KNOW YOUR SCOTTISH BANKNOTES
£20 POLYMER NOTES
For further information, please call 0131 666 3637 For further information, please call 0141 242 3091/2 For further information, please E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] LOOK POLYMER POLYMER POLYMER Window: Each family of notes has SPECIMEN SPECIMEN its own see through feature and clear SPECIMEN SPECIMEN SPECIMEN SPECIMEN SPECIMEN SPECIMEN window design that you can look £10 - Colour: Brown Size: 132 x 69mm £10 - Colour: Brown Size: 132 x 69mm £10 - Colour: Brown Size: 132 x 69mm £20 - Colour: Purple Size: 139 x 73mm Front: Sir Walter Scott Back: Vignette of Glennnan Viaduct Front: Robert Burns Back: Vignette of Old & New Towns of Edinburgh Front: Mary Somerville Back: Vignette of 2 Otters Front: Sir Walter Scott Back: Vignette of Forth Bridge through.
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£5 - Colour: Blue Size: 125 x 65mm £5 - Colour: Blue Size: 125 x 65mm £5 - Colour: Blue Size: 125 x 65mm area of shiny metallic Front: Sir Walter Scott Back: Vignette of Brig o’Doon Front: Sir William Arrol Back: Vignette of The Forth Bridge Front: Nan Shepherd Back: Vignette of 2 Mackerel SPECIMEN SPECIMEN ink which changes colour as you move the note around. THE BRIDGES SERIES THE WORLD HERITAGE SERIES THE ILAY SERIES £20 - Colour: Purple Size: 139 x 73mm All paper banknotes bear a watermark matching All paper banknotes bear a watermark matching All paper banknotes bear a watermark matching Front: Robert the Bruce Back: Vignette of St Kilda the portrait on the front of the note the portrait on the front of the note the portrait on the front of the note FEEL The Banknote should feel stiff and crisp, not SPECIMEN SPECIMEN SPECIMEN SPECIMEN SPECIMEN SPECIMEN limp, waxy or shiny.
£100 - Colour: Red Size: 163 x 90mm £100 - Colour: Red Size: 163 x 90mm £100 - Colour: Crimson Size: 169 x 95mm Front: Sir Walter Scott Back: Vignette of Kessock Bridge Front: Charles Rennie Mackintosh Back: Vignette of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney Front: Lord Ilay Back: Vignette of Balmoral Castle SPECIMEN SPECIMEN CHECK Always compare both £20 - Colour: Purple Size: 139 x 73mm Front: Kate Cranston Back: Vignette of two red squirrels sides of a suspect SPECIMEN SPECIMEN SPECIMEN SPECIMEN SPECIMEN SPECIMEN note to one that you know to be genuine. £50 - Colour: Green Size: 156 x 85mm £50 - Colour: Green Size: 156 x 85mm £50 - Colour: Green Size: 156 x 85mm Front: Sir Walter Scott Back: Vignette of Falkirk Wheel Front: Elsie Inglis Back: Vignette of the Antonine Wall Front: Lord Ilay Back: Vignette of Inverness Castle Any difference will Tactile Emboss become apparent There are three arrangements of four dots in a square formation, more easily. enabling physical identification for the visually impaired. Checking under ultra- violet (UV) light will SPECIMEN SPECIMEN SPECIMEN SPECIMEN SPECIMEN SPECIMEN Raised Print The banknotes have the show areas on the characteristic raised print which you can feel with your finger tips £20 - Colour: Purple Size: 149 x 80mm £20 - Colour: Purple Size: 149 x 80mm £20 - Colour: Purple Size: 149 x 80mm note that are different across each bank note. This also Front: Sir Walter Scott Back: Vignette of Forth Bridge Front: Robert the Bruce Back: Vignette of New Lanark Front: Lord Ilay Back: Vignette of Brodick Castle assists with identification for the colours that glow. visually impaired.
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To help authenticate the notes look for the following:
Clear window Holograpic foil SPARK® SPARK® Microtext UV printing
Bank of Scotland Bridges Bank of Scotland Bridges Bank of Scotland Bridges Clydesdale World Heritage Series Clydesdale World Heritage Clydesdale World Heritage Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland Series £20 Watermark Series See-through Series £50 Hologram £20 Depth ImageTM Hologram Series £20 Watermark Series See-through £50 Thread £50 Hologram Watermark
Clear window Holograpic foil SPARK® SPARK® Microtext UV printing
Bank of Scotland Bridges Clydesdale World Heritage Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland Series Threads Series Threads See-through Micro Text Security Thread Clear window Iridescence SPARK® SPARK® Microtext UV printing
The Committee of Scottish Bankers This poster is available for download from our website Tel: 0131 473 7770 E-mail: [email protected] Information on older series of Scottish Banknotes can also be found at www.scotbanks.org.uk Web: www.scotbanks.org.uk