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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 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 t ...


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 The Union of South Africa (; , ) was the historical predecessor to the present-day South Africa, Republic of South Africa. It came into existence on 31 May 1910 with the unification of the British Cape Colony, Cape, Colony of Natal, Natal, Tra ...


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 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 ...


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 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 ...


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
Currency Board of the British Caribbean Territories (Eastern Group) A currency is a standardization of money in any form, in use or circulation as a medium of exchange, for example banknotes and coins. A more general definition is that a currency is a ''system of money'' in common use within a specific environm ...


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 Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...
. * 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 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 ...


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 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 ...


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 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 ...


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 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
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 The Sarawak Government is an authority governing Sarawak, one of the States and federal territories of Malaysia, Borneo states of Malaysia, and is based in Kuching, the state capital. The state government adheres to and is created by both the C ...


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 The Monetary Authority of Singapore or (MAS), is the central bank and Financial regulation, financial regulatory authority of Singapore. It administers the various statutes pertaining to money, banking, insurance, securities and the financial s ...
*
Monetary Authority of Singapore The Monetary Authority of Singapore or (MAS), is the central bank and financial regulatory authority of Singapore. It administers the various statutes pertaining to money, banking, insurance, securities and the financial sector in general, as ...


Sri Lanka

* Central Bank of Ceylon *
Central Bank of Sri Lanka The Central Bank of Sri Lanka ( CBSL; ), known until 1985 as the Central Bank of Ceylon, is the central bank of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1950 under the Monetary Law Act No.58 of 1949 (MLA) and in terms of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Ac ...


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 The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), also known as Commonwealth Bank or simply CommBank, is an Australian multinational bank with businesses across New Zealand, Asia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. It provides a variety of fi ...
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 Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania during the European exploration of Australia, European exploration and colonisation of Australia in the 19th century. The Aboriginal Tasmanians, Aboriginal-inhabited island wa ...


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 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 ...
* 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 A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a m ...
*
Republic of Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the third lar ...


Gibraltar

*
Government of Gibraltar His Majesty's Government of Gibraltar is the democratically elected government of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The head of state is King Charles III who is represented by the Governor. Elections in Gibraltar are held every four ...


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 The States of Guernsey (), officially the States of Deliberation and sometimes referred to as the Government of Guernsey, is the parliament and government of the British Crown dependency of Guernsey. Some laws and ordinances approved by the ...


Ionian Islands

* Ionian Bank


Ireland

*
Central Bank of Ireland The Central Bank of Ireland () is the national central bank for Ireland within the Eurosystem. It was the Irish central bank from 1943 to 1998, issuing the Irish pound. It is also the country's main financial regulatory authority, and since 2 ...
*
Currency Commission Ireland The Currency Commission (''Coimisiún an Airgid Reatha''), was created by thas part of the policy of the Irish Free State to create the 'Saorstát pound'. The Currency Commission commissioned the Series A Banknotes (Ireland), Series A Banknotes, t ...
* 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 The Isle of Man Government () is the government of the Isle of Man. The formal head of the Isle of Man Government is the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, Lieutenant Governor, the personal representative of the Lord of Mann (currently Char ...


Jersey

* Bible Christian Church * Bible Christian Society *The
Esplanade An esplanade or promenade is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk. The historical definition of ''esplanade'' was a large, open, level area outside fortress or city walls to provide cle ...
*International Bank * Jersey Agricultural Association, Trinity Bank * Jersey Mercantile Union Bank * Masonic Temple Company Limited * Parish of Saint Brelade * Parish of Saint Peter * Parish of Trinity * Saint Clement's Parish Bank * Saint John's Bank * Saint Martin's Parish Bank * Saint Mary's Parochial Bank * Saint Peter's Parochial Bank * Saint Peter's Value Road * 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 ...
* Town and Parish of Saint Helier * Town Vingtaine of Saint Helier * Vingtaine du Mont au Prêtre (see Vingtaine de Haut du Mont au Prêtre, Vingtaine de Bas du Mont au Prêtre) * Wesleyan Methodist Country Chapels Bank


Limerick

* Limerick Soviet


Malta

*The Anglo-Egyptian Banking Company Limited * Anglo-Maltese Bank * 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

*
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 ...
* British Military Authority


England and Wales

*
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

*
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 ...
*
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 ...
* 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

*
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 ...
* First Trust Bank *
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 ...
*
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

*
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 ...
* Central Monetary Authority * Currency Board of Fiji * Decimal Currency Board * Fiji Banking and Commercial Company * Government of Fiji * Reserve Bank of Fiji


Gilbert and Ellice Islands

*The Government of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands


New Guinea


New Hebrides

* Banque de l'Indochine * 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

* Bank of Papua New Guinea


Riviera Principality

* Bank of Riviera


Solomon Islands

* Central Bank of Solomon Islands * Solomon Islands Monetary Authority


Kingdom of Tonga

* Government of Tonga * National Reserve Bank of Tonga


Vanuatu

* Central Bank of Vanuatu * Reserve Bank of Vanuatu


Western Samoa

* Bank of Western Samoa *
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 ...
* 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 ...
* List of British currencies * Canadian banknote issuers * South West African banknote issuers * List of Commonwealth of Nations countries by GDP * List of stock exchanges in the Commonwealth of Nations


References

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Banknotes 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 commer ...
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