1942 Northern Ireland 5 Pound Belfast Banking Company EPQ64

This £5 banknote was issued by the Belfast Banking Company Limited, one of Northern Ireland’s prominent regional banks of the 19th and 20th centuries. The obverse features the bank’s official arms prominently at the top, flanked by provincial arms on the left and right, symbolising regional unity and trust. The text, written in formal Latin script, includes the traditional promise to pay the bearer on demand at the bank’s head office in Belfast. The reverse design consists of intricate guilloches — fine, interlaced geometric patterns used for both aesthetic appeal and security against forgery. Together, these design elements reflect the institution’s stability, formality, and regional identity within Ireland’s historical banking landscape.