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Sterling banknotes are the banknotes of the United Kingdom and British Islands, denominated in pounds sterling (GBP). A £20 Bank of England banknote. ...
Under the Interpretation Act 1978 of the United Kingdom, the term British Islands refers to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, together with the Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwicks of Jersey and of Guernsey (which in turn includes the smaller islands of Alderney, Herm and Sark) in the...
ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom Inflation 2. ...
Issuing banks
Pound sterling banknotes are issued: - These are legal tender in England and Wales, and generally accepted throughout the UK.
- These are recognised currency in Scotland and are, in theory, generally acceptable throughout the UK. However, many people outside Scotland are unfamiliar with the notes and they may often be refused. Branches of the Scottish note-issuing banks situated in England dispense Bank of England notes, and may not dispense their Scottish notes from those branches.[1]
- These are rarely seen outside Northern Ireland. They are often not accepted in England and Wales without some explanation.
Sterling banknotes are also issued in local designs by the following British dependencies outside the UK: Headquarters London Central Bank of United Kingdom Currency Pound Sterling -ISO 4217 Code GBP Base borrowing rate 5% Printer(s) De La Rue Mint(s) Royal Mint Website bankofengland. ...
Legal tender or forced tender is payment that cannot be refused in settlement of a debt denominated in the same currency by virtue of law. ...
Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2005 est. ...
Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) Welsh, English Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056 Area - Total 20,779...
Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification - by Kenneth I...
Headquarters on The Mound, Edinburgh The Bank of Scotland is a commercial bank in Scotland (and to a lesser extent the rest of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland). ...
The Royal Bank of Scotland (LSE: RBS)is one of Scotlands four national clearing banks and one of the oldest in the UK, founded in Edinburgh in 1727 by Royal Charter. ...
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Motto: (Latin for Who would separate us?)[1] Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, NI Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony...
The Bank of Ireland (ISEQ: BKIR_p) LSE: BKIR NYSE: IRE, officially known as the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland is a commercial bank operation on the island of Ireland, one of the Big Four. The bank was formed by an Act of the Irish Parliament in 1782...
of Britains Best Business Bank from the Forum of Private Business, being ranked top for customer service and maintaining its lead over other major banks. ...
Northern Bank, is a commercial bank in Northern Ireland. ...
Ulster Bank (Irish: Banc Uladh) is a large commercial bank, one of the Big Four in Ireland. ...
The following currencies are distinct under ISO 4217 but are at par with Sterling. Motto: Quocunque Jeceris Stabit(Latin) Whithersoever you throw it, it will stand Anthem: Isle of Man National Anthem Capital (and largest city) Douglas English, Manx Government (UK) - Lord of Mann Elizabeth II - Lieutenant Governor Paul Haddacks - Chief Minister Donald Gelling - First Deemster Michael Kerruish - President of Tynwald Noel Cringle Independence...
Anthem: God Save the Queen (official)Ma Normandie (official for occasions when distinguishing anthem required) Capital (largest city) Saint Helier English, French (Jèrriais recognised as regional language) Government - Chief of state Elizabeth II, Duke of Normandy - Lt. ...
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ISO 4217 is the international standard describing three letter codes (also known as the currency code) to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ...
Bank of England notes are the only banknotes that are legal tender in England and Wales. Scottish, Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey and Manx banknotes are not legal tender in England and Wales. However, they are not illegal under English law and creditors and traders may accept them if they so choose. Legal tender or forced tender is payment that cannot be refused in settlement of a debt denominated in the same currency by virtue of law. ...
In Scotland and Northern Ireland no banknotes – not even ones issued in those nations – are legal tender, although Bank of England one pound notes were when they existed: Bank of England notes of under five pounds value are legal tender. Scottish and Northern Irish notes are 'promissory notes' (defined as legal currency), essentially cheques made out from the bank to 'the bearer', as the wording on each note says. The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ...
The UK Treasury has proposed extending legal tender status to Scottish banknotes. The proposal has been opposed by Scottish nationalists who claim it would reduce the independence of the Scottish banking sector.[2]
Most of the notes issued by the note-issuing banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland have to be backed by Bank of England notes held by the issuing bank. The combined size of these banknote issues is well over a billion pounds. To make it possible for the note-issuing banks to hold equivalent values in Bank of England notes, the Bank of England issues special notes with a denomination of one million pounds for internal use by the other banks[3].
- ^ Royal bank of Scotland Group - 'The history of our banknotes'
- ^ The Scotsman, 22 September 2005
- ^ Other British Notes, Bank of England web site
Issuers
England and Wales
Bank of England notes
 A £10 Bank of England note.
 A £20 Bank of England note. - see also Bank of England article
In 1921 the Bank of England gained a legal monopoly on the issue of banknotes in England and Wales, a process that started with the Bank Charter Act of 1844 when the ability of other banks to issues notes was restricted. Image File history File links Permission granted by Bank of England for display on Wikipedia for a period of 12 months, ending 29 July 2006. ...
Image File history File links Permission granted by Bank of England for display on Wikipedia for a period of 12 months, ending 29 July 2006. ...
Image File history File links Permission granted by Bank of England for display on Wikipedia for a period of 12 months, ending 29 July 2006. ...
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Headquarters London Central Bank of United Kingdom Currency Pound Sterling -ISO 4217 Code GBP Base borrowing rate 5% Printer(s) De La Rue Mint(s) Royal Mint Website bankofengland. ...
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Headquarters London Central Bank of United Kingdom Currency Pound Sterling -ISO 4217 Code GBP Base borrowing rate 5% Printer(s) De La Rue Mint(s) Royal Mint Website bankofengland. ...
Headquarters London Central Bank of United Kingdom Currency Pound Sterling -ISO 4217 Code GBP Base borrowing rate 5% Printer(s) De La Rue Mint(s) Royal Mint Website bankofengland. ...
Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ...
Headquarters London Central Bank of United Kingdom Currency Pound Sterling -ISO 4217 Code GBP Base borrowing rate 5% Printer(s) De La Rue Mint(s) Royal Mint Website bankofengland. ...
In economics, a monopoly (from the Latin word monopolium - Greek language monos, one + polein, to sell) is defined as a persistent market situation where there is only one provider of a product or service. ...
The Bank Charter Act 1844 was a UK act of parliament, passed under the government of Robert Peel, which restricted the powers of British banks and gave exclusive note-issuing powers to the central Bank of England. ...
1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The bank issued its first banknotes in 1694, although until 1745 they were written for irregular amounts, rather than predefined multiples of a pound. It tended to be times of war, which put inflationary pressure on the British economy, that led to greater note issue. In 1759 during the Seven Years' War, when the lowest value note issued by the Bank was £20, a £10 note was issued for the first time. In 1793, during the war with revolutionary France, the Bank issued the first £5 note. Four years later, £1 and £2 notes appeared, although not on a permanent basis. Notes did not become entirely machine-printed and payable to the bearer until 1855. Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ...
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1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Combatants Kingdom of Prussia Kingdom of Great Britain Hanover Kingdom of Ireland Portugal Brunswick Hesse-Kassel Austria France Russia Sweden Spain Saxony The Seven Years War (1754 and 1756–1763), some of the theatres of which are called the Pomeranian War and the French and Indian War (see below), enveloped...
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1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
At the start of World War I, the government issued £1 and 10-shilling Treasury notes to supplant the sovereign and half-sovereign gold coins. The first coloured banknotes were issued in 1928, and were also the first notes to be printed on both sides. World War II saw a reversal in the trend of warfare creating more notes when, in order to combat forgery, higher denomination notes (at the time as high as £1,000) were removed from circulation. {{Infobox Military Conflict |conflict = World War I |partof = |image = |caption = Clockwise from top: Trenches on the Western Front; a British Mark IV tank crossing a trench; Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the Battle of the Dardanelles; a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks...
Three Gold Sovereigns with a Krugerrand A Gold Sovereign is a British gold coin, first issued in 1489 for Henry VII, generally with a value of one pound sterling. ...
1915 half sovereign: reverse The half sovereign was first introduced in 1544 under Henry VIII. It was a gold coin valued at ten shillings. ...
1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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Operation Bernhard was the name of a secret German plan devised during the Second World War to destabilise the British economy by flooding the country with forged Bank of England £5, £10, £20, and £50 notes. ...
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Charles Robert Darwin FRS (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist [1] who achieved lasting fame by producing considerable evidence that species originated through evolutionary change, at the same time proposing the scientific theory that natural selection is the mechanism by which such change occurs. ...
Subfamilies Phaethornithinae Trochilinae For a list of species, see: Alphabetic species list Taxonomic species list Hummingbirds are small birds in the family Trochilidae. ...
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All the notes issued since Series C in 1960 also depict Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in full view facing left and as a watermark, hidden, facing right; recent issues have the EURion constellation around. The custom of depicting historical figures on the reverse began with Series D in 1970. Previous banknotes have depicted Sir Isaac Newton, the Duke of Wellington, Florence Nightingale, William Shakespeare, Sir Christopher Wren, George Stephenson, Charles Dickens and Michael Faraday. Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ...
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The small circles or dots constituting the EURion constellation are clearly visible on the centre-left of 10 euro banknotes. ...
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Sir Isaac Newton, FRS (4 January 1643 – 31 March 1727) [ OS: 25 December 1642 – 20 March 1727][1] was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, and natural philosopher, regarded by many as the greatest figure in the history of science. ...
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Sir Christopher Wren, (20 October 1632–25 February 1723) was a 17th century English designer, astronomer, geometrician, and the greatest English architect of his time. ...
George Stephenson George Stephenson For the British politician, see George Stevenson. ...
Dickens redirects here. ...
Michael Faraday, FRS (September 22, 1791 – August 25, 1867) was an English chemist and physicist (or natural philosopher, in the terminology of that time) who contributed significantly to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. ...
On 29 October 2006 the Governor of the Bank of England announced that, to herald the launch of the new Series F banknotes from Spring 2007, a new £20 was to be issued featuring the Scottish economist, Adam Smith.[4] Sir Isaac Newton, FRS (4 January 1643 – 31 March 1727) [ OS: 25 December 1642 – 20 March 1727][1] was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, and natural philosopher, regarded by many as the greatest figure in the history of science. ...
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Florence Nightingale, OM (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910), who came to be known as The Lady with the Lamp, was a pioneer of modern nursing, and a noted statistician. ...
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1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
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Dickens redirects here. ...
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Michael Faraday, FRS (September 22, 1791 – August 25, 1867) was an English chemist and physicist (or natural philosopher, in the terminology of that time) who contributed significantly to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. ...
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The Bank of England Series D one pound note was discontinued in 1984, having been replaced by a pound coin the year before, and was officially withdrawn from circulation in 1988. Nonetheless, all banknotes, regardless of when they were withdrawn from circulation may be presented at the Bank of England where they will be exchanged for current banknotes. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
This article discusses the British One Pound circulating coin issued since 1983, only. ...
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Higher-value notes are used within the banks – particularly the £1 million and £100 million notes used to maintain parity with Scottish and Northern Irish notes. Banknotes issued by Scottish and Northern Irish banks have to be backed by Bank of England notes (other than a small amount representing the currency in circulation in 1845), and special million pound notes are used for this purpose. These resemble simple IOUs and bear no aesthetic design features.[3]
Scotland Scottish banknotes are unusual in that they are technically not legal tender anywhere in the UK - not even in Scotland - they are in fact promissory notes. Indeed, no banknotes (even Bank of England notes) are now legal tender in Scotland - although like debit cards and credit cards, they are still used as money because they are commonly understood to be money. Legal tender or forced tender is payment that cannot be refused in settlement of a debt denominated in the same currency by virtue of law. ...
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Headquarters London Central Bank of United Kingdom Currency Pound Sterling -ISO 4217 Code GBP Base borrowing rate 5% Printer(s) De La Rue Mint(s) Royal Mint Website bankofengland. ...
Legal tender or forced tender is payment that cannot be refused in settlement of a debt denominated in the same currency by virtue of law. ...
Bank of Scotland notes
 A £50 Bank of Scotland note. In circulation: Bank of Scotland £50 note illustration This work is copyrighted. ...
Bank of Scotland £50 note illustration This work is copyrighted. ...
All the notes also depict Sir Walter Scott who was instrumental in retaining the right of Scottish banks to issue their own notes in 1826. For other uses of the word Vignette, see Vignette. ...
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Royal Bank of Scotland notes
 A £100 Royal Bank of Scotland note. In circulation are: Image File history File links Royal Bank of Scotland £100 illustration OR EITHER File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links Royal Bank of Scotland £100 illustration OR EITHER File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Clydesdale Bank notes
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Northern Ireland -
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Bank of Ireland notes All Bank of Ireland notes feature the Queen's University of Belfast on the obverse. The principal difference between the denominations is their colour and size. The Bank of Ireland (ISEQ: BKIR_p) LSE: BKIR NYSE: IRE, officially known as the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland is a commercial bank operation on the island of Ireland, one of the Big Four. The bank was formed by an Act of the Irish Parliament in 1782...
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- 5 pound note, blue
- 10 pound note, pink
- 20 pound note, green
- 50 pound note, blue-green
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First Trust Bank notes
 A £100 First Trust Bank note. First Trust Bank is the successor to the Allied Irish Banks (AIB). It was formed by a merger of the Northern Irish parts of AIB and TSB. AIB was itself the successor to the Provincial Bank of Ireland following another merger. The banknotes issued by First Trust Bank continue the series started by the Provincial Bank of Ireland, also issued by AIB. N Ireland First Trust Bank £100 illo This work is copyrighted. ...
N Ireland First Trust Bank £100 illo This work is copyrighted. ...
of Britains Best Business Bank from the Forum of Private Business, being ranked top for customer service and maintaining its lead over other major banks. ...
Allied Irish Banks plc (AIB),ISEQ: ALBK, LSE: ALBK, NYSE: AIB, FWB:AIB is a commercial bank based in Ireland not to be mistaken for Anglo Irish Bank. ...
Trustee Savings Bank (TSB) may refer to: First Trust Bank, Northern Ireland Lloyds-TSB Bank, United Kingdom Permanent TSB, Republic of Ireland Historically the Trustee Savings Bank system was a (loosely) unified system in Britain and Ireland. ...
First Trust Bank's current notes depict generic people of Northern Ireland on the front, alternately male and female, but with a pair of older people on the £100 note. The obverse generally features designs associated with the Spanish Armada, or coastal features. The shield and spear of the Roman God Mars are often used to represent the male sex In heterogamous species, male is the sex of an organism, or of a part of an organism, which typically produces smaller, mobile gametes (spermatozoa) that are able to fertilise female gametes (ova). ...
The hand mirror and comb of the Roman Goddess Venus is often used to represent the female sex. ...
The Spanish Armada or Great/Grand Armada (Old Spanish: Grande y FelicÃsima Armada, great and most fortunate navy; but dubbed by the Spanish, with ironic intention, la Armada Invencible, the Invincible Fleet) refers to the Spanish-controlled fleet which sailed against England in 1588, with the intention of escorting...
Rugged coastline of the West Coast of New Zealand The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the ocean. ...
- 10 pound note featuring the vessel Girona (galleass) on the obverse
- 20 pound note featuring the chimney at Lagada Point on the obverse
- 50 pound note featuring a commemorative medal on the obverse
- 100 pound note featuring the Armada on the obverse
A £5 note featuring Dunluce Castle on the obverse was issued by the Provincial Bank of Ireland and by AIB, but has not been issued by First Trust Bank. A French galley and Dutch men-of-war off a port by Abraham Willaerts, painted 17th century. ...
A Medal is a word used for various types of compact objects: a wearable medal awarded by an authority government for services redered, especially to a country (such as Armed force service); strictly speaking this only refers to a medal of coin-like appearance, but informally the word also refers...
lots of issues | leave me a message 11:01, 2 September 2005 (UTC) Like something out of a Tolkien fantasy, the ruins of Dunluce Castle have a desolate, awe-inspiring grandeur as they rise dramatically from a precipitous basaltic rock standing over a hundred-feet sheer above the wild and...
Northern Bank notes
 A £20 Northern Bank note (this version was withdrawn in 2005). |
 A current £20 Northern Bank note. | - 5 pound polymer note featuring the U.S. space shuttle
- 10 pound note featuring J. B. Dunlop on the front and the portico of Belfast's city hall on the back
- 20 pound note featuring Harry Ferguson on the front and the portico of Belfast City Hall on the back
- 50 pound note featuring Sir S.C. Davidson on the front and the portico of Belfast City Hall on the back
- 100 pound note featuring Sir James Martin on the front and the portico of Belfast City Hall on the back
Following the theft of £22 million from its money handling centre in Belfast on 22 December 2004, allegedly by the Provisional IRA, Northern Bank announced on 7 January 2005 that all its notes were to be recalled and reissued in different colours and styles, and using the bank's new logo. The reissue began on 14 March 2005 and was scheduled to take one month; old notes remain exchangeable at branches of Northern Bank. See Northern Bank robbery. Northern Ireland Northern Bank £20 illo This work is copyrighted. ...
Northern Ireland Northern Bank £20 illo This work is copyrighted. ...
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Polymer is a term used to describe large molecules consisting of repeating structural units, or monomers, connected by covalent chemical bonds. ...
Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic - President George Walker Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...
NASAs Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), is the United States governments current manned launch vehicle. ...
John Boyd Dunlop (February 5, 1840 - October 23, 1921) was a Scottish inventor who founded the rubber company that bears his name. ...
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WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...
Small-town post office and town hall A city hall, or town hall is the headquarters of a citys (or towns) administration. ...
Henry George (Harry) Ferguson (1884-1960) was born at Growell, near Dromore, County Down in Northern Ireland, and was the son of an Irish farmer. ...
Several people have the name James Martin: James Martin, former Premier of New South Wales James Martin, computer systems design author. ...
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...
December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) is a paramilitary group which aimed, through the use of violence, to achieve three goals: (i) British withdrawal from Ireland, (ii) the political unification of Ireland through the merger of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland , and (iii) the creation of an all...
Northern Bank, is a commercial bank in Northern Ireland. ...
January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Notes such as this Northern Bank £20 note were stolen. ...
The principal colours of Northern Bank notes of greater than £5 face value were changed with the 2005 reissue, and are now (former colour in brackets):
- £10 green (brown)
- £20 blue (purple)
- £50 purple (green)
- £100 red (black)
The logo displayed on these new notes is now itself out of date. The current logo is taken from Northern's new parent company, Danske Bank. Danske Bank building at Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. ...
Ulster Bank notes Ulster Bank's current notes all share a rather plain design of a view of Belfast harbour flanked by landscape views; the design of the reverse is dominated by the bank's coats-of-arms. The principal difference between the denominations is their colour and size. More recent notes incorporate the NatWest chevron, as previously used by the Ulster Bank, rather than their new logo, which is based on that of the Royal Bank of Scotland Ulster Bank £20 illo This work is copyrighted. ...
Ulster Bank £20 illo This work is copyrighted. ...
Ulster Bank (Irish: Banc Uladh) is a large commercial bank, one of the Big Four in Ireland. ...
A harbor (or harbour) or haven is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. ...
A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ...
The Classic NatWest logo National Westminster Bank Plc, trading as NatWest, is a commercial bank in the United Kingdom, part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. ...
Chevron may refer to: Chevron, a V-shaped pattern seen in military or police insigna, heraldry, flag design, and architectural frets Chevron, a series of bones on the underside of the tail of reptiles Chevron Corporation, a petrochemical company Chevron Cars, an advertising campaign of the Chevron Corporation including stylized...
 A commemorative Ulster Bank note. The other side is similar to the standard five pound note In November 2006 Ulster Bank issued its first commemorative banknote - an issue of one million £5 notes commemorating the first anniversary of the death of Northern Irish footballer, George Best. This was the first Ulster Bank banknote to incorporate their new logo, and the entire issue was taken by collectors within hours of becoming available in bank branches. Grey or Gray (see spelling differences) is the color between white and black. ...
The term Blue may refer any of a number of similar colors. ...
Green is a color with many different shades, all within a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nm. ...
The term purple in its widest sense refers to a wide variety of shades of color occurring between blue and red. ...
The term Blue may refer any of a number of similar colors. ...
Image File history File links GBfiver. ...
Image File history File links GBfiver. ...
George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish football player, regarded by many as the greatest player of all time. ...
Channel Islands
States of Jersey notes
 The obverse of a Jersey £20 note.
 The reverse of a Jersey £20 note. -
The Treasurer of the States of Jersey, Channel Islands, holds £1.10 in Bank of England notes for each £1 issued, making the Jersey Pound a very strong currency. The current notes depict Queen Elizabeth II on the front and various landmarks of Jersey or incidents in Jersey history on the reverse. The watermark is a Jersey cow States of Jersey £20 note - front File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
States of Jersey £20 note - front File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
States of Jersey £20 note - back This work is copyrighted. ...
States of Jersey £20 note - back This work is copyrighted. ...
ISO 4217 Code none User(s) Jersey Inflation 5. ...
The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ...
The island of Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Duchy of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. ...
A Jersey cow in the western United States. ...
- 1 pound note, green, St. Helier Parish Church (In 2004, a special edition £1 note is in general circulation alongside the St. Helier Parish Church note; this commemorative note marks the 800th anniversary of the division of the Duchy of Normandy in 1204 and the design consequently includes Mont Orgueil Castle and other historic symbols)
- 5 pound note, purple, La Corbière, lighthouse
- 10 pound note, red, The Death of Major Pierson, Battle of Jersey, 1781
- 20 pound note, blue, Saint Ouen's manor, Jersey
- 50 pound note, grey, Government House
Saint Helier (Jèrriais: St Hélyi) is one of the twelve parishes and the largest town on Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
It has been suggested that Wedding anniversary be merged into this article or section. ...
The Duchy of Normandy stems from the Viking invasions of France in the 8th century. ...
// Events February - Byzantine emperor Alexius IV is overthrown in a revolution, and Alexius V is proclaimed emperor. ...
Mont Orgueil (French: Mount Pride) has guarded Jerseys east coast since the 13th century Mont Orgueil is a castle in Jersey. ...
Saint-Malo sculpture commemorating a maritime rescue in 1995 La Corbière (Jèrriais: La Corbiéthe) is the extreme south-western point of Jersey in St. ...
The Peggys Point lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada An aid for navigation and pilotage at sea, a lighthouse is a tower building or framework sending out light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire. ...
Red may be any of a number of similar colours at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ...
1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Saint-Ouen is the name of several communes in France: Saint-Ouen, in the Charente-Maritime d partement Saint-Ouen, in the Loir-et-Cher d partement Saint-Ouen, in the Somme d partement Saint-Ouen, in the Seine-Saint-Denis d partement It is also part of the name...
Government House is the name given to some of the residences of Governors-General, Governors and Lieutenant-Governors in the Commonwealth and the former British Empire. ...
States of Guernsey notes -
The Guernsey Pound is legal tender only in Guernsey, but also circulates freely in Jersey. Elsewhere it can be exchanged in banks and bureaux de change. In addition to coins, the following banknotes are used: The Guernsey pound (currency code GGP) is the currency used in Guernsey. ...
Legal tender or forced tender is payment that cannot be refused in settlement of a debt denominated in the same currency by virtue of law. ...
The term Bureau de Change is a term used, mainly in Europe, to describe a bank or facility which changes one currency to another. ...
A £20 Bank of England banknote. ...
- 1 pound note, green, Daniel De Lisle Brock, Bailiff of Guernsey (1762 - 1842) and Royal Court, St Peter Port (1840) on front and the Market, St Peter Port on back
- 5 pound note, pink, Queen Elizabeth II and the Town Church, St Peter Port on front, and Fort Grey and Hanois Lighthouse (1862) on the back
- 10 pound note, blue/orange, Queen Elizabeth II and Elizabeth College, St Peter Port on the front and Saumarez Park, Les Niaux Watermill, Le Trepid Dolmen on the back
- 20 pound note, pink, Queen Elizabeth II and St James Concert Hall, St Peter Port on the front and Vale Castle and St Sampson's Church on the back
The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British crown dependency off the coast of France. ...
1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Royal court (as distinguished from a court of law) may refer to a number of institutions: A noble court - the household or entourage of a monarch or other ruler The Royal Court of Jersey - the main court of justice of Jersey The Royal Court of Guernsey - the main court of...
This is a map of Guernsey. ...
1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ...
Fort Grey is a Martello Tower on the west coast of Guernsey. ...
Elizabeth College is a public school situated in the town of St Peter Port, Guernsey. ...
Isle of Man Main article: Manx pound The pound is the currency of the Isle of Man. ...
The Manx pound is legal tender only on the Isle of Man. Legal tender or forced tender is payment that cannot be refused in settlement of a debt denominated in the same currency by virtue of law. ...
The monarch on banknotes Queen Elizabeth II was not the first British monarch to have her face on UK banknotes. Georges II, III and IV appeared on early Royal Bank of Scotland notes and George V appeared on 10 shillings and 1 pound notes issued by the Treasury between 1914 and 1928. However, prior to the issue of its Series C banknotes in 1960, Bank of England banknotes did not depict the monarch. Today, notes issued by the other UK note issuing banks do not depict the monarch. Before decimalisation in 1971, a shilling had a value of 12d (old pence), and was equal to 1/20th of a pound: there were 240 (old) pence to the pound. ...
The term treasury was first used in classical times to describe the votive buildings erected to house gifts to the gods, such as the Siphnian Treasury in Delphi or the many buildings put up in Olympia, Greece by competing city-states, to impress each other during the Ancient Olympic Games. ...
Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...
The monarch is depicted on banknotes issued by the Crown dependencies.
See also This article concerns British coinage, the coinage of the United Kingdom. ...
This is a list of topics related to the United Kingdom. ...
Pound Scots was the national unit of currency in the Kingdom of Scotland before the country entered into a political and currency union with England in 1707. ...
External links - Bank of England banknote page
- Committee of Scottish Clearing Bankers home page
- The Royal Bank of Scotland banknote page
- RBS Jack Nicklaus commemorative £5 note description {PDF file}
- Isle of Man banknotes (IOM Treasury)
References - ^ Royal bank of Scotland Group - 'The history of our banknotes'
- ^ The Scotsman, 22 September 2005
- ^ a b Other British Notes, Bank of England web site
- ^ Image of series F £20 at web.mac.com.
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