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In 2007, he was convicted of 'delivering, selling or disposing of' fake Bank of Scotland and Euro notes and sentenced to 6 years and 4 months imprisonment. [7]
The Bank of Scotland £10 note, also known informally as a tenner, is a sterling banknote. It is the second smallest denomination of banknote issued by the Bank of Scotland . The current polymer note , first issued in 2017, bears the image of Sir Walter Scott on the obverse and a vignette of the Glenfinnan Viaduct on the reverse.
All Bank of Scotland notes bear a portrait of Sir Walter Scott on the front in commemoration of his 1826 Malachi Malagrowther campaign for Scottish banks to retain the right to issue their own notes. [9] The Bank of Scotland's 2007 series of banknotes is known as the Bridges of Scotland series. These notes were introduced on 17 September 2007 ...
An 1849 issue of Thompson's Bank Note Reporter, the most prominent of all bank note reporters.By 1855, it would achieve a circulation of 100,000. [1]Bank note reporters or counterfeit detectors [a] were periodicals published in the United States in the mid-19th century.
In 1988, the Reserve Bank of Australia released the world's first long-lasting and counterfeit-resistant polymer (plastic) banknotes with a special Bicentennial $10 note issue. After problems with this bill were discovered and addressed, in 1992, a problem-free $5 note was issued.
The Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 (c. 45) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which makes it illegal to make fake versions of many things, including legal documents, contracts, audio and visual recordings, and money of the United Kingdom and certain protected coins. [2]
The counterfeit currency recovered included $3.5 million worth of $100 bills and £2.5 million of £10 notes, which Bank of England experts said were of excellent quality. The police stated that "The potential to undermine the economy of the UK and US was very significant." [13] [14]
The Bank Notes Forgery (Scotland) Act 1820 (1 Geo. 4. c. 92) (repealed by the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981, s.30 & Sch., Pt.II) The Land Tax Certificates Forgery Act 1812 (52 Geo. 3. c. 143) (repealed by the Forgery Act 1913) The Counterfeit Currency (Convention) Act 1935 (25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 25) The Forgery Acts