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The Clydesdale Bank - http://www.cbonline.co.uk/ - is one of three banks in the UK with the permission to print their own banknotes - this document outlines the thought process behind their design.
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Know yournew family of banknotesDesign andsecurity features
Q Why are the banknotes changing?
A The new family showcase the best ofScotland - its people and its heritage. The new notes each have distinctivedesign elements and strong coloursgiving each note its own individualcharacter while the strong portraits andsweeping views of the Scottish WorldHeritage Sites gives a rich imagery andpersonality to each note.
Clydesdale Bank is committed toprotecting the public from fraud by usingthe latest security features. The range ofnew security features introduced include‘Depth imageTM’ holograms.
Q Will I still be able to use the oldClydesdale Bank notes?
A Yes. The old style banknotes will continueto be used along with the newbanknotes. They will be removed fromcirculation as they become unfit for re-issue in the normal manner.
Q How can I tell a note is genuine?
A There are a number of security featuresdescribed in this leaflet. You shouldcheck a few of these to determine if thenote is genuine - it’s important not to relyon just one. If you have doubts, compareboth sides of the banknote to one thatyou know is genuine. If still in doubtcontact your local branch. Alternativelyinformation is available on theCommittee of Scottish Clearing Bankswebsite at www.scotbanks.org.uk
Q What should I do if I think the note is counterfeit?
A It is a criminal offence to hold or pass abanknote which you know to be acounterfeit.
If you have a banknote that you believeto be counterfeit, and you are sure whogave you the banknote, you should takeit to the police immediately forinvestigation purposes. You will be givena receipt for the item which will beretained for investigation.
If you have no knowledge of who gaveyou the banknote you are required to takeit to Clydesdale Bank. You will be given areceipt for the item which will be retainedby the branch. You will only bereimbursed for the suspect banknote if it is found to be genuine.
Frequently asked questions
For further information contact:Tel: 0141 950 4775/6Email: [email protected]: cbonline.co.uk
This publication is alsoavailable in large print,braille and audio. Speak toa member of staff for details.
Clydesdale Bank has produced banknotes since it first started
business, on 7 May 1838. The Bank’s notes had portrayed various
Scottish landscapes and buildings but, in 1971, it broke with
tradition and introduced portraits of notable Scots to its notes.
These were:
£1 Robert the Bruce
£5 Robert Burns
£10 David Livingstone
£20 Lord Kelvin
£100 Lord Kelvin
It was only in 1981 that the Bank launched a £50 note - with
Adam Smith on it.
In 1989 a number of changes were made. Production of the £1 note
was ended while the other banknotes were resized. The Bank used
this opportunity to refresh the designs.
The notes featured:
£5 Robert Burns on the front and a vignette of a field mouse
from Burns' poem To a Mouse on the reverse;
£10 This initially featured David Livingstone but was replaced, in
1997, by Mary Slessor on the front and a vignette of a map
of Calabar and African missionary scenes on the back.
£20 Robert the Bruce on the front and a vignette of the Bruce on
horseback with the Monymusk Reliquary against a
background of Stirling Castle;
£50 Adam Smith on the front and a vignette of industry tools
against a background of sailing ships on the back; and,
£100 Lord Kelvin on the front and a vignette of the University of
Glasgow on the back.
Clydesdale Bankbanknotes
Why a new family of banknotes?Clydesdale Bank has produced a new family
of banknotes in celebration of the best of
Scotland’s heritage, people and culture.
Introduced to coincide with the
Homecoming celebrations in 2009, the
front of each new note honours a prominent
and innovative Scot, while the reverse of
each note features one of Scotland’s five
World Heritage Sites.
A new Depth imageTM hologram security
feature has been used on the banknote family.
What do the newdesigns feature?• £5 Featuring Sir Alexander Fleming, who
discovered penicillin, on the front and
St Kilda on the reverse
• £10 Featuring Robert Burns on the front
and The Old & New Towns of Edinburgh
on the reverse
• £20 Featuring Robert the Bruce on the
front and New Lanark on the reverse
• £50 Featuring Elsie Inglis, a suffragette
and surgeon, on the front and the
Antonine Wall on the reverse
• £100 Featuring Charles Rennie
Mackintosh, architect and designer, on
the front and the Heart of Neolithic
Orkney on the reverse.
What are the newsecurity features?Clydesdale Bank has also introduced a
range of new security features to the
banknotes, including innovative ‘Depth
imageTM’ holograms.
The new banknotes each have distinctive
design elements and strong colours.
The strong portrait subjects, large
denomination numerals and the use of
colour give each note its own individual
character while the sweeping views of the
Scottish World Heritage Sites gives rich
imagery and personality to the reverse of
the notes.
See next page for new features.
A new family of banknotes
Depth imageTM
hologramLook at the hologram and you will see
that behind a prominent front image
there is a second image that moves left
and right behind the front image. In genuine
banknotes the second image will clearly move
behind the front image.
• £10 - Front image is Robert Burns, reverse image is quill pens
• £20 - Front image is Robert the Bruce, reverse image is swords
• £50 - Front image is Elsie Inglis, reverse image is thistles
• £100 - Front image is Charles Rennie Mackintosh, reverse image
is a typical Mackintosh design.
WatermarkEvery banknote in the family has a
watermark that consists of two
elements. The first is the same image
as the main portrait on the banknote.
This should have fine detail and should
enjoy a range of shades of grey from dark to light.
The second, complementing the main watermark, is a white
watermark showing a key element of the design. The whiteness of
this watermark should contrast strongly with the complex shaded
main watermark.
Security threadEach banknote has a metal strip that is
clearly visible on the banknote. If the
banknote is held up and looked at with
a light source behind it, it is immediately
obvious that the metal strip is continuous in
the paper. If you look carefully you can also see
that it carries tartan patterns and, on the £20 and upwards,
denomination numerals.
Ultra violetThe banknotes have a number of
images that are only visible when
looked at with an ultra violet light. The
multi coloured ultra violet images must
be precisely printed to be genuine.
Other security featuresPaper feel: The paper should feel crisp, not limp, waxy or shiny.
Numbering: Each note has a unique number which is printed twice.
Once on the bottom left (horizontally) and once on the upper right
(vertically) on the front of the note.
Always compare both sides of a suspect note with another note you
know to be genuine. Security features should always be considered
as a group - not in isolation.
Main security features Features for people withvisual impairments
NumeralsLarge and bold
denomination numerals.
ColoursVibrant colours which distinguish
the notes.
Raised barsRaised bars on the left-hand side of
every note (except the £5 note), which
are set slightly deeper than the rest of
the raised print, making it more
distinguishable. The £10 note has one bar,
the £20 note has two bars, the £50 note has five
bars, and the £100 note has ten.
As Clydesdale Bank is committed to providing excellent service to all its customers, the new banknotes have been
designed to ensure that everyone can use our notes with confidence. As a result, we have incorporated specific design
features in our new banknotes to aid people with visual impairments. These include:
£5 banknote front
£5 banknote reverse
Portrait of Sir Alexander Flemingtogether with his name, anddates of birth and death
Depiction of a microscope
Representation of theStaphylococci germ
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St Kilda Wren
Boray Cliffs
Black legged Kittiwake3
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£5 BanknoteSir Alexander Fleming(6 August 1881- 11 March 1955)
Fleming, the son of an Ayrshire farmer, was the Scottish biologist and
pharmacologist whose unexpected discovery and isolation of
penicillin in September 1928 marked the start of modern antibiotics
and the transformation of modern medicine.
While studying influenza, Fleming noticed that mould had developed
accidentally on a set of culture dishes being used to grow the
staphylococci germ. Two other scientists built on this work and
developed penicillin further so that it could be produced as a drug.
Fleming was knighted in 1944, while the work of all three was
recognised by the award of the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1945.
It is estimated that, to date, penicillin has since saved the lives of
some 200 million people.
St Kilda(Awarded 1986 and 2005)
St Kilda is one of only 24 global locations to be awarded 'mixed'
World Heritage status for its natural and cultural significance. It is
situated off the coast of the Outer Hebrides and comprises the islands
of Hirta, Dun, Soay and Boreray. The archipelago, which was
evacuated in 1930, bears the evidence of more than 2,000 years of
human occupation in the extreme conditions prevalent in the Hebrides.
Its islands with their exceptional cliffs and sea stacs form the most
important seabird breeding station in north-west Europe.
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£10 banknote front
£10 banknote reverse
Portrait of Robert Burns together with hisname, and dates of birth and death
Depiction of Tam O’Shanter and hismare, with witch in pursuit
Lines taken from poem Tam O’Shanter
Depiction of Robert Burns Cottage
Depth ImageTM Hologram of Robert Burns
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A view of the Old & New Towns ofEdinburgh from Calton Hill
An aerial view of Edinburgh New Town
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£10 BanknoteRobert Burns(25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796)
Robert Burns is the best-known of the poets who wrote in Scots.
Born in Alloway, South Ayrshire and the eldest of seven children,
Burns is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement and
became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both
liberalism and socialism. Also known in Scotland as The Bard, Burns
is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and his work is
celebrated worldwide. Burns’ birthplace is now a public museum as
is his house in Dumfries. Every year his life and work is celebrated
around the world on the 25 January.
Old and New Townsof Edinburgh(Awarded 1995)
Edinburgh has been the Scottish capital since the 15th century.
It has two distinct areas: the Old Town, dominated by a medieval
fortress; and the neoclassical New Town, whose development from
the 18th century onwards had a far-reaching influence on European
urban planning. The blend between the organic medieval Old Town
and the planned Georgian New Town, is what gives the city its
unique character.
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£20 banknote front
£20 banknote reverse
Portrait of Robert the Brucetogether with his name, anddates of birth and death
Depiction of Robert the Bruceon horseback
Depiction of a spider and its web
Depth ImageTM Hologram ofRobert the Bruce
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Vignette depicting aerial view of New Lanark
19th Century drawing of New Lanark
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£20 BanknoteRobert the Bruce(11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329)
Robert the Bruce was King of the Scots (1274-1329) and led
Scotland in the Wars of Scottish Independence, which culminated in
The Treaty of Edinburgh, 1328. This recognised Scotland as an
independent kingdom, and Bruce as its king. According to legend,
while he was on the run during the winter of 1305-06, Bruce hid
himself in a cave on Rathlin Island off the north coast of Ireland,
where he observed a spider spinning a web. Each time the spider
failed, it started over again until it succeeded. Inspired by this, Bruce
returned to inflict a series of defeats on the occupying English force,
thus winning him more supporters and eventual victory.
New Lanark(Awarded 2001)
The small 18th century village, set in Clyde Valley, New Lanark is
where the philanthropist and Utopian idealist Robert Owen built a
model industrial community in the early 19th century. The imposing
cotton mill buildings, the spacious and well-designed workers'
housing, and the dignified educational institute, school and public
buildings were designed to improve their spiritual as well as physical
needs and testify to Robert Owen's humanism. Owen’s social
philosophy in matters such as progressive education, factory reform,
humane working practices, international cooperation, and garden
cities, have had a profound influence on social developments
throughout the 19th century and beyond.
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£50 banknote front
£50 banknote reverse
Portrait of Elise Inglis together with hername, and dates of birth and death
Depictions of the front of the HighStreet, Edinburgh Hospice
A flag pin reading ‘Votes for Women’and a collection box reading ‘Help theScottish Women’s Hospitals’
Depth ImageTM Hologram of Elsie Inglis
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Aerial view of Antonine Wall atKinneil Fortlet
Defensive pit holes (Lillia) atKinneil Fortlet
Vignette depicting aerial view ofthe Antonine Timber Posts
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£50 BanknoteElsie Maud Inglis(16 August 1864 – 26 November 1917)
Having trained as a doctor in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Inglis became
concerned at the level of care for women following her work in
maternity hospitals. In 1894, with Jessie MacGregor, Inglis opened a
maternity hospital in Edinburgh for poor women, staffed entirely by
women. She was to later play an important role in founding the
Scottish Federation of Women's Suffrage Societies. During the First
World War Inglis set up the Scottish Women's Hospitals which
eventually sent over 1000 women doctors, nurses, orderlies and
drivers to war zones across Europe.
In April 1915 Inglis took a women's medical unit to Serbia. During an
Austrian offensive in the summer of 1915, Inglis was captured but
eventually, with the help of the American diplomats, British authorities
were able to negotiate the release of Inglis and her medical staff.
Frontiers of the RomanEmpire – The Antonine Wall(Awarded 2008)
The Antonine Wall was constructed in 142 AD on the orders of the
Emperor Antonius Pius as a defence against the 'barbarians' of the
North and constitutes the north western-most portion of the Roman
Frontier. Running for 60km, the Wall stretched across the narrow
waist of Scotland from Bo'ness on the River Forth to Old Kilpatrick on
the River Clyde, consisting of a turf rampart fronted by a great ditch,
with a strategic system of forts and camps. The wall was abandoned
after only twenty years, when the Roman legions withdrew to
Hadrian's Wall in 162 AD. The Wall is part of the 'Frontiers of the
Roman Empire World Heritage Site', which includes Hadrian's Wall
and the Upper Raetian German Limes.
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£100 banknote front
£100 banknote reverse
Portrait of Charles Rennie Mackintoshtogether with his name, and dates ofbirth and death
A black perforated address platereading 'The Glasgow School of Art 167'
A Rennie Mackintosh original door-light design
The front of The Glasgow School of Art
Depth ImageTM Hologram of CharlesRennie Mackintosh
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View of the Rings of Brodgar
Aerial view of the Neolithic settlement,Skara Brae
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£100 BanknoteCharles Rennie Mackintosh(7 June 1868– 10 December 1928)
One of eleven children, Mackintosh was born in Glasgow and is
celebrated around the world as one of the most creative figures of the
20th century.
A trained architect, to assist his professional development in 1884
Mackintosh commenced evening art classes at The Glasgow School
of Art. It was here that he met his future wife, Margaret MacDonald.
Along with her sister Frances MacDonald and Herbert MacNair, the
artists were known as "The Four" and were amongst a wider group of
artists and designers who collectively created "The Glasgow Style".
Although involved in an array of projects, the building that helped
make his reputation international was The Glasgow School of Art. In
his later life Mackintosh focussed on watercolour painting,
particularly the relationship between man-made and naturally
occurring landscapes. He moved to London in 1927 where he died
the following year, of throat cancer.
Heart of Neolithic Orkney(Awarded 1999)
The group of Neolithic monuments on Orkney consists of a large
chambered tomb (Maes Howe), two ceremonial stone circles (the
Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar) and a settlement (Skara
Brae), together with a number of unexcavated burial, ceremonial and
settlement sites. The group constitutes a major prehistoric cultural
landscape which gives a graphic depiction of life in this remote
archipelago in the far north of Scotland some 5,000 years ago. They
are an outstanding testimony to the cultural achievements of the
Neolithic peoples of northern Europe.
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