First Manx credit card, issued by Anglo Manx Bank
Date made: 1988
Description: Credit card. Plastic card, silver with glossy lettering 'Manx Elite' and Viking long ship emblem. Embossed lettering 'W.M.M. Horn 01/002900 June 88'. Card no. and expiry date. Signature on reverse, issued by Anglo Manx Bank Limited. First Manx credit card. 5.4 x 8.5 cm. See 88-504 for supporting ephemera.
In 1966 the UK's first credit card was issued by Barclays. The first Manx credit card was issued in 1988.
Materials: plastic
Object name: credit card
Collection: Social History Collection
ID Number: 1988-0319