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Banknotes of Scotland are the banknotes of the pound sterling that are issued by three Scottish retail banks (Bank of Scotland, the Royal Bank of Scotland and Clydesdale Bank) and in circulation in Scotland. The Bank of Scotland, the oldest bank operating in the country, was the first bank in Europe to successfully print its own banknotes in ...
The Bank Notes (Scotland) Act 1765 [1] (5 Geo. 3. c. 49) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that introduced restrictions on the use of banknotes by the Scottish banks. The act was from the Fourth Session of the Twelfth Parliament of Great Britain at Westminster; beginning May 19, 1761 and lasting until January 10, 1765. [2]
Scottish banknotes are not withdrawn in the same manner as Bank of England notes, and therefore several different versions of the Bank of Scotland ten pound note may be encountered [5] although the Committee of Scottish Bankers encouraged the public to spend or exchange older, non-polymer ten pound notes before 1 March 2018. [6]
In common with a number of other banks in Scotland, the Royal Bank of Scotland has retained the right to issue its own banknotes. It first issued notes in 1727, the same year the bank was founded. The issuing of banknotes by Scottish banks was formerly regulated by the Banknote (Scotland) Act 1845 until it was superseded by the Banking Act 2009 ...
Three men have been charged into the use of fake Scottish banknotes across Yorkshire and Derbyshire following a police investigation. The trio, all from Galway in Ireland, have been charged with ...
Scottish banknotes are 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. In a narrow technical sense, neither Bank of England notes nor Bank of Scotland notes are legal tender in Scotland ...
Scottish banknotes are not withdrawn in the same manner as Bank of England notes, and therefore several different versions of the Royal Bank of Scotland ten pound note may be encountered. [5] The Ilay series of banknotes was first issued in 1987. [6] These banknotes featured a portrait of Lord Ilay, first governor of the bank, on the front ...
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]