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Banknotes of the Black Sheep Company of Wales Limited : ウィキペディア英語版 | Banknotes of the Black Sheep Company of Wales Limited
Banknotes of the Black Sheep Company of Wales Limited were sterling banknotes issued between June 1969 and 1972 by the Welsh banker Richard Hugh Williams of Llandudno, Wales. The notes were a private issue by Williams's private banking venture, and each issue had to be approved by the Board of Trade. Although not official legal tender in Wales, they would have enjoyed a similar status to Scottish and Northern Irish banknotes as promissory notes. Williams had to send his banknotes to the Inland Revenue at Somerset House prior to issue; according to the law of the time, promissory notes each attracted a stamp duty payment by Williams of 2d, and notes were stamped with a "two pence" duty stamp. The Board of Trade imposed numerous restrictions on the denominations permitted, Williams's use of the term "£G" (meaning "Welsh pound", suggesting a separate currency) and his use of the Prince of Wales's feathers in the designs.〔 Wiliams ceased production of the notes and he was eventually declared bankrupt by Bangor Crown Court in 1978.〔 == The use of the Black Sheep == The Board of Trade was uncomfortable with his use of the Welsh word for "treasury" in the name of his company - ''Prif Trysorfa Cymru Ltd'' (Chief Treasury of Wales Ltd), as it appeared to confer upon his endeavour the functions of state. Williams was forced to change the name of his company in 1969 and he selected ''Cwmni y Ddafad Ddu Gymreig Cyfyngedig'' ("Welsh Black Sheep Company Limited"),〔 recalling the banknotes which had been issued for over 150 years by the Aberystwyth and Tregaron Bank and used to feature an illustration of black sheep.
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