Bank of Scotland £20 March 1999 P121c Unc

The Clydesdale Bank, like other Scottish banks, abandoned issuing banknotes on paper and switched to printing on polymer. The last design of the Paper £20 was first introduced in 2009 when David Thorburn was Chief Operating Officer. (P229K) The front is dominated by a portrait of Robert the Bruce, King of the Scots during the Scottish Independence Wars against the English in the 14th century. The date chosen for issue reflects Robert the Bruce’s birthday (11th July 1274) The back of the note depicts New Lanark, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the River Clyde. We offer Crisp Uncirculated examples of the 2009 Thorburn £20 – the first of the last issued on paper.

The Bank of Scotland has gone full polymer and these paper £20 have long been forgotten. This design was introduced in 2007 (P126). Only two dates 2007 & 2009 were issued. The notes on offer now, in Uncirculated condition, are from the earlier and more elusive 2007 run. The front features a portrait of Walter Scott with a fancy holographic seal to the left. The back depicts the Forth Road and Rail Bridges. Crisp Uncirculated and limited availability – the first of the last paper Bank of Scotland £20.

These Bank of Scotland £10 notes are dated 1998 and feature a portrait of the author Sir Walter Scott on the front.(P120c) In the banknote world, he was lauded because of his spirited defence of retaining the £1 note when it was in danger of being ditched. That is why he has appeared on notes from both the British Linen Bank and the Bank of Scotland. The back of the notes has a vignette from the distilling industry, an important sector in the Scottish economy. Crisp A Unc.