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The £100 note is currently the largest denomination of banknote issued by The Royal Bank of Scotland. [3] The current Ilay series of banknotes was first issued in 1987. [4] These banknotes feature a portrait of Lord Ilay, first governor of the bank, on the front. Lord Ilay's image is also used as a watermark on the notes.
Each note features a portrait of Walter Scott on the front. The £100 note has three merging circles on the front (other denominations having different shapes) to aid identification for those with impaired vision. The back features an image of The Mound, the location of the bank's headquarters. Each denomination also features a rear design ...
A First Trust Bank £100 note. Until June 2020, First Trust Bank issued notes in denominations of £10, £20, £50 and £100. The notes bear portraits of generic Northern Irish people on the front with varied illustrations on the reverse. [127] Until 1993 the bank issued notes under its former trading name, Allied Irish Banks.
For ease of identification, all three issuing banks in Scotland use the same principal colour for each denomination: Blue for £5, brown for £10, purple for £20, red for £50, and turquoise for £100. [8] This colour scheme is similar to current Bank of England notes (except that the Bank of England does not issue a £100 note).
The Bank of England, which is now the central bank of the United Kingdom, British Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories, has issued banknotes since 1694. 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 1844, when the ability of other banks to issue notes was restricted.
In 1969, the federal government retired the $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills, leaving $100 as the largest denomination of currency in circulation. However, the C-note had more than a century ...
The original "large white fiver" five pound note was known as "five jacks" and replaced in 1957 by the blue £5 note. Now also known as a "fiver". £10 note: £10: in circulation Also known as a "tenner". £20 note: £20: in circulation Also known as a "score". £50 note: £50: in circulation Also known as a "bullseye". £100 note: £100: in ...
The most recent release of the $100 bill was originally planned for 2011 but was delayed two years because of new security features that caused the notes to crease during printing.