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Currency

Pound sterling GBP

Currency starts More than 1,000 years of £sd lineage

Paper-money timeline 1694

National / central issue Bank of England notes from 1694

Current issuer Bank of England and authorised commercial banks

The essential story

Start with the chronology, not the current issuer.

Bank of England notes began in 1694 as handwritten promises and gradually became standardised, pictorial and highly secure. Sterling itself is much older, so the currency and banknote timelines should remain distinct.

The United Kingdom is not a single-issuer catalogue. The Bank of England issues notes for England and Wales, while authorised banks issue distinct Scottish and Northern Irish notes.

History in layers

Banknote eras

Dates describe what began in each period—not necessarily when every note stopped circulating.

1694–1724

Handwritten running-cash notes

Early notes were completed by hand for the deposited sum rather than printed in fixed modern denominations.
1725–1914

Part-printed and White Notes

Fixed denominations and a recognisable monochrome design language emerged over two centuries.
1914–1956

Treasury emergency notes and Series A

War transformed low-denomination paper money and led into the first coloured Bank of England £1 note in 1928.
1957–1989

Portrait and pictorial modernisation

Elizabeth II became the first monarch on a Bank of England note in 1960; Shakespeare became the first historical figure on the reverse in 1970.
1990–2016

Series E and F paper designs

Historical figures, larger portraits and increasingly sophisticated security features shaped the final paper era.
2016–present

Series G polymer

The full polymer family entered circulation from 2016 to 2021. Charles III portrait variants joined circulation in 2024.

Collector’s lens

Details worth cataloguing

Issuer is essential

Keep Bank of England, Scottish and Northern Irish issuing banks separate before comparing series or denominations.

Chief cashier and prefix

Signatory, serial prefix and paper or polymer substrate often distinguish collectible variants.

Monarch changes are portrait variants

Charles III notes retain the existing reverse figures; they are not a wholly new reverse-design series.

Withdrawn notes remain redeemable

The Bank of England exchanges its own withdrawn notes at face value indefinitely, but not notes from other issuers.

Issue catalogue

Series and denominations

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Historic Historical predecessor

Irish pound

997–1826

0/43 issues held

Irish private bankers' notes Private Irish bankers, goldsmith-bankers and merchants 1700–1825 0/1

Variable Irish-pound and sterling sums 1700–1825 Major private-bank and merchant-note group; private notes were widespread in Ireland before the Bank of Ireland's nationwide issues.

Series sources Private Banknotes — The Old Currency Exchange Irish Currency Report of 1804 — Central Bank of Ireland

Bank of Ireland first issue Bank of Ireland 1783 0/16

£10 Irish 1783 First Bank of Ireland issue; no surviving examples reported.

£100 Irish 1783 First Bank of Ireland issue; no surviving examples reported.

£15 Irish 1783 First Bank of Ireland issue; no surviving examples reported.

£20 Irish 1783 First Bank of Ireland issue; no surviving examples reported.

£200 Irish 1783 First Bank of Ireland issue; no surviving examples reported.

£25 Irish 1783 First Bank of Ireland issue; no surviving examples reported.

£30 Irish 1783 First Bank of Ireland issue; no surviving examples reported.

£300 Irish 1783 First Bank of Ireland issue; no surviving examples reported.

£40 Irish 1783 First Bank of Ireland issue; no surviving examples reported.

£400 Irish 1783 First Bank of Ireland issue; no surviving examples reported.

£50 Irish 1783 First Bank of Ireland issue; no surviving examples reported.

£500 Irish 1783 First Bank of Ireland issue; no surviving examples reported.

£60 Irish 1783 First Bank of Ireland issue; no surviving examples reported.

£70 Irish 1783 First Bank of Ireland issue; no surviving examples reported.

£80 Irish 1783 First Bank of Ireland issue; no surviving examples reported.

£90 Irish 1783 First Bank of Ireland issue; no surviving examples reported.

Series sources Bank of Ireland Notes — Early Bank of Ireland Notes

Bank of Ireland second issue Bank of Ireland 1784 0/2

£10–£500 Irish (listed values) 1784 Second issue, printed in Ireland by William Wilson on Portals paper; listed values were £10, £15, £20, £25, £30, £40, £50, £60, £70, £80, £90, £100, £200, £300, £400 and £500 Irish.

5–100 guineas sterling (listed values) 1784 Second-issue sterling-guinea values were 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 guineas.

Series sources Bank of Ireland Notes — Early Bank of Ireland Notes

Bank of Ireland third issue Bank of Ireland 1797 0/2

1 guinea 1797 Restriction-period small note.

£1 Irish 1797 Restriction-period small note.

Series sources Bank of Ireland Notes — Early Bank of Ireland Notes

Bank of Ireland fourth issue Bank of Ireland 1798–1812 0/6

1 guinea 1798–1812 Fourth issue.

£1 Irish 1798–1812 Fourth issue.

10 guineas 1798–1812 Fourth issue.

1½ guineas 1798–1812 Fourth issue.

30 shillings (one pound, fourteen shillings and three-halfpence) 1798–1812 Fourth issue.

5 guineas (five pounds, thirteen shillings and nine pence) 1798–1812 Fourth issue.

Series sources Bank of Ireland Notes — Early Bank of Ireland Notes

Bank of Ireland fifth issue Bank of Ireland 1812–1815 0/5

1 guinea 1812–1815 Fifth issue.

£1 Irish 1812–1815 Fifth issue.

25 shillings Irish 1812–1815 Fifth issue.

30 shillings Irish 1812–1815 Fifth issue.

£5 Irish 1812–1815 Fifth issue.

Series sources Bank of Ireland Notes

Bank of Ireland sixth issue Bank of Ireland 1815–1825 0/5

£1 Irish 1815–1825 Sixth issue.

£10 Irish 1815–1825 Sixth issue.

£2 Irish 1815–1825 Sixth issue.

30 shillings Irish 1815–1825 Sixth issue.

£5 Irish 1815–1825 Two principal types recorded.

Series sources Bank of Ireland Notes

Bank of Ireland seventh issue: Irish-pound bearer portion Bank of Ireland 1825 0/2

£1 Irish 1825 Seventh-issue transition portion before sterling conversion.

30 shillings Irish 1825 Seventh-issue transition portion before sterling conversion.

Series sources Bank of Ireland Notes

Northern Banking Company founding Irish-pound issue Northern Banking Company 1825 0/3

£1 Irish 1825 Belfast first issue; circulating note and proof recorded.

25 shillings Irish 1825 Belfast first issue; proof recorded.

30 shillings Irish 1825 Belfast first issue; proof recorded.

Series sources Joint-Stock Banknotes

Provincial Bank of Ireland founding Irish-pound issue Provincial Bank of Ireland 1825 0/1

Multiple denominations 1825 Founding issue before Ireland's 1826 sterling conversion.

Series sources Joint-Stock Banknotes

Historic Historical predecessor

Pound Scots

1136–1707

0/6 issues held

Bank of Scotland fixed-value notes (Scottish monetary system) Bank of Scotland 1696–1707 0/6

£10 Scots 1696–1707 One of the Bank of Scotland's first fixed-value note denominations.

£100 Scots 1696–1707 One of the Bank of Scotland's first fixed-value note denominations.

£20 Scots 1696–1707 One of the Bank of Scotland's first fixed-value note denominations.

£5 Scots 1696–1707 One of the Bank of Scotland's first fixed-value note denominations.

£50 Scots 1696–1707 One of the Bank of Scotland's first fixed-value note denominations.

£12 Scots (equivalent to £1 sterling) 1704–1707 The Bank of Scotland's first £1-equivalent note; the separate pound-Scots currency ended with the 1707 Union.

Series sources Lloyds Banking Group Archives — earliest surviving Scottish banknote Scotland's People — dates, numbers and sums of money

GBP Current currency

Pound sterling

1158–present

0/604 issues held

London goldsmith-bankers' promissory notes London goldsmith-bankers (private issuers) 1650–1700 0/1

Variable sterling sums 1650–1700 Private deposit receipts and promissory notes that developed into English banknotes.

Series sources Featured Web Page: English Banking History Our earliest Bank of England note

Bank of England notes Bank of England 1694 0/20

Variable sterling sums 1694 Britannia medallion and promise-to-pay text Initial sealed bills, running-cash notes and other Bank paper were for variable sums; running-cash notes were the principal forerunner of modern Bank of England notes.

£1,000 White (official first-issue range 1725–1745) 1725 Britannia The Bank of England dates first issue only as between 1725 and 1745; Country-branch issue was limited to Hull, 1882–1889.

£100 1725 Britannia Part of the first standard printed-denomination group.

£20 1725 Britannia Part of the first standard printed-denomination group.

£200 White (official first-issue range 1725–1745) 1725 Britannia The Bank of England dates first issue only as between 1725 and 1745; Not issued by Bank of England country branches.

£30 1725 Britannia Part of the first standard printed-denomination group.

£300 White (official first-issue range 1725–1745) 1725 Britannia The Bank of England dates first issue only as between 1725 and 1745; Not issued by Bank of England country branches.

£40 1725 Britannia Part of the first standard printed-denomination group.

£50 1725 Britannia Part of the first standard printed-denomination group.

£500 White (official first-issue range 1725–1745) 1725 Britannia The Bank of England dates first issue only as between 1725 and 1745; Issued by some Bank of England country branches from 1826.

£60 White (official first-issue range 1725–1740) 1725 Britannia The Bank of England dates first issue only as between 1725 and 1740; The exact first-issue year is not known.

£70 White (official first-issue range 1725–1745) 1725 Britannia The Bank of England dates first issue only as between 1725 and 1745; The exact first-issue year is not known.

£80 White (official first-issue range 1725–1745) 1725 Britannia The Bank of England dates first issue only as between 1725 and 1745; The exact first-issue year is not known.

£90 White (official first-issue range 1725–1745) 1725 Britannia The Bank of England dates first issue only as between 1725 and 1745; The exact first-issue year is not known.

£10 1759 Britannia Introduced during the Seven Years' War metallic-currency shortage.

£15 1759 Britannia Introduced with the first £10 notes.

£25 1765 Britannia

£5 1793 Britannia First printed £5 issue.

£1 1797–1826 Britannia First issued on 2 March 1797 during the Restriction Period; additionally issued in the 1825–1826 crisis.

£2 1797–1821 Britannia Emergency low-denomination issue during the Restriction Period.

Series sources The Bank of England note: a short history Early banknotes Withdrawn banknotes Inimitable notes: The quest for the perfect banknote

Royal Bank of Scotland early notes Royal Bank of Scotland 1727 0/1

20 shillings (£1) 1727 King George II Dated 8 December 1727; from the bank's first set of notes and the first British banknote with a royal portrait. The handwritten £12-Scots equivalent was residual terminology, not a separate post-1707 currency.

Series sources Royal Bank of Scotland 20 shilling note, 1727 Banknotes — NatWest Group Heritage Hub

British Linen Company promissory notes and banknotes British Linen Company 1747–1905 0/2

Unspecified promissory-note values 1747 Pallas company emblem Promissory-note issue began in September 1747 for agents, weavers, manufacturers and customers.

Unspecified payable-on-demand banknote values 1750–1905 Pallas company emblem True payable-on-demand banknotes began in 1750.

Series sources The British Linen Company, 1745–1775 British Linen Company currency and banknote values by issue

Aberdeen Banking Company notes Aberdeen Banking Company 1748–1753 0/2

£5 sterling (60 pounds Scots) 1748–1753 Early Scottish provincial note; Scots wording was residual value notation, not a continuing pound-Scots currency.

20 shillings sterling (£1) 1749–1753 An exceptionally early Scottish provincial issue outside Edinburgh.

Series sources Morton & Eden auction catalogue — Aberdeen Banking Company notes

Glasgow private note-issuing banks Ship Bank; Glasgow Arms Bank; Thistle Bank; Merchant Banking Company 1750–1843 0/4

Variable sterling sums — Glasgow Arms Bank 1750 Early Glasgow merchant-bank note issue.

Variable sterling sums — Ship Bank 1750–1843 One of Glasgow's first private note-issuing banks.

Variable sterling sums — Thistle Bank 1761 Early Glasgow merchant-bank note issue.

Variable sterling sums — Merchant Banking Company 1769 Early Glasgow merchant-bank note issue.

Series sources The Glasgow Story — Banking and Finance Old Ship Bank

Douglas, Heron & Company (Ayr Bank) notes Douglas, Heron & Company 1769–1772 0/1

Variable sterling sums 1769–1772 Major Ayr Bank issue; the bank closed on 25 June 1772.

Series sources The Glasgow Story — Banking and Finance Douglas-Heron Bank

Bank of Scotland, 1810 issue Bank of Scotland 1810–1824 0/7

£1 1810–1824 Catalogue group P40–P46.

1 guinea 1810–1824 Catalogue group P40–P46.

£10 1810–1824 Catalogue group P40–P46.

£2 1810–1824 Catalogue group P40–P46.

2 guineas 1810–1824 Catalogue group P40–P46.

£20 1810–1824 Catalogue group P40–P46.

£5 1810–1824 Catalogue group P40–P46.

Series sources Scotland banknotes catalogue

Commercial Bank of Scotland, 1810–1818 issue Commercial Bank of Scotland 1810–1818 0/2

£1 1810–1818 First Commercial Bank of Scotland issue.

£1 1 shilling 1810–1818 First Commercial Bank of Scotland issue.

Series sources Commercial Bank of Scotland catalogue Counterfeit Commercial Bank of Scotland £1 note, 1810

Aberdeen Town & County Bank first £1 design Aberdeen Town & County Bank 1825–1836 0/1

£1 1825–1836 Museum identifies this as the bank's first £1 design; dated 15 June 1825.

Series sources One-pound Note, Aberdeen Town & County Bank

Bank of Ireland seventh issue: sterling-era bearer and branch portion Bank of Ireland 1825–1840 0/6

£10 1825–1840 Seventh issue; no surviving example recorded by source.

£20 1825–1840 Seventh-issue sterling bearer and branch issue.

£50 1825–1840 Seventh-issue sterling bearer and branch issue.

30 shillings 1828–1840 Seventh-issue branch issue.

£1 1832–1840 Seventh-issue branch issue.

£5 1838–1840 Seventh-issue branch issue.

Series sources Bank of Ireland Notes

Bank of Scotland, 1825 issues Bank of Scotland 1825–1849 0/6

£1 1825–1849 Catalogue group P51–P54.

1 guinea 1825–1849 Catalogue group P47–P48.

£10 1825–1849 Catalogue group P51–P54.

£100 1825–1849 Catalogue group P51–P54.

£20 1825–1849 Catalogue group P51–P54.

£5 1825–1849 Catalogue group P47–P48.

Series sources Scotland banknotes catalogue

National Bank of Scotland founding issue National Bank of Scotland 1825–1830 0/2

1 guinea 1825 Founding issue.

£10 1825–1830 Handwritten-date and signature issue.

Series sources 1 Guinea, National Bank of Scotland National Bank of Scotland £10, 1825

Northern Banking Company second issue Northern Banking Company 1825–1850 0/8

£1 1825–1850 Individual branch issue in British currency.

£10 1825–1850 Individual branch issue in British currency; proofs recorded.

£20 1825–1850 Individual branch issue in British currency; proofs recorded.

25 shillings 1825–1850 Individual branch issue in British currency.

30 shillings 1825–1850 Individual branch issue in British currency.

35 shillings 1825–1850 Individual branch issue in British currency.

£4 1825–1850 Individual branch issue in British currency; proof recorded.

£5 1825–1850 Individual branch issue in British currency; proof recorded.

Series sources Joint-Stock Banknotes

Bank of England country-branch notes Bank of England 1826–1939 0/8

£10 1826–1939 Country-branch issue.

£100 1826–1939 Country-branch issue.

£20 1826–1939 Country-branch issue.

£30 1826–1939 Issued by some country branches.

£40 1826–1939 Issued by some country branches.

£5 1826–1939 Country-branch issue.

£50 1826–1939 Country-branch issue.

£500 1826–1939 Issued by some country branches.

Series sources Withdrawn banknotes Branch Bank Note Issues: Swansea The Bank of England note: a short history

Belfast Banking Company notes Belfast Banking Company 1827–1968 0/1

Multiple denominations 1827–1968 Major Belfast joint-stock note issuer; first issue dated 1827–1843.

Series sources Joint-Stock Banknotes

Hibernian Joint-Stock Banking Company token notes, first issue Hibernian Joint-Stock Banking Company 1827 0/6

£1 1827 Token issue without promissory text.

£20 1827 Token issue without promissory text.

£3 1827 Token issue without promissory text.

30 shillings 1827 Token issue without promissory text.

35 shillings 1827 Token issue without promissory text.

£5 1827 Token issue without promissory text.

Series sources Joint-Stock Banknotes

Hibernian Joint-Stock Banking Company second issue Hibernian Joint-Stock Banking Company 1829–1929 0/2

£2 1829–1929 Demand-payable-after-six-months issue; issued examples recorded from 1829.

£3 1829–1929 Demand-payable-after-six-months issue; issued examples recorded from 1829.

Series sources Joint-Stock Banknotes

Western Bank of Scotland notes Western Bank of Scotland 1832–1857 0/1

Multiple denominations 1832–1857 Scottish joint-stock bank; failed in 1857.

Series sources Western Bank of Scotland history

Agricultural & Commercial Bank of Ireland note issues Agricultural & Commercial Bank of Ireland 1834–1840 0/5

£1 1835–1840 First issue notes were all dated 10 March 1835; later issues also included £1.

30 shillings 1836–1840 Third issue.

35 shillings 1836–1840 Third issue.

£5 1836–1840 Third issue.

£3 1838–1840 Second issue.

Series sources Joint-Stock Banknotes

National Bank of Ireland notes National Bank of Ireland 1835–1964 0/1

Multiple denominations 1835–1964 Known as Daniel O'Connell's Liberator's Bank.

Series sources Joint-Stock Banknotes

Ulster Banking Company notes Ulster Banking Company 1836 0/1

Multiple denominations 1836 Major all-Ireland issuer whose note-issue lineage continued in Northern Ireland.

Series sources Joint-Stock Banknotes

Provident Bank of Ireland first issue Provident Bank of Ireland 1837–1839 0/1

£1 1837–1839 First issue.

Series sources Joint-Stock Banknotes

Southern Bank of Ireland first issue Southern Bank of Ireland 1837–1839 0/1

Multiple denominations 1837–1839 One documented series; the bank failed shortly after opening.

Series sources Joint-Stock Banknotes

Bank of Ireland eighth issue Bank of Ireland 1838–1842 0/2

£1 1838–1842 Hibernia and Medusa head Hibernia and Medusa Head issue.

30 shillings 1838–1842 Hibernia and Medusa head Hibernia and Medusa Head issue.

Series sources Bank of Ireland Notes

Clydesdale Bank founding issue Clydesdale Bank 1838 0/5

£1 1838 Issued on the bank's opening day, 7 May 1838.

£10 1838 Issued on the bank's opening day, 7 May 1838.

£100 1838 Issued on the bank's opening day, 7 May 1838.

£20 1838 Issued on the bank's opening day, 7 May 1838.

£5 1838 Issued on the bank's opening day, 7 May 1838.

Series sources Scottish banknote issuance

City of Glasgow Bank notes City of Glasgow Bank 1839–1878 0/1

Multiple denominations 1839–1878 Scottish bank of issue.

Series sources City of Glasgow Bank archive

Bank of Ireland ninth issue Bank of Ireland 1842–1849 0/4

30 shillings 1842–1849 Hibernia and Medusa head Hibernia and Medusa Head issue.

£1 1843–1849 Hibernia and Medusa head Hibernia and Medusa Head issue.

£5 1845–1849 Hibernia and Medusa head Hibernia and Medusa Head issue.

£3 1846–1849 Hibernia and Medusa head Hibernia and Medusa Head issue.

Series sources Bank of Ireland Notes

1850 issue Bank of Scotland 1850 0/1

£5 1850 P-#55

Series sources Scotland banknotes catalogue

c.1850 issue Commercial Bank of Scotland 1850–1859 0/2

£1 1850–1859 P-#s295 Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

£5 1850–1859 P-#s296 Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

Series sources Commercial Bank of Scotland catalogue

1851 issue Bank of Scotland 1851–1859 0/5

£1 1851–1859

£10 1851–1859

£100 1851–1859

£20 1851–1859

£5 1851–1859

Series sources Scotland banknotes catalogue

Tenth issue Bank of Ireland 1852–1863 0/3

£1 1855–1863 Hibernia and Medusa head Wavy security protector; branch-list type.

£10 1856–1863 Hibernia and Medusa head Wavy security protector; branch-list type.

£5 1856–1863 Hibernia and Medusa head Wavy security protector; branch-list type.

Series sources Bank of Ireland Notes — The Old Currency Exchange

Bank of England Britannia-vignette white notes Bank of England 1855–1956 0/5

£10 1855–1956 Britannia vignette White-note design incorporating Daniel Maclise's Britannia vignette.

£100 1855–1956 Britannia vignette White-note design incorporating Daniel Maclise's Britannia vignette.

£20 1855–1956 Britannia vignette White-note design incorporating Daniel Maclise's Britannia vignette.

£5 1855–1956 Britannia vignette White-note design incorporating Daniel Maclise's Britannia vignette.

£50 1855–1956 Britannia vignette White-note design incorporating Daniel Maclise's Britannia vignette.

Series sources Plates and dies — Bank of England Museum

1856 issue National Bank of Scotland 1856–1879 0/1

£1 1856–1879 P-#231

Series sources Scotland banknotes catalogue, Numista

1857 issue City of Glasgow Bank 1857–1870 0/1

£1 1857–1870

Series sources Scotland banknotes catalogue, Numista

1860–1879 issue Commercial Bank of Scotland 1860–1879 0/3

£1 1860–1879 P-#s305

£20 1860–1879 P-#s308

£5 1860–1879 P-#s306

Series sources Commercial Bank of Scotland catalogue

1860 issue Bank of Scotland 1860–1881 0/5

£1 1860–1881 P-#65

£10 1860–1881

£100 1860–1881 P-#69

£20 1860–1881

£5 1860–1881

Series sources Scotland banknotes catalogue

Signature Gattie issue Bank of England 1860–1863 0/5

£10 1860–1863 Chief Cashier George Forbes Gattie signature issue.

£100 1860–1863 Chief Cashier George Forbes Gattie signature issue.

£20 1860–1863 Chief Cashier George Forbes Gattie signature issue.

£5 1860–1863 Chief Cashier George Forbes Gattie signature issue.

£50 1860–1863 Chief Cashier George Forbes Gattie signature issue.

Series sources Great Britain — Bank of England catalogue

1862 issue Union Bank of Scotland 1862–1866 0/1

£1 1862–1866

Series sources Scotland banknotes catalogue, Numista

Eleventh issue Bank of Ireland 1864–1883 0/3

£5 1864–1883 Hibernia and Medusa head 47-branch, four-line red-Gothic branch-list type.

£1 1869–1883 Hibernia and Medusa head All branches printed in red Gothic script.

£500 1869–1883 Hibernia and Medusa head 56-branch issue; a surviving Bank of Ireland £500 note is dated 18 December 1869.

Series sources Bank of Ireland Notes — The Old Currency Exchange Bank of Ireland 1783–1928 All-Ireland banknotes

1865–1868 issue Clydesdale Banking Company 1865–1868 0/3

£100 1865–1868 P-#179

£20 1865–1868 P-#178

£5 1865–1868 P-#177

Series sources Clydesdale Bank catalogue

1866 issue North of Scotland Banking Company 1866–1870 0/2

£1 1866–1870 P-#s615

£5 1866–1870 P-#s616

Series sources North of Scotland Bank catalogue

1867–1879 issue Union Bank of Scotland 1867–1879 0/1

£1 1867–1879 P-#s777

Series sources Union Bank of Scotland catalogue

1870–1879 issue National Bank 1870–1879 0/1

£1 1870–1879 P-#196

Series sources Ireland (British) banknote catalogue

1871–1876 issue City of Glasgow Bank 1871–1876 0/1

£1 1871–1876

Series sources Scotland banknotes catalogue, Numista

1871–1880 Queen Victoria issue Provincial Bank of Ireland 1871–1880 0/2

£1 1871–1880 P-#320 Queen Victoria

£50 1871–1880 P-#325 Queen Victoria

Series sources Ireland (British) banknote catalogue

1871 issue North of Scotland Banking Company 1871–1881 0/1

£1 1871–1881 P-#s619

Series sources North of Scotland Bank catalogue

1872–1876 issue Clydesdale Banking Company 1872–1876 0/1

£100 1872–1876 P-#180

Series sources Clydesdale Bank catalogue

1875 issue Royal Bank of Scotland 1875–1969 0/4

£1 1875–1926 P-#316 Royal Bank arms, Britannia and Plenty

£20 1875–1969

£5 1875–1950 P-#317 Royal Bank arms

£100 1877–1966 P-#320

Series sources Scotland banknotes catalogue

1876–1906 issue British Linen Company 1876–1906 0/2

£1 1876–1906

£100 1879–1904 P-#s174

Series sources Scotland banknotes catalogue, Numista

1876 issue Union Bank of Scotland 1876–1879 0/1

£1 1876–1879

Series sources Scotland banknotes catalogue, Numista

Signature May issue Bank of England 1876–1893 0/5

£10 1876–1893 Chief Cashier Frank May signature issue.

£100 1876–1893 Chief Cashier Frank May signature issue.

£20 1876–1893 Chief Cashier Frank May signature issue.

£5 1876–1893 Chief Cashier Frank May signature issue.

£50 1876–1893 Chief Cashier Frank May signature issue.

Series sources Great Britain — Bank of England catalogue

1880 issue National Bank of Scotland Ltd. 1880–1890 0/1

£1 1880–1890

Series sources Scotland banknotes catalogue, Numista

1882–1887 issue Commercial Bank of Scotland Ltd. 1882–1887 0/5

£1 1882–1887 P-#s310

£10 1882–1887 P-#s312

£100 1882–1887 P-#s314

£20 1882–1887 P-#s313

£5 1882–1887 P-#s311

Series sources Commercial Bank of Scotland catalogue

1882–1900 issue National Bank Limited 1882–1900 0/2

£10 1882–1900 P-#206

£20 1882–1900 P-#207

Series sources Ireland (British) banknote catalogue

1882–1905 issue Union Bank of Scotland 1882–1905 0/2

£1 1882–1905 P-#s799

£100 1891–1905 P-#s803

Series sources Union Bank of Scotland catalogue

1882–1907 issue North of Scotland Bank Ltd. 1882–1907 0/3

£1 1882–1907 P-#s620

£10 1882–1907 P-#s622

£20 1882–1907 P-#s623

Series sources North of Scotland Bank catalogue

1882–1921 issue Clydesdale Bank Ltd. 1882–1921 0/2

£1 1893–1921 P-#181

£5 1895–1921 P-#182

Series sources Clydesdale Bank catalogue

Bank of England Hull country-branch £1,000 white note Bank of England, Hull Branch 1882–1889 0/1

£1,000 1882–1889 The Bank records this denomination as a country-branch issue only at Hull, 1882–1889.

Series sources Withdrawn banknotes — Bank of England

1883–1919 issue Belfast Banking Corporation 1883–1919 0/1

£1 1883–1919 P-#152

Series sources Ireland (British) banknote catalogue

Twelfth issue Bank of Ireland 1883–1905 0/3

£1 1883–1905 P-#62 Hibernia and Medusa head 58-branch red-ink type.

£10 1887–1905 Hibernia and Medusa head H. Henry signature type.

£5 1887–1905 Hibernia and Medusa head S. Foot signature type.

Series sources Bank of Ireland Notes — The Old Currency Exchange

1885 issue Bank of Scotland 1885–1888 0/5

£1 1885–1888 P-#76

£10 1885–1888

£100 1885–1888

£20 1885–1888

£5 1885–1888

Series sources Scotland banknotes catalogue

1886–1906 issue Commercial Bank of Scotland Ltd. 1886–1906 0/4

£1 1886–1906 P-#s315

£100 1886–1906 P-#s318

£20 1886–1906 P-#s317

£5 1886–1906 P-#s316

Series sources Commercial Bank of Scotland catalogue

1889 issue Bank of Scotland 1889–1932 0/5

£1 1889–1932 P-#81

Series sources Scotland banknotes catalogue

1893–1907 issue National Bank of Scotland Ltd. 1893–1907 0/3

Series sources National Bank of Scotland £100 (P#247)

1894 issue Town and County Bank 1894–1906 0/1

Series sources Scotland banknotes catalogue, Numista

1895–1904 issue Caledonian Banking Company Ltd. 1895–1904 0/1

Series sources Scotland banknotes catalogue, Numista

Bank of Ireland — Thirteenth Issue Bank of Ireland 1908–1919 0/6

Series sources Bank of Ireland Notes | The Old Currency Exchange

Treasury Currency Notes — 1st Series HM Treasury 1914–1920 0/2

Series sources Withdrawn banknotes | Bank of England Catalogue Number Conversion Lists — Treasury

Treasury Currency Notes — 2nd Series HM Treasury 1914–1920 0/2

Series sources Withdrawn banknotes | Bank of England Catalogue Number Conversion Lists — Treasury

Treasury Currency Notes — 3rd Series HM Treasury 1917–1928 0/2

Series sources Withdrawn banknotes | Bank of England Catalogue Number Conversion Lists — Treasury

Bank of Ireland — Fourteenth Issue Bank of Ireland 1918–1920 0/1

Series sources Bank of Ireland Notes | The Old Currency Exchange

Bank of Ireland — Fifteenth Issue Bank of Ireland 1920–1921 0/2

Series sources Bank of Ireland Notes | The Old Currency Exchange

Bank of Ireland — Sixteenth Issue Bank of Ireland 1920–1921 0/1

Series sources Bank of Ireland Notes | The Old Currency Exchange

Bank of Ireland Series H (Northern Ireland circulation) Bank of Ireland 1922–1928 0/1

Series sources Irish joint-stock bank issues after partition Bank of Ireland banknotes in Northern Ireland

National Bank of Scotland 1925 issue National Bank of Scotland Limited 1925–1935 0/4

Series sources Scotland paper money catalog and Scottish currency history

North of Scotland Bank £5 issue North of Scotland Bank Limited 1925 0/1

Series sources 5 Pounds (North of Scotland Bank)

British Linen Bank £1 issue British Linen Bank 1926–1934 0/1

Series sources Scotland paper money catalog and Scottish currency history

Bank of Scotland £1 issue Bank of Scotland 1927–1933 0/1

Series sources Items from Scotland

Clydesdale Bank small-format issue Clydesdale Bank Limited 1927–1949 0/2

Series sources Scotland paper money catalog and Scottish currency history

Commercial Bank of Scotland small-format £1 issue Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 1927–1944 0/1

Series sources 1 Pound (Commercial Bank of Scotland)

National Bank of Scotland small-format £1 issue National Bank of Scotland Limited 1927–1931 0/1

Series sources Scotland paper money catalog and Scottish currency history

Royal Bank of Scotland reduced-size £1 issue Royal Bank of Scotland 1927–1936 0/1

Series sources Scotland paper money catalog and Scottish currency history

Union Bank of Scotland reduced-size £1 issue Union Bank of Scotland Limited 1927–1946 0/1

Series sources British Banknotes, 26 February 2020

Bank of England Series A Bank of England 1928–1961 0/2

Series sources The Bank of England note: a short history Banknote design

North of Scotland Bank issue North of Scotland Bank Limited 1928–1949 0/8

Series sources Items from Scotland

Bank of Ireland Belfast issue Bank of Ireland, Belfast 1929–1943 0/4

Series sources Ireland Northern banknotes catalog and Northern Irish currency history

Bank of Scotland 1929 issue Bank of Scotland 1929–1935 0/4

Series sources Scotland paper money catalog and Scottish currency history

National Bank Belfast inaugural Northern Ireland issue National Bank, Belfast 1929–1934 0/4

Series sources Ireland Northern banknotes catalog and Northern Irish currency history

Northern Bank inaugural Northern Ireland issue Northern Bank Limited, Belfast 1929–1968 0/6

Series sources Ireland Northern banknotes catalog and Northern Irish currency history

Provincial Bank of Ireland inaugural Northern Ireland issue Provincial Bank of Ireland, Belfast 1929–1944 0/4

Series sources Ireland Northern banknotes catalog and Northern Irish currency history

Ulster Bank inaugural Northern Ireland issue Ulster Bank Limited, Belfast 1929–1934 0/6

Series sources Ireland Northern banknotes catalog and Northern Irish currency history

Ulster Bank Northern Ireland overprint Ulster Bank Limited, Belfast 1929 0/1

Series sources Ulster Bank 1929 overprint for Northern Ireland issue Ireland Northern banknotes catalog and Northern Irish currency history

National Bank of Scotland £1 issue National Bank of Scotland Limited 1931–1933 0/1

Series sources Scotland paper money catalog and Scottish currency history

National Bank of Scotland 1934 issue National Bank of Scotland Limited 1934–1959 0/4

Series sources Scotland paper money catalog and Scottish currency history

Bank of Scotland 1935 issue Bank of Scotland 1935–1965 0/5

Series sources Scotland paper money catalog and Scottish currency history

British Linen Bank 1935 issue British Linen Bank 1935–1960 0/4

Series sources Scotland paper money catalog and Scottish currency history

Provincial Bank of Ireland 1935 issue Provincial Bank of Ireland, Belfast 1935–1946 0/3

Series sources Ireland Northern banknotes catalog and Northern Irish currency history

Ulster Bank 1935 issue Ulster Bank Limited, Belfast 1935–1938 0/3

Series sources Ireland Northern banknotes catalog and Northern Irish currency history

Bank of Ireland Belfast £1 issue Bank of Ireland, Belfast 1936–1943 0/1

Series sources Ireland Northern banknotes catalog and Northern Irish currency history

National Bank Belfast 1937 issue National Bank, Belfast 1937–1939 0/4

Series sources Ireland Northern banknotes catalog and Northern Irish currency history

Northern Bank £5 issue Northern Bank Limited, Belfast 1937–1943 0/1

Series sources Northern Ireland catalogue listing

Royal Bank of Scotland £1 issue Royal Bank of Scotland 1937–1955 0/1

Series sources Items from Scotland

Ulster Bank 1939 issue Ulster Bank Limited, Belfast 1939–1956 0/6

Series sources Ireland Northern banknotes catalog and Northern Irish currency history

Bank of England Emergency Wartime Issue Bank of England 1940–1948 0/2

Series sources Withdrawn banknotes Bank of England Museum gallery guide

National Bank Belfast 1942 issue National Bank, Belfast 1942–1959 0/3

Series sources Ireland Northern banknotes catalog and Northern Irish currency history

British Linen Bank £5 issue British Linen Bank 1944–1959 0/1

Series sources 5 Pounds (British Linen Bank)

Bank of England £5 White (threaded issue) Bank of England 1945–1957 0/1

Series sources Withdrawn banknotes

Bank of Scotland post-war issue Bank of Scotland 1945–1953 0/2

Series sources Scotland paper money catalog and Scottish currency history Items from Scotland

Commercial Bank of Scotland post-war issue Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 1947–1958 0/4

Series sources Items from Scotland Items from Scotland

Bank of England Series A second issue Bank of England 1948 0/2

Series sources Withdrawn banknotes

Bank of England Series A third issue Bank of England 1948–1961 0/2

Series sources Withdrawn banknotes

Bank of Scotland £5 issue Bank of Scotland 1948–1952 0/1

Series sources Scotland paper money catalog and Scottish currency history

Clydesdale Bank £5 issue Clydesdale Bank Limited 1948–1949 0/1

Series sources 5 Pounds (Clydesdale Bank)

Provincial Bank of Ireland post-war issue Provincial Bank of Ireland, Belfast 1948–1952 0/3

Series sources Ireland Northern banknotes catalog and Northern Irish currency history

Union Bank of Scotland £1 issue Union Bank of Scotland Limited 1949–1954 0/1

Series sources Items from Scotland

Clydesdale and North of Scotland Bank 1950–1962 issue Clydesdale and North of Scotland Bank 1950–1962 0/4