File:Banknote (AM 605796-4).jpg
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Summary
Banknote
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| Artist |
Batho & Co; Bank of Otago Ltd |
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| Title |
Banknote |
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| Object type | Banking | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
English: Bank of Otago Ltd banknote - 1 pound - 12 June 1872 - No A54559 obverse- Britannia standing holding flag unfurled with Union Jack above and St Andrews Cross and 4 stars below in pastoral scene with 2 sheep, wool bales, two men, one with pick, hut in distance, and sailing ship-paddle steamer in background black frame on pink paper; ONE in blue on obverse and blue pattern on reverse printed on paper; dated- 12 June 1872; serial number A54559; signed by Accountant and Manager |
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| Date | Unknown date; 1872; Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901)-English reign | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions |
length: 198mm |
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| Accession number |
605796 (object number) |
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| Place of creation | New Zealand; Dunedin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1999x2.145, N0691.1, Su:265 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Bank of Otago Ltd banknote - 1 pound - 12 June 1872 - No A54559 obverse- Britannia holding flag with Union Jack above and St Andrews Cross with 4 stars below in pastoral scene with sheep, wool bales and sailing ship in background The Bank of Otago Ltd. was registered on 27th April 1863 with a capital of £500,000, and was fairly successful, its chief business being in Dunedin where gold-buying in the 'sixties was a very profitable department of banking operations. By 1873 its note issue was £58,174, deposits £224,817, advances £373,647, but in 1874 it was purchased by the National Bank of New Zealand Ltd., which had come into existence in 1872. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Photo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
This image has been released as "CCBY" by Auckland Museum. For details refer to the Commons project page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Classification | 68179 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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