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The bank officially known as the Aberystwith and Tregaron Bank was established at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire in the beginning of the 19th century and was locally known as ‘Banc y Ddafad Ddu’, because the bank notes were imprinted with an engraving of a black sheep. The Bank later established a branch at Tregaron〔Lewis, W.J., () Born on a Perilous Rock, p 141〕 In the 1960s and 1970s the Bank's notes inspired a Mr Richard Williams to imitate them. ==Banknotes== The notes were issued for ten shillings, £1, £2 and up to £10. The number of sheep on the engraving corresponded to the number of pounds represented by the bank note. The ten shilling note was decorated with an illustration of a small sheep.〔(Ceredigion County Council, Museum Collection ) Retrieved 2009-09-03〕 The earliest note appears to have been issued on 1 October 1810 and bears the signature of William Davies on behalf of Evans, Jones, Davies & Co. A number of notes have been preserved signed either by John Evans or William Davies. The notes are all dated within the period 1810 to 1814.〔Early Banks in West Wales, by Francis Green ( in West Wales Historical Records, The Annual Magazine of The Historical Society of West Wales, Volume VI, edited by Francis Green, Printed by W. Spurrell & Son, 1916) 〕 Original Black Sheep bank notes are held by the British Museum,〔http://www.worldtimelines.org.uk/world/british_isles/wales/AD1750-1900/TheDroversRoads Retrieved 5 September 2009〕 and Ceredigion Museum.〔 Llanidloes Museum holds original promissory notes issued by the Bank.〔(Gathering the Jewels, The Web Site for Welsh Heritage and Culture ) Retrieved 2009-09-03〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aberystwyth and Tregaron Bank」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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