Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
KNOW YOUR SCOTTISH BANKNOTES
For further information, please call 0131 666 3637E-mail: [email protected]
For further information, please call 0141 242 3091/2E-mail: [email protected]
For further information, pleaseE-mail: [email protected]
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: [email protected] 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
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
£50 - Colour: Green Size: 156 x 85mmFront: Sir Walter Scott Back: Vignette of Falkirk Wheel
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
£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
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
£50 - Colour: Green Size: 156 x 85mmFront: Elsie Inglis Back: Vignette of the Antonine Wall
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
£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
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
£50 - Colour: Green Size: 156 x 85mmFront: Lord Ilay Back: Vignette of Inverness Castle
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
£20 - Colour: Purple Size: 149 x 80mmFront: Lord Ilay Back: Vignette of Brodick Castle
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
£5 - Colour: Blue Size: 125 x 65mmFront: Sir Walter Scott Back: Vignette of Brig o’Doon
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
£5 - Colour: Blue Size: 125 x 65mmFront: Sir William Arrol Back: Vignette of The Forth Bridge
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
£5 - Colour: Blue Size: 125 x 65mmFront: Nan Shepherd Back: Vignette of 2 Mackerel
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
£10 - Colour: Brown Size: 132 x 69mmFront: Sir Walter Scott Back: Vignette of Glennnan Viaduct
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
£10 - Colour: Brown Size: 132 x 69mmFront: Robert Burns Back: Vignette of Old & New Towns of Edinburgh
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
£10 - Colour: Brown Size: 132 x 69mmFront: Mary Somerville Back: Vignette of 2 Otters
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
£20 - Colour: Purple Size: 139 x 73mmFront: Sir Walter Scott Back: Vignette of Forth Bridge
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
£20 - Colour: Purple Size: 139 x 73mmFront: Robert the Bruce Back: Vignette of St Kilda
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
£20 - Colour: Purple Size: 139 x 73mmFront: Kate Cranston Back: Vignette of two red squirrels
