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Thursday 14 March 2019

950) Northern Ireland: Vertical Orientation Polymer Banknotes in the denominations of 5 and 10 Pounds introduced into circulation by the Ulster Bank Plc, which is a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland on 27.02.2019:

950) Northern Ireland: Vertical Orientation  Polymer Banknotes in the denominations of 5 and 10 Pounds introduced into circulation by the Ulster Bank Plc, which is a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland on 27.02.2019:

The Ulster Bank Plc., which is a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland has put into circulation two new denominations of Banknotes - 5 and 10 Pounds  - which are in the vertical format and which are part of a new family of Banknotes titled "Living in Nature".

The Fronts and Backs of the new 5 and 10 Pound Banknotes circulated on 27.02.2019


Initially unveiled in May 2018, the new Banknotes bear the date "12 APRIL 2018" along with the signature of Ross McEwan, Chief Executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, of which Ulster Bank is a part of.

The 5 and 10 Pound Banknotes have been made on polymer. The new Banknotes also include advanced security features that will make the Banknotes very difficult to counterfeit, thereby "raising the bar" for counterfeiters.

The new Series of Banknotes has been developed by a panel of experts and people from across Northern Ireland, thus affording them an opportunity to show the creativity and talent of the local people.

The Front of the new 5 Pounds Banknote shows the image of a sprig of fuchsia, commonly found in hedgerows and is featured in tourist leaflets throughout Northern Ireland.

The inscriptions are - "Serial number", "ULSTER BANK", "Promise to pay the bearer an amount of Five Pounds Sterling at Head Office Belfast - for Ulster Bank Limited 12 April 2018".

The Back of the new 5 Pounds Banknote shows Strangford Lough, which is a large sea loch or inlet in County Down in the East of Northern Ireland.

Also featured on this face are people running/walking/strolling along the beach, poignantly representing much of the island's history of migration and family separation, with many among the Irish immigrating to America during the last two centuries.

A king scallop from Strangford Lough is placed in the lower-right corner, a reminder of the many who earned their living on the seas as fishermen.

Also featured on this innovative design is an image of brent geese in flight on both faces. Every autumn, these birds leave their breeding grounds in East Canada and travel to Ireland to spend the winter, typically making Strangford Lough their home.

The inscriptions are - "Ulster Bank", "5 Pounds Sterling" also denominated in numerals.

The Dimensions/Size of this Banknote are 125 mm x 65 mm and its Colour is predominantly blue.

The Front and Back of the 5 Pounds Banknote shown side-by-side


The Front of the new 10 Pounds Banknote shows a Guelder Rose shrub. These beautiful deciduous plants are well-known for their light fragrance and cream petal displays. They thrive alongside lakes, in hedgerows and in thickets across the Northern Irish countryside, sometimes reaching four metres (or about 12.0 feet) high.

Also seen in the design is a Cryptic Wood white butterfly, which is only found in Northern Ireland, which is shown to the lower left.

The inscriptions are - "serial number", "Ulster Bank", Promise to pay/Guarantee clause, "Ten Pounds Sterling dated 12 April 2018".

The Back of the new 10 Pounds Banknote depicts farmer plowing farmland adjacent to Lough Erne, the two connected lakes in County Fermanagh, which is the second-biggest lake system in Northern Ireland and Ulster. 

Also shown on both the faces is the Irish hare, which is one of the island's longest established indigenous species of mammal.

The Dimensions/size of this Banknote are 132 mm x 69 mm and its colour is predominantly brown.


The Front and Back of the 10 Pounds Banknote shown side-by-side

The new security features on these Banknotes include:

Colour shifting ink: This application is in the shape of the Ulster Bank logo and is located in the upper-right corner, if viewed from the Front. When the Banknote is tilted, the colour of the logo shifts colour and depending on the denomination, the colours can change from blue to green in the 5 pounds Banknote and from gold to brown in the 10 pounds banknote.

Colour shifting ink: An embossed single numeral can be seen and felt on the Banknote's clear window.

Tactile application: A series of raised dots are located on the 10 Pounds Banknote which can be felt on the upper left corner when viewed from the Front. These tactile dots are used to identify the Banknote for the visually impaired persons.

Iridescent ink application: As seen on the Front, towards the left, when the Banknote is tilted in light, an iridescent print is visible. On the 10 Pounds Banknote, a single rose bloom, as well as, a cluster of Guelder roses can be seen. On the 5 Pounds Banknote, a fuchsia blossom is seen along with a cluster of leaves.

UV Printing: On the Back is the numeral of the denomination of the Banknote, as well as, an image ofa parent and child holding hands and a display of Glade Ulster potatoes, a strain developed in County Antrim. 

Ulster Bank currency Banknotes are redeemable for use primarily in Northern Ireland and always exchangeable for Bank of England Banknotes.








Links to some other interesting posts from the British Isles and British Overseas Territories/Dependencies:
Central Bank of Ireland issues:

1) Jonathan Swift: 350th Birth Anniversary 15 Euro Silver Proof coin features his most famous work "Gulliver's Travels" : Coin issued on 30.11.2017

2) Ireland: Women's right to Vote - 100th Year Anniversary : A Silver 15 Euro Proof Collector Coin issued by the Central Bank of Ireland on 27.11.2018

3) Irish Myths & Legends: 1) The Children of Lir;2) Cu Chulain; 3) The Omniscient Salmon of Knowledge; 4) Werewolves of Ossory; 5) The Brown Bull of Cooley and Deirdre of the Sorrows: An Annual Mint Set from the Central Bank of Ireland, recreates/celebrates Irish Folk Tales (Issue date: 30.04.2018)

Northern Ireland Bank issues:

1) Northern Ireland Polymer Bank Issues: Danske Bank (10 Pounds Polymer Banknotes), Bank of Ireland (5 & 10 Pound Polymer Banknotes) to go into circulation in 2020/21

6) Jane Austen: features on the second circulating Polymer Banknote of 10 Pounds denomination to be released on 14.09.2017

Inspirations from Scottish History (Clydesdale Bank Banknotes): 

1) The Legend of King Bruce & the Spider on Banknotes
  
2) Commemorating Sir William Arrol and his creation the Forth Rail Bridge by issues of Britain's first ever 5 Pound Polymer Banknote

Banknotes from Bank of Scotland:



British Crown Dependencies:

1) Specimen Banknotes from the States of Jersey

2) Coinage and Currency from the States of Jersey

3) Currency & Coinage of the Bailiwick of Guernsey

4) Currency & Coinage of Gibraltar : An Overseas Territory of Great Britain

5) Coinage of Gibraltar: (A British Overseas Territory): An Uncirculated Decimal Coin Collection Set minted by the Tower Mint, UK in 2010
  
6) The Isle of Man: An Uncirculated Decimal Coin Collection Set minted by Pobjoy Mint, UK in 2015

7) The Centenary of the ill-fated Titanic (15.04.1912 - 15.04.2012): An Alderney Five Pound Coin Commemorating the Maritime Legend

8) "Man of Steel": A Superman Movie: A set of stamps brought out in 2013 by Jersey post, the States of Jersey, commemorating Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill who played Superman in the Movie

9) Coins & Currency of Bermuda

10) The Bailiwick of Jersey - Presently circulating coinage - Pounds and Pence 

11) St. Helena & Ascension Islands: An Uncirculated Coin Set from 2003 

12) The Legend of the "HMAV Bounty" is interwoven with the heritage of the Pitcairn Islands: An uncirculated coin set from Pitcairn Islands in 2009 depicting the icons/relics of the Bounty minted by the New Zealand Mint

13) Currency of the Falkland Islands: A British Overseas Territory (BOT) Pounds & Pence

14) Falkland Islands Penguins: 50 Pence Coin Series: The first Coin in the Series of four coins: the Rock-Hopper Penguin 


15) Falkland Islands Penguins: 50 Pence Coin Series: The Gentoo Penguin:Second Coin in the series of four coins issued on 20.06.2017 

19) The Isle of Man: A British Crown Dependency (BCD) Coinage: A newly introduced Collector's circulation Currency Coinage Collector's set received from the Tower Mint, London, UK issued in April 2017

20) Pegasus: British Virgin Islands: A gold Bullion Coin of $100 issued by Pobjoy Mint on belalf of British Virgin Islands in July 2018

21) "The Hydra": British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT): A Silver Double Crown (4 Pounds), 2 Oz High Relief Coin with Antique Finish: Third Coin in the Series titled "Mythical Creatures" issued by Pobjoy Mint, UK on behalf of BIOT on 07.08.2018

22) "Medusa The Gorgon": British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT): A Silver Double Crown (4 Pounds), 2 Oz High relief Coin with antique Finish: Fourth Coin in the series titled "Mythical Creatures" issued by Pobjoy Mint UK on behalf of BIOT in 09/2018


25) South Atlantic Fauna Coins from Ascension Island and South Georgia and Sandwich Islands, British Overseas Territories (BOT): (Part II): A 1 Pound Titanium Coin & a 1 Pound Uncirculated Coin variant, feature the Queen Triggerfish, issued on behalf of Ascension Island (2019) minted by the Pobjoy Mint, UK

26) Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic Explorer: South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands: A 2 Pounds Coin minted by Pobjoy Mint, UK, brought out on 26.02.2019 on behalf of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands in two variants - Silver and Cupro-nickel




Famous Battles
1) Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo and Napoleon's Exile to St. Helena: (Part I): A One Crown Commemorative coin issued by the Ascension Island (minted by Pobjoy Mint UK) 
2) Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo and Napoleon's Exile to st. Helena: (Part II) 1) A 5 GBP Coin issued by the Royal Mint UK. 2) A"Drie Landen Zilverset" ( ot the "Three Lands Silver set") containing coins issued by the Royal Dutch Mint including coins of Netherlands, Belgium and UK

3) Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain by issuing a 50 Pence coin by the Royal Mint UK

Gold Coins:
  
1) Gold Sovereigns issued in 2013 & 2014 by MMTC-PAMP in India under licence from the Royal Mint, UK, carrying the "I" Mint Mark

2) Gold Half-Sovereigns minted by MMTC-PAMP in India in 2014 under licence from the Royal Mint UK bearing the "I" Mint Mark 

Silver Coins:

1) A 20 Pound Silver coin minted for the first timr by the royal Mint UK: reverse design carries the famous St. George slaying the dragon design found on Gold Sovereigns 

British India Coinage:

 1) East India Company Quarter Anna Copper Coin which is one of the first issues under the Coinage Act 1835

2) Victoria Coinage: When she was Queen and afterwards Empress

3) Edward VII: King & Emperor  Coinage

4) George V King Emperor Coinage

5) George VI: The last of the British India Emperors Coinage 

Other British Royalty: 

1) Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations (1952-2012): A Five Pound Commemorative coin issued by the Royal Mint, UK

2) Commemorating Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953: A Five Pound Coin minted by the Royal Mint UK in 2013, depicting the Imperial State Crown

3) The Royal Coat of Arms of the UK: Great British 2012 Coin Set (Uncirculated) issued by the Royal Mint UK

4) Prince George's Christening Ceremony celebrated with coins issued by the Royal Mint UK in 2013

5) The British Empire:  A Case of Numismatic "segregation": (Guest Post by Rahul Kumar)

6) 1) The Portrait Collection: Various Portraits of Queen Elizabeth II on Coinage 2) The Fourth & Final Circulating coinage of the Portrait designed by Ian Rank-Broadley and the First Edition of the portrait of the Queen made by Jody Clark

 British Coinage:

1) The contribution of the Great British One-Pound coins in keeping alive the historical legends/emblems/heritage of the UK (1983 onwards)

2) Transformation of a Five shilling Coin (Crown) into the UK Twenty-five Pence & then the Five Pound Coin


4) The 350th Anniversary of the Guinea: A Two Pound Coin issued by the Royal Mint UK celebrating the milestone


 Commemorative British Coinage:

 1) Commemorating the Bicentenary of Charles Dickens: A Two pound coin celebrating his literary contributions during the Victorian Era

 2) Commemorating 50 Years of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) - presently called the World Wide Fund for Nature by issue of a Fifty Pence coin by the Royal Mint, UK

3) Coins commemorating London Olympics & Paralympics (2012)

4) Commemorating 150 Years of the London Underground : Two pound Coins minted by the Royal Mint UK, showing the "Roundel" logo and a train emerging from a tunnel 

5) Commemorating the 100th Birth anniversary of Christopher Ironside with his " Royal Arms" design on a 50 Pence coin issued by the Royal Mint, UK 



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