Commonwealth banknote-issuing institutions
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Commonwealth banknote-issuing institutions also British Empire Paper Currency Issuers comprises a list of public, private, state-owned banks and other government bodies and Currency Boards who issued legal tender: banknotes.
Africa[edit]
Biafra[edit]
Botswana[edit]
British Kaffraria[edit]
British West Africa[edit]
Bulawayo[edit]
Cape of Good Hope[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
East African Protectorate[edit]
Gambia[edit]
Ghana[edit]
Gold Coast[edit]
Kenya[edit]
Koffyfontein[edit]
Lagos Colony[edit]
Lesotho[edit]
Mafeking[edit]
Malawi[edit]
Mauritius[edit]
- Bank of Mauritius
- Colonial Bank of Mauritius Bourbon and Dependencies
- Mauritius Bank
- Mauritius Commercial Bank
- The Oriental Bank Corporation
Military Authority in Tripolitania[edit]
Namibia[edit]
Natal[edit]
- 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[edit]
Nigeria[edit]
Orange Free State[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Saint Helena[edit]
Seychelles[edit]
- Central Bank of Seychelles
- Government of Seychelles
- Republic of Seychelles
- Seychelles Monetary Authority
Sierra Leone[edit]
Somaliland[edit]
South Africa[edit]
South African Republic[edit]
- 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[edit]
South West Africa[edit]
- Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
- The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
- Swakopmund Bookshop
- Volkskas Limited
Southern Rhodesia[edit]
Swaziland[edit]
Tanzania[edit]
Transvaal[edit]
- 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[edit]
Upington[edit]
Zambia[edit]
Zanzibar[edit]
Zimbabwe[edit]
Americas[edit]
Alberta[edit]
Anguilla[edit]
Antigua[edit]
- Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
- Colonial Bank
- Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority
- Royal Bank of Canada
Antigua and Barbuda[edit]
Bahamas[edit]
- The Bahamas Government
- The Bank of Nassau
- The Central Bank of The Bahamas
- The Public Treasury, Nassau
Barbados[edit]
- Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
- The Canadian Bank of Commerce
- Central Bank of Barbados
- Colonial Bank
- The Government of Barbados
- The Royal Bank of Canada
Belize[edit]
Bermuda[edit]
British Army Bills[edit]
British Caribbean Territories (Eastern Group)[edit]
British Columbia[edit]
British Guiana[edit]
British Honduras[edit]
Canada[edit]
Cayman Islands[edit]
Connecticut[edit]
Delaware[edit]
Demarary and Essequibo[edit]
- See British Guiana, current day Guyana.
Dominica[edit]
- Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
- Colonial Bank
- Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority
- Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
- The Royal Bank of Canada
East Caribbean States[edit]
East Caribbean Territories[edit]
- Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority (Issued as both a general issue and by each island).
Falkland Islands[edit]
Fort Michilmackinac[edit]
Georgia[edit]
Grenada[edit]
- Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
- Colonial Bank
- Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority
- Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
- The Royal Bank of Canada
Guyana[edit]
Hudson's Bay Company[edit]
Jamaica[edit]
- 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
Jason Islands[edit]
Leeward Islands[edit]
Lower Canada[edit]
Manitoba[edit]
Maryland[edit]
Massachusetts[edit]
Montserrat[edit]
New Brunswick[edit]
Newfoundland[edit]
- The Bank of British North America
- Commercial Bank of Newfoundland suspended operations on 10 Dec 1894.[1]
- The Government of Newfoundland
- Union Bank of Newfoundland suspended operations on 10 Dec 1894.[2]
New Hampshire[edit]
New Jersey[edit]
New York[edit]
North Carolina[edit]
Nova Scotia[edit]
Ontario[edit]
Pennsylvania[edit]
Prince Edward Island[edit]
Quebec[edit]
Rhode Island[edit]
Saint Kitts (Saint Christopher)[edit]
Saint Kitts and Nevis[edit]
Saint Lucia[edit]
- Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
- Colonial Bank
- Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority
- Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
- The Royal Bank of Canada
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[edit]
- Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
- Colonial Bank
- Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority
- Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Saskatchewan[edit]
South Carolina[edit]
Trinidad[edit]
- Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
- The Canadian Bank of Commerce
- Colonial Bank
- The Royal Bank of Canada
- The Union Bank of Halifax
- West India Bank
Trinidad and Tobago[edit]
Virginia[edit]
Asia and the Far East[edit]
Bangladesh[edit]
Bengal Presidency[edit]
Bombay Presidency[edit]
British North Borneo[edit]
Brunei[edit]
Burma[edit]
Ceylon[edit]
Cocos (Keeling) Islands[edit]
Hong Kong[edit]
- The Agra and United Service Bank Limited
- The Asiatic Banking Corporation
- The Bank of China
- The Bank of Hindustan, China and Japan
- The Chartered Bank
- The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China
- 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
India[edit]
Johore[edit]
Madras Presidency[edit]
Malaya[edit]
Malaya and British Borneo[edit]
Malaysia[edit]
Maldives[edit]
Pakistan[edit]
Palestine[edit]
Perak[edit]
Sarawak[edit]
Selangor[edit]
Singapore[edit]
Sri Lanka[edit]
Straits Settlements[edit]
- The Asiatic Banking Corporation
- The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China
- 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[edit]
New South Wales[edit]
Queensland[edit]
Tasmania[edit]
Victoria[edit]
Western Australia[edit]
New Zealand[edit]
- Bank of Aotearoa
- Bank of Auckland
- Bank of Australasia
- Bank of New South Wales
- Bank of New Zealand
- 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
Chatham Islands[edit]
Cook Islands[edit]
Europe[edit]
Alderney[edit]
Cyprus[edit]
Gibraltar[edit]
Guernsey[edit]
- 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
Ionian Islands[edit]
Ireland[edit]
- Central Bank of Ireland
- Currency Commission Ireland
- Currency Commission Irish Free State
- The Munster and Leinster Bank Limited
- Ulster Bank Ltd
Isle of Man[edit]
- 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
Jersey[edit]
- Bible Christian Church
- Bible Christian Society
- The Esplanade
- 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
- 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[edit]
Malta[edit]
- The Anglo-Egyptian Banking Company Limited
- Anglo-Maltese Bank
- Bank of Malta
- The Central Bank of Malta
- The Government of Malta
United Kingdom[edit]
England and Wales[edit]
- Bank of England
- The Bewdley Bank
- The Black Sheep Company of Wales Limited
- The Chief Treasury of Wales Limited
Scotland[edit]
- Bank of Scotland
- The Royal Bank of Scotland
- Clydesdale Bank
- The British Linen Bank
- The Commercial Bank of Scotland
- The National Bank of Scotland
Northern Ireland[edit]
- Bank of Ireland
- First Trust Bank
- Northern Bank
- Ulster Bank
- The Provincial Bank of Ireland
- The Belfast Banking Company
Pacific Islands[edit]
British Solomon Islands Protectorate[edit]
Fanning Island[edit]
Fiji[edit]
- Bank of New South Wales
- Bank of New Zealand
- 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[edit]
New Guinea[edit]
New Hebrides[edit]
Papua[edit]
Papua New Guinea[edit]
Riviera Principality[edit]
Solomon Islands[edit]
Kingdom of Tonga[edit]
Vanuatu[edit]
Western Samoa[edit]
See also[edit]
- Sterling area
- 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[edit]
- ^ Pound, Richard W. (2005). 'Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates'. Fitzhenry and Whiteside.
- ^ Pound, Richard W. (2005). 'Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates'. Fitzhenry and Whiteside.
- ^ "Reserve Bank of India : Museum : Early Issues". rbi.org.in. Retrieved 5 December 2018.