Bank of Nova Scotia - Banknotes
On December 31, 1831, a large group of Halifax businessmen met in the Merchants Exchange Coffee House to discuss the need to create a public bank as an alternative to the privately owned Halifax Banking Company. Three months later, on March 30, 1832, royal assent was given. The Bank of Nova Scotia became the first chartered bank in Nova Scotia and held their first shareholders' meeting at the Merchants Exchange Coffee House on May 10, 1832.
By 1889, The Bank of Nova Scotia's presence expanded southwards towards the Caribbean with the opening of a branch in Kingston, Jamaica, to facilitate the trading of sugar, rum and fish. It was the first branch of a Canadian bank to open outside the United States or United Kingdom.
By the early 1900s, a coast-to-coast branch network had been established, which continued to accelerate through amalgamations with other major Banks. In 1975, the Bank of Nova Scotia adopted Scotiabank as its worldwide brand name.
Bank of Nova Scotia's Chartered Banks Acquisitions Timeline
Bank of Nova Scotia banknotes of 1920
Bank of Nova Scotia banknotes of 1919
Bank of Nova Scotia banknotes of 1918
Bank of Nova Scotia banknotes of 1917
Bank of Nova Scotia banknotes of 1911
Bank of Nova Scotia banknotes of 1908
Bank of Nova Scotia banknotes of 1906
Bank of Nova Scotia banknotes of 1903
Bank of Nova Scotia banknotes of 1898
Bank of Nova Scotia banknotes of 1897
Bank of Nova Scotia banknotes of 1881
Bank of Nova Scotia banknotes of 1877
Bank of Nova Scotia banknotes of 1871
Bank of Nova Scotia banknotes of 1870
Bank of Nova Scotia banknotes of 1852
