Roche's Bank, Cork. 1800-1820

Banknotes issued by Irish Private Banks ca1700–ca1833
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Here are examples also of the two design variants for the 1 Guinea notes.
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Here is a blank note, with a field for the denomination to be added by hand.
Not sure where this would fit in to the series.
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and another One guinea note of a similar design
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A number of different partnerships based in Cork used the name ‘Cork Bank’. The partnerships of Thomas Roberts & Co. and Stephen Roche & Co. appear to be independent and unrelated. However, Thomas Roberts & Co. became Walter Roberts & Co. and eventually Charles Henry Leslie & Co. Details of the notes issued by these related Cork-based banks are given under Cork Bank Leslie’s.
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It is curious to note that the watermark on the attached Country Bank Jersey £1 note reads: S & J Roche, Cork. I don’t believe that there was any formal arrangement between the banks. It could be an early example of sustainability :) Rather than waste the expensive watermarked paper after the collapse of Roche’s Bank, it was reused by the printers for the Jersey-based bank?
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That is curious. CORK is certainly very prominent on the bill.
Are there any issued examples of this, or could it have been a test print on some left over paper from a dead bank?
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Good point there. I could not find an issued example of the Country Bank Jersey note so it may have been a test printing. However, I did find a bond for £5 issued by The States of the Island of Jersey bearing the date 1st September 1840 and having a similar watermark. This suggests the Roche's Bank paper was also used for issued notes.
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Here is another variation of the Roche’s Bank 1 Guinea & Half notes with a different promissory statement. The note, issued in 1813, promises to pay in ‘Bank of Ireland Paper’.

The 3 promissory statements seen on 1 Guinea & Half notes are summarised below. These statements were probably used on all denominations of this design during the proposed date ranges.

• Promise to pay ‘Bearer on Demand ..... in Bank of Ireland Notes, Value received’ (pre-1810)
• Promise to pay ‘Bearer on Demand ..... in Bank of Ireland Paper, Value received’ (1810-1816)
• Promise to pay ‘Bearer on Demand ..... Value received’ (1817-1820)
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