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RPSL Ltd Expert Committee

circa 1825

STAMP Rochdale Bank forged £5 note – Wrong central motif of St. George & Dragon

DUTY

REVENUE

CONGREVE The forging of bank notes was a significant problem, both for Bank of England notes and those notes issued by private banks The complex bicoloured Congreve duty stamp was intended to be difficult to forge The complexity of the design seems to actually have made it more difficult to identify the forgery

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BANKNOTE circa 1825

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FORGERY

October 2020 Ringwood & Hampshire Bank genuine £5 note – The genuine Congreve duty stamp for the £5 note has the King’s head centrally

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