Commonwealth banknote-issuing institutions
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.