know your scottish banknotes - acbi

KNOW YOUR SCOTTISH BANKNOTES

For further information, please call 0131 666 3637E-mail: cashchangesupportteam@lloydsbanking.com

For further information, please call 0141 242 3091/2E-mail: cash.services.glasgow@cybg.com

For further information, pleaseE-mail: rbs.newnotes@rbs.co.uk

COMMON PAPER SECURITY FEATURES

To help authenticate the notes look for the following:

Bank of Scotland Bridges Series £20 Watermark

Bank of Scotland Bridges Series See-through

Bank of Scotland Bridges Series £50 Hologram

Bank of Scotland Bridges Series Threads

Clydesdale World Heritage Series £20 Depth ImageTM Hologram

Clydesdale World Heritage Series £20 Watermark

Clydesdale World Heritage Series See-through

Clydesdale World Heritage Series Threads

Royal Bank of Scotland £50 Hologram

Royal Bank of Scotland Watermark

Royal Bank of Scotland Micro Text

Royal Bank of Scotland See-through

Royal Bank of Scotland Security Thread

Royal Bank of Scotland £50 Thread

£20 POLYMER NOTES

The Banknote should feel stiff and crisp, not limp, waxy or shiny.

FEEL

Always compare both sides of a suspect note to one that you know to be genuine. Any difference will become apparent more easily.Checking under ultra-violet (UV) light will show areas on the note that are different colours that glow.

CHECK

SPARK®: There is an area of shiny metallic ink which changes colour as you move the note around.

TILT

Window: Each family of notes has its own see through feature and clear window design that you can look through.

LOOK

COMMON £20 POLYMER SECURITY FEATURES

The Committee of Scottish Bankers Information on older series of Scottish Banknotes can also be found at www.scotbanks.org.uk

POLYMER POLYMER POLYMER

Holograpic foil SPARK® Microtext UV printingSPARK®

SPARK® SPARK® UV printing Clear window

Clear window

Clear window

MicrotextIridescence

Tel: 0131 473 7770 E-mail: info@scotbanks.org.ukThis poster is available for download from our website

Web: www.scotbanks.org.uk

SPARK® SPARK® UV printingMicrotextHolograpic foil

Tactile EmbossThere are three arrangements of four dots in a square formation, enabling physical identification for the visually impaired.

Raised PrintThe banknotes have the characteristic raised print which you can feel with your finger tips across each bank note. This also assists with identification for the visually impaired.

THE BRIDGES SERIESAll paper banknotes bear a watermark matching

the portrait on the front of the note

THE WORLD HERITAGE SERIESAll paper banknotes bear a watermark matching

the portrait on the front of the note

THE ILAY SERIESAll paper banknotes bear a watermark matching

the portrait on the front of the note

£100 - Colour: Red Size: 163 x 90mmFront: Sir Walter Scott Back: Vignette of Kessock Bridge

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£50 - Colour: Green Size: 156 x 85mmFront: Sir Walter Scott Back: Vignette of Falkirk Wheel

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£20 - Colour: Purple Size: 149 x 80mmFront: Sir Walter Scott Back: Vignette of Forth Bridge

£100 - Colour: Red Size: 163 x 90mmFront: Charles Rennie Mackintosh Back: Vignette of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney

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£50 - Colour: Green Size: 156 x 85mmFront: Elsie Inglis Back: Vignette of the Antonine Wall

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£20 - Colour: Purple Size: 149 x 80mmFront: Robert the Bruce Back: Vignette of New Lanark

£100 - Colour: Crimson Size: 169 x 95mmFront: Lord Ilay Back: Vignette of Balmoral Castle

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£50 - Colour: Green Size: 156 x 85mmFront: Lord Ilay Back: Vignette of Inverness Castle

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£20 - Colour: Purple Size: 149 x 80mmFront: Lord Ilay Back: Vignette of Brodick Castle

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£5 - Colour: Blue Size: 125 x 65mmFront: Sir Walter Scott Back: Vignette of Brig o’Doon

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£5 - Colour: Blue Size: 125 x 65mmFront: Sir William Arrol Back: Vignette of The Forth Bridge

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£5 - Colour: Blue Size: 125 x 65mmFront: Nan Shepherd Back: Vignette of 2 Mackerel

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£10 - Colour: Brown Size: 132 x 69mmFront: Sir Walter Scott Back: Vignette of Glennnan Viaduct

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£10 - Colour: Brown Size: 132 x 69mmFront: Robert Burns Back: Vignette of Old & New Towns of Edinburgh

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£10 - Colour: Brown Size: 132 x 69mmFront: Mary Somerville Back: Vignette of 2 Otters

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£20 - Colour: Purple Size: 139 x 73mmFront: Sir Walter Scott Back: Vignette of Forth Bridge

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£20 - Colour: Purple Size: 139 x 73mmFront: Robert the Bruce Back: Vignette of St Kilda

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£20 - Colour: Purple Size: 139 x 73mmFront: Kate Cranston Back: Vignette of two red squirrels