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Scottish banknotes are unusual, first because they are issued by retail banks, not government central banks, and second, because they are not legal tender anywhere in the United Kingdom. Scottish bank notes are not legal tender even in Scotland, where, in law, no banknotes, even those issued by the Bank of England, are defined as legal tender.
Extended the Bank Notes Act 1833 to make Bank of England notes under £5 in value legal tender; the act also applied to Scotland, making English 10/– and £1 legal tender for the first time. Bank of England withdrew low-denomination notes in 1969 and 1988, removing legal tender from Scotland. 2008 Banking Act 2009: UK
Though strictly not legal tender in Scotland, Scottish banknotes are nevertheless legal currency and are generally accepted throughout the United Kingdom. Scottish banknotes are fully backed such that holders have the same level of protection as those holding genuine Bank of England notes. [3]
Scottish banknotes are legal currency throughout the United Kingdom, though they are not legal tender. [4] [5] Scottish banknotes are accepted in other countries of the United Kingdom, and holders have the same level of protection in law as those holding Bank of England notes. [6]
Bank of England notes are legal tender for any amount in England and Wales, but not in Scotland or Northern Ireland. [141] (Bank of England 10/– and £1 notes were legal tender, as were Scottish banknotes, during World War II under the Currency (Defence) Act 1939, which was repealed on 1 January 1946.)
Scottish banknotes are legal currency and are generally accepted throughout the United Kingdom. However, they are not legal tender; not even in Scotland, where only Royal Mint coins are legal tender. Scottish banknotes are fully backed such that holders have the same level of protection as those holding genuine Bank of England notes. [2]
Though strictly not legal tender in Scotland, Scottish banknotes are nevertheless legal currency and are generally accepted throughout the United Kingdom. Scottish banknotes are fully backed such that holders have the same level of protection as those holding genuine Bank of England notes. [4]
82 percent of Royal Bank of Scotland's shares were acquired by the UK government as part of the 2008 United Kingdom bank rescue package. The UK Government bought Royal Bank of Scotland stock for £42 billion, representing 50 pence per share. In 2011, the shares were worth 19 pence, representing a taxpayer book loss of £26 billion.