Here we explore the unique history of RBS through 100 objects from our heritage collections. Together, the objects in this online gallery tell the story of RBS, and its past and present constituent businesses, from the seventeenth century to today.
Browse the gallery by theme and time period and find out what some of these historical objects mean to RBS people today.
Read about our archives and how the RBS history in 100 objects came about.
Explore Our story further.
We look at ten items from our past to discover how - as our customers have changed over the centuries - we have changed to meet their developing needs.
We look at ten items showing how we have helped our customers over the centuries to build aspects of our modern world.
11. Company of Scotland subscription list, 1696
12. Wealth of Nations, 1776
13. Customer account ledger, 1791
14. Plain Statement of Facts, 1824
15. Director's rail pass, 1837
16. Decorative building glass, 1865
17. Apprenticeship application, 1873
18. Letter from Manchester Ship Canal Co,
1891
19. Film, A Diabolical Liberty, 1967
20. Optical fibre cable, 1996We look at ten objects showing how our banks have worked over the centuries to be open and fair toward customers, shareholders and the public at large.
We look at ten items showing how we have helped our customers over the centuries to build aspects of our modern world.
We look at ten objects which explore the working lives of bank staff, from the earliest clerks to our modern diverse workforce.
We look at ten objects which explore how the horizons of bankers, communities and customers have developed from the purely local to the truly global over the centuries.
53. Garibaldi letter of credit, 1860
54. Florence Nightingale letter, 1872
55. Loan certificate, 1880
57. French war loan poster, 1919
58. Advertisement for services to overseas business, c.1923
59. Foreign delegate's telegram, 1931
60. Konkani-English leaflet, mid-1950sWe look at ten objects exploring some of the ways that banks have expressed their public identity over the centuries.
We look at ten objects exploring how RBS and its past and present constituent banks have coped with times of danger and upheaval in history.
We look at ten objects exploring the community lives of bank staff over the centuries, including their sporting pursuits, their personal interests and achievements and their commitment to giving something back.
We look at ten objects exploring the how we have worked hard over the centuries to go further and do better for our customers.
