The Sheffield Old Bank Five-Pound Bank Note
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
3rd August 1841
printed by the bank before the national system and Issued by Sheffields first formal banking institution operating under the name, Parker, Shore & Co. features handwritten serial numbers, partner initials, and bears the signature of Offley Shore The Sheffield Old Bank, established in 1774 by partners, John Shore, William Shore, John Parker, and Benjamin Roebuck, was for decades a cornerstone of local commerce catastrophic high-profile1843 financial crash which caused a local scandal and completely ruined the Shore family fortune
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- white five-pound bank note
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 19 x 11cm
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 205891256
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.