, commonly known as the Centre, is the national authority of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a federal republic located in South Asia, con ...
*The
State Bank of Pakistan
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is the central bank of Pakistan. Its Constitution, as originally laid down in the State Bank of Pakistan Order 1948, remained basically unchanged until 1 January 1974, when the bank was nationalised and the scope ...
Palestine
*The
Palestine Currency Board
Perak
*The
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
*The
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.
*
Tong Hing Loong
Singapore
*
Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore
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*
Monetary Authority of Singapore
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Sri Lanka
*
Central Bank of Ceylon
*
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
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Straits Settlements
*The
Asiatic Banking Corporation
*The
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.
*The
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China
*The
Government of the Straits Settlements
*The
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
*The
New Oriental Bank Corporation Limited
*
North Western Bank of India
*The
Union Bank of Calcutta
Australia
*
Commonwealth Bank
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of Australia
*
Reserve Bank of Australia
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is Australia's central bank and banknote issuing authority. It has had this role since 14 January 1960, when the ''Reserve Bank Act 1959'' removed the central banking functions from the Commonwealth Bank.
Th ...
*
Hutt River Province Principality
New South Wales
Queensland
Tasmania
*
Van Diemen's Land
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Victoria
Western Australia
New Zealand
*
Bank of Aotearoa
*
Bank of Auckland
*
Bank of Australasia
*
Bank of New South Wales
The Bank of New South Wales (BNSW), also known as The Wales, was the first bank in Australia. It was established in 1817 in Sydney. During the 19th century, the bank opened branches throughout Australia and New Zealand, expanding into Oceania ...
*
Bank of New Zealand
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*
Bank of Otago
*
Colonial Bank of Issue
*
Colonial Bank of New Zealand
*
Commercial Bank of Australia
*
Commercial Bank of New Zealand
*
National Bank of New Zealand
*
New Zealand Banking Company
*
Oriental Bank Corporation
*
Otago Banking Company
*
Union Bank of Australia
The Union Bank of Australia was a bank that operated in Australia and New Zealand from 1837 to 1951.
The Union Bank was established in London in October 1837 with a subscribed capital of £500,000. The foundation of the bank followed a visit t ...
Chatham Islands
*
Chatham Islands Note Corporation
Cook Islands
Europe
Alderney
*
Alderney Commercial Bank
Cyprus
*
Central Bank of Cyprus
*The
Government of Cyprus
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a m ...
*
Republic of Cyprus
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Gibraltar
*
Government of Gibraltar
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Guernsey
*The
Guernsey Banking Company
*The
Guernsey Banking Company Limited
*
Guernsey Commercial Banking Company
*
Guernsey Commercial Banking Company Limited
*The
Southern District Banking Company
*The
States of Guernsey
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Ionian Islands
*
Ionian Bank
Ireland
*
Central Bank of Ireland
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*
Currency Commission Ireland
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*
Currency Commission Irish Free State
*The
Munster and Leinster Bank Limited
*
Ulster Bank Ltd
Isle of Man
*
Castle Rushen
*
Douglas and Isle of Man Bank (Dumbell's)
*
Douglas and Isle of Man Bank (Holmes')
*
Dumbell's Banking Company Limited
*
Martins Bank Limited
*
Isle of Man Government
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Jersey
*
Bible Christian Church
*
Bible Christian Society
*The
Esplanade
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*International Bank
*
Jersey Agricultural Association, Trinity Bank
*
Jersey Mercantile Union Bank
*
Masonic Temple Company Limited
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Parish of Saint Brelade
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Parish of Saint Peter
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Parish of Trinity
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Saint Clement's Parish Bank
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Saint John's Bank
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Saint Martin's Parish Bank
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Saint Mary's Parochial Bank
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Saint Peter's Parochial Bank
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Saint Peter's Value Road
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Saint Saviour's Bank
*The
States of Jersey
The States Assembly (; Jèrriais: ) is the parliament of Jersey, formed of the island's 37 deputies and the Connétable (Jersey and Guernsey), Connétable of each of the Parishes of Jersey, twelve parishes.
The origins of the legislature of ...
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Town and Parish of Saint Helier
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Town Vingtaine of Saint Helier
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Vingtaine du Mont au Prêtre (see
Vingtaine de Haut du Mont au Prêtre,
Vingtaine de Bas du Mont au Prêtre)
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Wesleyan Methodist Country Chapels Bank
Limerick
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Limerick Soviet
Malta
*The
Anglo-Egyptian Banking Company Limited
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Anglo-Maltese Bank
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Bank of Malta
*The
Central Bank of Malta
*The
Government of Malta
The Government of Malta () is the executive branch of the Republic of Malta. It is made up of the Cabinet and the Parliamentary Secretaries. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Malta
The president of Malta () is the cons ...
United Kingdom
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British Armed Forces
The British Armed Forces are the unified military, military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its British Overseas Territories, Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies. They also promote the UK's wider interests ...
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British Military Authority
England and Wales
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Bank of England
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694 to act as the Kingdom of England, English Government's banker and debt manager, and still one ...
*The Bewdley Bank
*The
Black Sheep Company of Wales Limited
*The
Chief Treasury of Wales Limited
Scotland
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Bank of Scotland
The Bank of Scotland plc (Scottish Gaelic: ''Banca na h-Alba'') is a commercial bank, commercial and clearing (finance), clearing bank based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is part of the Lloyds Banking Group. The bank was established by the Par ...
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The Royal Bank of Scotland
The Royal Bank of Scotland Public Limited Company () is a major retail and commercial bank in Scotland. It is one of the retail banking subsidiaries of NatWest Group, together with NatWest and Ulster Bank. The Royal Bank of Scotland has around ...
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Clydesdale Bank
*The
British Linen Bank
The British Linen Bank was a commercial bank based in the United Kingdom. It was acquired by the Bank of Scotland in 1969 and served as the establishment's merchant bank arm from 1977 until 1999.
History Foundation
The Edinburgh-based British ...
*The
Commercial Bank of Scotland
The Commercial Bank of Scotland Ltd. was a Scotland, Scottish commercial bank. It was founded in Edinburgh in 1810, and obtained a royal charter in 1831. It grew substantially through the 19th and early 20th centuries, until 1958, when it merge ...
*The
National Bank of Scotland
The National Bank of Scotland was founded as a joint stock bank in 1825. Based in Edinburgh, it had established a network of 137 branches at the end of its first hundred years. In 1918 the bank was bought by Lloyds Bank (historic), Lloyds Ban ...
Northern Ireland
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Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland Group plc () is a commercial bank operation in Ireland and one of the traditional Big Four Irish banks. Historically the premier banking organisation in Ireland, the bank occupies a unique position in Irish banking history. At ...
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First Trust Bank
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Northern Bank
Northern Bank Limited, trading as Danske Bank, is a retail bank in Northern Ireland. Northern Banking Company Limited was formed from a private bank, with the Deed of Partnership being signed on 1 August 1824. It is one of the oldest banks in ...
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Ulster Bank
Ulster Bank is one of the traditional Big Four Irish clearing banks. The Ulster Bank Group was subdivided into two separate legal entities: National Westminster Bank Plc, trading as Ulster Bank (registered in England and Wales and operating i ...
*The
Provincial Bank of Ireland
*The
Belfast Banking Company
Pacific Islands
British Solomon Islands Protectorate
*The
Government of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate
Fanning Island
Fiji
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Bank of New South Wales
The Bank of New South Wales (BNSW), also known as The Wales, was the first bank in Australia. It was established in 1817 in Sydney. During the 19th century, the bank opened branches throughout Australia and New Zealand, expanding into Oceania ...
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Bank of New Zealand
Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) is one of New Zealand's Big Four (banking)#New Zealand, big four banks. It has been operating since October 1861, and since 1992 has been owned by National Australia Bank (NAB), retaining local governance with a New Z ...
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Central Monetary Authority
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Currency Board of Fiji
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Decimal Currency Board
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Fiji Banking and Commercial Company
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Government of Fiji
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Reserve Bank of Fiji
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
*The
Government of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands
New Guinea
New Hebrides
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Banque de l'Indochine
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Overseas Institution of Issue
Papua
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Bank of New South Wales
The Bank of New South Wales (BNSW), also known as The Wales, was the first bank in Australia. It was established in 1817 in Sydney. During the 19th century, the bank opened branches throughout Australia and New Zealand, expanding into Oceania ...
Papua New Guinea
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Bank of Papua New Guinea
Riviera Principality
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Bank of Riviera
Solomon Islands
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Central Bank of Solomon Islands
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Solomon Islands Monetary Authority
Kingdom of Tonga
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Government of Tonga
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National Reserve Bank of Tonga
Vanuatu
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Central Bank of Vanuatu
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Reserve Bank of Vanuatu
Western Samoa
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Bank of Western Samoa
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Central Bank of Samoa
The Central Bank of Samoa (), situated in the capital Apia beside the main government buildings, issues the Samoan currency, the Samoan tala, Samoan tālā as well as regulates and manages the exchange rate with foreign currencies. In its role as ...
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Monetary Board of Western Samoa
See also
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Sterling area
The sterling area (or sterling bloc, legally scheduled territories) was a group of countries that either adopted or pegged their currencies to the pound sterling.
The area began to appear informally during the early 1930s, after sterling had l ...
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List of British currencies
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Canadian banknote issuers
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South West African banknote issuers
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List of Commonwealth of Nations countries by GDP
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List of stock exchanges in the Commonwealth of Nations
References
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Numismatics
Banknotes
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Banknotes of Africa
Banknotes of Asia
Banknotes of the Caribbean
Banknotes of Europe
Banknotes of North America
Banknotes of Oceania
Banknotes of South America
British Empire
Central banks
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