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KNOW YOUR SCOTTISH BANKNOTESSCOTTISH BANKNOTESKNOW YOUR SCOTTISH BANKNOTES
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The two families of banknotes, the Tercentenary Series and the Bridges Series, both bear a tonal portrait of Sir Walter Scott
The Tercentenary Series The Bridges Series
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All Clydesdale banknotes bear a watermark individual to the denomination. They match the portrait on the front of the note.
For further information, please call 0131 523 7137E-mail: [email protected]
The current family of banknotes all bear a hand-engraved, tonal portrait of Lord Ilay, First Governor
Famous Scots Series The Ilay SeriesWorld Heritage Series
£100 - Colour: Red Size: 163 x 90mmBack: Vignette of Leisure and Tourism
£50 - Colour: Green Size: 156 x 85mmBack: Vignette of Arts and Culture
£20 - Colour: Pink Size: 149 x 80mmBack: Vignette of Education and Research
£10 - Colour: Brown Size: 142 x 75mmBack: Vignette of Distilling and Brewing
£5 - Colour: Blue Size: 135 x 70mmBack: Vignette of Oil and Energy
£100 - Colour: Red Size: 163 x 90mmBack: Vignette of Kessock Bridge
£50 - Colour: Green Size: 156 x 85mmBack: Vignette of Falkirk Wheel
£20 - Colour: Purple Size: 149 x 80mmBack: Vignette of Forth Bridge
£10 - Colour: Brown Size: 142 x 75mmBack: Vignette of Glenfinnan Viaduct
£5 - Colour: Blue Size: 135 x 70mmBack: Vignette of Brig o’Doon
£100 - Colour: Red Size: 163 x 90mmFront: Lord Kelvin Back: Vignette of Glasgow University
£100 - Colour: Red Size: 163 x 90mmFront: Charles Rennie Mackintosh Back: Vignette of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney
£100 - Colour: Crimson Size: 169 x 95mmBack: Vignette of Balmoral Castle
£50 - Colour: Green Size: 156 x 85mmFront: Adam Smith Back: Vignette of industry tools against a backdrop of sailing ships
£50 - Colour: Green Size: 156 x 85mmFront: Elsie Inglis Back: Vignette of the Antonine Wall
£20 - Colour: Pink Size: 149 x 80mmFront: Robert the Bruce Back: Vignette of Robert the Bruce
£20 - Colour: Purple Size: 149 x 80mmFront: Robert the Bruce Back: Vignette of New Lanark
£20 - Colour: Pink Size: 149 x 80mmFront: Robert the Bruce Back: Vignette of the Clydesdale Exchange building, Glasgow
£10 - Colour: Brown Size: 142 x 75mmFront: Robert Burns Back: Vignette of the Old & New Towns of Edinburgh
£10 - Colour: Brown Size: 142 x 75mmFront: Mary Slessor Back: Vignette of local map from Calabar and missionary scenes
£5 - Colour: Blue Size: 135 x 70mmFront: Sir Alexander Fleming Back: Vignette of St. Kilda
£50 - Colour: Green Size: 156 x 85mmBack: Vignette of Inverness Castle
£20 - Colour: Purple Size: 149 x 80mmBack: Vignette of Brodick Castle
£10 - Colour: Brown Size: 142 x 75mmBack: Vignette of Glamis Castle
£5 - Colour: Blue Size: 135 x 70mmBack: Vignette of Culzean Castle
£1 - Colour: Green Size: 128 x 65mmBack: Vignette of Edinburgh Castle
£5 - Colour: Blue Size: 135 x 70mmFront: Robert Burns Back: Vignette of field mouse from Burns’ poem ‘Ode to a Mouse’
The Committee of Scottish Clearing Bankers Tel: 0131 473 7770 Fax: 0131 473 7799 Drumsheugh House, 38b Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh EH3 7SW Web: www.scotbanks.org.uk E-mail: [email protected] poster is available for download from our website
FEELThe Paper should feel stiffand crisp, not limp, waxyor shiny.
COMPAREAlways compare bothsides of a suspect note toone that you know to begenuine. Any differencewill become apparentmore easily.
MOVE/TILTIf you tilt notes bearing ahologram, the images andcolours change dependingon the angle ofobservation.
On the back of Bank ofScotland Bridges Series£5 and £10 notes, tilt thenote to see the goldiridescent shimmer.
LOOKWatermarkEach family series of notes contains a multi-tonal portraitwatermark matching the printed portrait subject.
ThreadEach family of notes also contains a security thread, which showsas a continuous line when held up to the light
See throughEach family of notes has its own see through feature. When heldup to the light, the clear area of the feature fills in with colour.Banknote information and related tutorials are available on the Committee of Scottish Clearing Bankers website
Common Security Features To help authenticate the notes look for the following
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Clydesdale World Heritage Series £20 Watermark
Bank of Scotland Bridges Series £50 Hologram
Royal Bank of Scotland £50 Hologram
Clydesdale World Heritage Series
Clydesdale Famous Scots Series £20 Thread
Bank of Scotland Tercentenary£20 Thread
Bank of Scotland Bridges Series Threads Clydesdale World Heritage Series Threads Royal Bank of Scotland £5 Thread
Royal Bank of Scotland £50 Thread
Clydesdale Famous Scots Series £20 Watermark
Bank of Scotland TercentenarySeries £20 Watermark
Bank of Scotland Bridges Series £20 Watermark
Royal Bank of Scotland Watermark
Clydesdale World Heritage Series See-through
Clydesdale Famous Scots Series See-through
Bank of Scotland TercentenarySeries See-through
Bank of Scotland Bridges Series See-through
Royal Bank of Scotland See-through
Clydesdale World Heritage Series£20 Depth Image™ Hologram
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