This is a paper, five pound bank note, 'No. 19993', issued by the Brighthelmston Bank on 1 July 1841. On the left hand side of the bank note is the logo of the bank. Stamped in black print on the reverse of the bank note is 'At the Town Hall, Brighton, the 8th day of November, 1842.' and 'Exhibited under a Fiat in Bankruptcy against Isaac Newton Wigney and Clement Wigney.' The bank was forced to close in March 1842, ruining many people and forcing the resignation of Isaac Wigney as a Member of Parliament for Brighton.
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