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This is a list of people on the banknotes of different countries. The customary design of banknotes in most countries is a portrait of a notable citizen (living and/or deceased) on the front (or obverse ) or on the back (or reverse ) of the banknotes, unless the subject is featured on both sides.
The Royal Bank of Scotland £1 note is a sterling banknote. The current cotton note, first issued in 1987, bears an image of Lord Ilay, one of the founders of the bank, on the obverse, and a vignette of Edinburgh Castle on the reverse. The £1 note is currently the smallest denomination of banknote issued by The Royal Bank of Scotland. [1]
Post-decimalisation value [1] Dates of use Notes Mite 1 / 24 d £0.0001736 15th century The Flemish groat approximately matched the English penny c 1420-1480 and was divided into 24 mites. The latter was thus extended to mean 1 / 24 penny or 1 / 6 farthing even if not minted in Tudor England. [2] [3] Quarter farthing ...
2016: 50 pence coin marking 150 years since Beatrix Potter was born (image not shown). Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921–2021) 1997: Five pound coin marking 50 years since his marriage to Queen Elizabeth II (featured on obverse). [20] 2007: Five pound coin marking 60 years since his marriage to Queen Elizabeth II (featured on obverse) [21]
The Bank of Scotland, the oldest bank operating in the country, was the first bank in Europe to successfully print its own banknotes in 1695. [1] The issuing of banknotes by retail banks in Scotland is subject to the Banking Act 2009 , which repealed all earlier legislation under which banknote issuance was regulated, and the Scottish and ...
Police are searching for a burglar who stole more than £10 million ($12.5 million) worth of bespoke jewelry in north-west London in what is thought to be one of the biggest thefts from a British ...
[1] Jersey; Jersey pound (local, government-issued sterling banknotes and coins) Issued by license of the Bank of England to the Treasury and Resources Department, States of Jersey [2] Guernsey (including Alderney, Sark and Herm) Guernsey pound (local, government-issued sterling banknotes and coins)
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