Bank logo with the phrase `10TEN` repeated on both sides of the
logo from bottom to top.
Obverse lettering
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
promises to pay the bearer on demand
Ten Pounds Sterling
at its head office here in Edinburgh by order of the Board
Anyone who has observed the reflection of the waves from a wall on
the side of a river after the passage of a steam-boat, will have a
perfect idea of the reflection of sound and light.
Mary Somerville
1780-1872