Showing posts with label United Kingdom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label United Kingdom. Show all posts

Tuesday, 4 April 2017

Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note

The Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note, also known as a fiver, is a banknote of the pound sterling. It is the second smallest denomination of banknote issued by The Royal Bank of Scotland. The current polymer note, first issued in 2016, bears an image of the author Nan Shepherd on the obverse and a pair of mackerel on the reverse. Source

The Royal Bank of Scotland began issuing £5 notes in 1727, the same year as the bank's founding.Though strictly not legal tender in Scotland, Scottish banknotes are nevertheless legal currency and are generally accepted throughout the United Kingdom.

5 Pound Banknote
Scotland £5 banknote
Scotland £5 banknote
Thanks to Agnes for the note!

Scotland's Clydesdale Bank £5 note

The Clydesdale Bank £5 note is a banknote of the pound sterling. It is the smallest denomination of banknote issued by the Clydesdale Bank. The current polymer note, first issued in 2015, bears an image of engineer William Arrol on the obverse and an image of the Forth Bridge on the reverse. It is the first fully polymer banknote to go into circulation in the United Kingdom. Source

The Clydesdale Bank began issuing £5 notes in 1838, the same year as the bank's founding.Though strictly not legal tender in Scotland, Scottish banknotes are nevertheless legal currency and are generally accepted throughout the United Kingdom.

5 Pound Banknote
Scotland's Clydesdale Bank £5 note
Scotland's Clydesdale Bank £5 note
Thanks to Agnes for the bill!

Friday, 29 April 2016

United Kingdom Banknote

Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the United Kingdom and its related territories, denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: £; ISO 4217 currency code GBP).

Sterling banknotes are official currency in the United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and Tristan da Cunha in St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. One pound is equivalent to 100 pence. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.

In most countries of the world the issue of banknotes is handled exclusively by a single central bank or government, but in the United Kingdom seven retail banks have the right to print their own banknotes in addition to the Bank of England; sterling banknote issue is thus not automatically tied in with one national identity or the activity of the state.

10 Pounds Sterling banknote
10 Pounds Sterling banknote
10 Pounds Sterling banknote