Royal Banking Company £1 [solved]

Hi all,

I have searched with Google, google lens and ebay. I cannot find anything on this promissory note. Does anyone know where it comes from, era and value?

Thanks in advance.

Anything on the reverse?

In Dublin there was a bank with that name.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sF9ZAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=%22The+Royal+Banking+Company%22&source=bl&ots=kbidNoE9Eg&sig=ACfU3U1RYoQTzf14TxkhlrxbLe2lITkR5w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1q_uczqX2AhUUEcAKHZ4UA68Q6AF6BAgZEAM#v=onepage&q=%22The%20Royal%20Banking%20Company%22&f=false

Address: Foster Place, College Green, Dublin

Oh your good! I exhausted every search word I could, lol. Thank you!

An interesting item!
Could we see the reverse please? Is there a watermark, or a printer’s name?

I think the pictured item is unlikely to be of Irish origin, for two reasons.
1. The design of the vignette is very different from that of all known Irish notes and post bills of any era in that the vignette includes a male religious figure.
2. The Irish bank’s name was ’The Royal Bank of Ireland’, not the Royal Banking Company.

It appears that this reference, Irwin’s Dublin Guide (1853), incorrectly lists the name of The Royal Bank of Ireland as ‘The Royal Banking Company’. (The reference also truncates the name of the UlsterBank, which in 1853 was the ’Ulster Banking Company’).

According to “A History of The Royal Bank of Ireland” (Milne, K., 1964), the bank at Foster’s Place, Dublin was founded as The Royal Bank of Ireland in 1836.
The Royal Bank of Ireland did not issue banknotes until 1929 when it issued Consolidated Notes in the Irish Free State.

This does not mean that the item is not produced by The Royal Bank of Ireland or on behalf of the bank in some way. It might be a test of a Bank Draft or Traveller’s Cheque of some kind.

More investigation is needed!

I will double check for watermark and let you know. 🙂 Thanks for your help 🙂

I have also read that Boyd had the Royal Bank, anyone know the name of his first bank before it collapsed?

Hello again, no watermark. The print was heavy enough to emboss it on the back.

The Royal Bank of Ireland took over the business of Shaw & Co., a Dublin private bank. Shaw’s didn’t collapse, it closed in good order and its staff joined the Royal Bank of Ireland.

Who is Boyd that you refer to? An earlier Irish bank?

Some details of the Royal Bank of Ireland.

https://kellygang.asn.au/wiki/Australian_Town_and_Country_Journal_at_KellyGang_25/5/1872_(2)


There is a book excerpt that said he opened a bank prior and he went bust. I could be wrong. Its just that I have researched so much.

More so because it is concerning to me, I went back to the person who I got it from, she gave me the details to the dealer to find out what the note was and he clammed up and got on the defensive, telling me he couldn't talk to me about clients (which I understand). I explained I was with the client and he snapped he didn't have the time and to email him, angrily, several times. Informed me that he shouldn't be working infact he is off for the next week.
When I searched for his number I got the details off google and no mention of being closed but tonight his site states he is closed.
The receipt he sent to the lady who bought it off him is in hand writing and ineligible.
From what I understand this dealer has a good reputation and I don't want to think the worst and would love to be proven wrong in my fears for this lady. She paid around $1000 for this and has spent a lot of money with this dealer. She has a mental illness and is quite vulnerable to being persuaded to buy notes and coins.
I hope we can find where this comes from. Is there any specialists I can ask?

This snippet you posted fills in some detail, indicating that the Royal Banking Company was based in NSW, Australia. A quick google search didn’t show me anything on that.
Murrumbidgee River and Conargo are in the same (very) general area. This Royal Banking Company might have been a business which operated for a short time, or never actually got going in business.

What we need is to consult a specialist on Australian currency.
I will see what I can dig up.

Thank you would greatly appreciate it. I could probably find the link to the snippet again, its an excel of historian facts.

I found another reference to a Royal Banking Company in NSW, Australia.
https://kellygang.asn.au/wiki/Australian_Town_and_Country_Journal_at_KellyGang_1/6/1872

I think evidence is pointing to an Australian bank here.

Looks like a printer's trial note with a very strong British influence.

No country is indicated, so I suspect it could be for either Scotland or Ireland.

Aidan.

_{Hello all,}

 

_{Mystery solved, it is a proof £1 note for Boyd's royal banking company, I'm assuming its just a trial note. We found the receipt to it and what it is but the dealer has his dates out of range, it would be dated anywhere from 1840 - 50.}

_{This is the info I found on Boyd.}

https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Boyd,_Benjamin

_{At least now we know who and the what, lol.}

 

_Cheers

Our Australian connection is confirmed!

Well done on digging out the information on it :)

Thank you! It's nice to have it resolved. :)