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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.

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Africa

Biafra

  • Bank of Biafra

Botswana

  • Bank of Botswana

British Kaffraria

  • British Kaffrarian Bank
  • Kaffrarian Colonial Bank

British West Africa

  • West African Currency Board

Bulawayo

  • Bulawayo Administrator's Office

Cape of Good Hope

  • 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

  • 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

  • East African Currency Board

Gambia

  • Central Bank of The Gambia

Ghana

  • Bank of Ghana

Kenya

  • Central Bank of Kenya

Lagos Colony

  • African Banking Corporation Limited
  • The Bank of British West Africa Limited

Lesotho

  • Central Bank of Lesotho
  • Lesotho Monetary Authority

Mafeking

  • Siege of Mafeking

Malawi

  • Reserve Bank of Malawi

Mauritius

  • Bank of Mauritius
  • Colonial Bank of Mauritius Bourbon and Dependencies
  • Mauritius Bank
  • Mauritius Commercial Bank
  • The Oriental Bank Corporation

Military Authority in Tripolitania

  • Banknotes of the Military Authority in Tripolitania

Namibia

  • Bank of Namibia
  • Namibia Reserve Bank

Natal

  • 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

  • The Government of New Griqualand

Nigeria

  • Government of Nigeria
  • Central Bank of Nigeria

Orange Free State

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

Saint Helena

  • Government of Saint Helena

Seychelles

  • Central Bank of Seychelles
  • Government of Seychelles
  • Republic of Seychelles
  • Seychelles Monetary Authority

Sierra Leone

  • Bank of Sierra Leone
  • Charles Heddle, Freetown
  • Commercial Bank of Sierra Leone

Somaliland

  • Bank of Somaliland

South Africa

South African Republic

  • 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

  • The Bank of South Sudan

South West Africa

  • Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
  • The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
  • Swakopmund Bookshop
  • Volkskas Limited

Southern Rhodesia

  • Central Africa Currency Board
  • Southern Rhodesia Currency Board

Swaziland

  • Central Bank of Swaziland
  • Monetary Authority of Swaziland

Tanzania

  • Bank of Tanzania

Transvaal

  • 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

  • Bank of Uganda

Upington

  • The Upington Border Scouts

Zambia

  • Bank of Zambia

Zanzibar

  • The Government of Zanzibar

Zimbabwe

  • Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

Americas

Anguilla

Antigua

  • Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
  • Colonial Bank
  • Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority
  • Royal Bank of Canada

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas

  • The Bahamas Government
  • The Bank of Nassau
  • The Central Bank of The Bahamas
  • The Public Treasury, Nassau

Barbados

  • 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

  • Central Bank of Belize
  • The Monetary Authority of Belize

Bermuda

  • The Bermuda Government
  • The Bermuda Monetary Authority

British Caribbean Territories (Eastern Group)

  • The Currency Board of the British Caribbean Territories (Eastern Group)

British Guiana

  • The Government of British Guiana

British Honduras

  • The Government of British Honduras

Canada

  • Bank of Canada
  • Canadian banknote issuers

Cayman Islands

  • The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority

Demarary and Essequibo

See British Guiana, current day Guyana.
  • Banknotes of Demarary and Essequibo

Dominica

  • Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
  • Colonial Bank
  • Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority
  • Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
  • The Royal Bank of Canada

East Caribbean Territories

  • Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority (Issued as both a general issue and by each island).

Falkland Islands

  • The Government of the Falkland Islands

Fort Michilmackinac

  • Banknote of Fort Michilmackinac

Grenada

  • Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
  • Colonial Bank
  • Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority
  • Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
  • The Royal Bank of Canada

Guyana

  • Bank of Guyana

Jamaica

  • 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

Leeward Islands

  • The Government of the Leeward Islands

Lower Canada

Montserrat

Newfoundland

  • The Bank of British North America
  • Commercial Bank of Newfoundland suspended operations on 10 Dec 1894.
  • The Government of Newfoundland
  • Union Bank of Newfoundland suspended operations on 10 Dec 1894.

North Carolina

Ontario

  • Bank of Toronto

Quebec

Saint Kitts (Saint Christopher)

  • Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
  • Colonial Bank
  • The Royal Bank of Canada

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

  • 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

Trinidad

  • 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

  • Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
  • The Government of Trinidad and Tobago

Asia and the Far East

Bangladesh

  • Bangladesh Bank

Bengal Presidency

  • Bank of Bengal
  • Bank of Hindostan
  • Bank of Calcutta
  • Commercial Bank
  • Union Bank

Bombay Presidency

  • Bank of Bombay
  • Bank of Western India

British North Borneo

  • The British North Borneo Company
  • The Darvel Bay (Borneo) Tobacco Plantations Limited

Brunei

  • The Government of Brunei

Burma

Ceylon

  • Central Bank of Ceylon
  • The General Treasury
  • The Government of Ceylon

Hong Kong

  • 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

Johore

  • The Constantinople Estate

Madras Presidency

  • Bank of Madras
  • Madras Government Bank

Malaya

  • Board of Commissioners of Currency Malaya

Malaya and British Borneo

  • Board of Commissioners of Currency Malaya and British Borneo

Malaysia

  • Central Bank of Malaysia

Maldives

  • Maldives Monetary Authority

Pakistan

Palestine

  • The Palestine Currency Board

Perak

  • The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China

Sarawak

  • The Government of Sarawak

Selangor

  • The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China
  • Tong Hing Loong

Singapore

  • Board of Commissioners of Currency Singapore
  • Monetary Authority of Singapore

Sri Lanka

  • Central Bank of Ceylon
  • Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Straits Settlements

  • 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

Tasmania

Victoria

  • Independent State of Rainbow Creek

New Zealand

  • 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

  • Chatham Islands Note Corporation

Europe

Alderney

  • Alderney Commercial Bank

Cyprus

Gibraltar

  • Government of Gibraltar

Guernsey

  • 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

Ireland

  • Central Bank of Ireland
  • Currency Commission Ireland
  • Currency Commission Irish Free State
  • The Munster and Leinster Bank Limited
  • Ulster Bank Ltd

Isle of Man

Jersey

  • 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

  • Limerick Soviet

Malta

United Kingdom

England and Wales

  • Bank of England
  • The Bewdley Bank
  • The Black Sheep Company of Wales Limited
  • The Chief Treasury of Wales Limited

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Pacific Islands

British Solomon Islands Protectorate

  • The Government of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate

Fiji

  • 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

  • The Government of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands

New Hebrides

  • Banque de l'Indochine
  • Overseas Institution of Issue

Papua

  • Bank of New South Wales

Papua New Guinea

  • Bank of Papua New Guinea

Riviera Principality

  • Bank of Riviera

Solomon Islands

  • Central Bank of Solomon Islands
  • Solomon Islands Monetary Authority

Kingdom of Tonga

  • Government of Tonga
  • National Reserve Bank of Tonga

Vanuatu

  • Central Bank of Vanuatu
  • Reserve Bank of Vanuatu

Western Samoa

  • Bank of Western Samoa
  • Central Bank of Samoa
  • Monetary Board of Western Samoa

See also

  • 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
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