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Ten objects highlighting some of the ways that banks have expressed their public identity over the centuries.
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61: Twenty shilling note, 1727
From the Royal Bank of Scotland's first issue of banknotes.
62: Cashier's portrait, 1759
Portrait by William Mosman of John Campbell, cashier of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
63: Bank advertisement, 1846
Promoting London & Westminster Bank's services for travellers.
64: Head office floor tile, 1861
From the floor of the Royal Bank of Scotland's Edinburgh head office.
65: Company history, 1928
History of the Royal Bank of Scotland by Neil Munro.
66: Bank manager's hat, 1950s
Homburg hat belonging to Westminster Bank's Market Drayton branch manager.
67: Cinema advert, 1961
'You and the Westminster', advertising Westminster Bank.
69: Brand mark brooch, 1970
Issued to female staff of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
70: Website press release, 1995
Announcing the launch of the Royal Bank of Scotland's first website.