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100 Pounds Clydesdale Bank - University of Glasgow
| Issuer | Clydesdale Bank PLC |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Value | 100 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Lord Kelvin at left, shown seated at a table with scientific instruments, the label 'LORD KELVIN' inscribed above. A large guilloche rosette vignette with the numeral '100' appears at centre-right, flanked by a map of the British Isles in the background underprint. At upper right, a commemorative University of Glasgow '550th Anniversary' emblem marks the 1451–2001 jubilee, with the bank title 'CLYDESDALE BANK PLC' across the top and the denomination 'ONE HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING' in bold letterpress. The date 'GLASGOW 8th JANUARY 2001' and the Chief Executive's signature appear at lower centre. |
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| Reverse description | A finely engraved panoramic vignette of the Gothic Revival main building of the University of Glasgow, with its soaring spire dominating the composition against a lightly clouded sky. The architectural detail is rendered with great precision in intaglio, set within a decorative ruled border. The denomination '£100' appears in a guilloche panel at upper left, and a small ship vignette is visible at lower left. |
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| Protection description | Lord Kelvin's portrait visible when held to light; embedded security thread running vertically through the note. |
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