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5 Pounds Clydesdale Bank - Bicentenary of Robert Burns' Death
| Issuer | Clydesdale Bank PLC |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse lettering | Clydesdale Bank PLC Promise to pay to the Bearer On Demand at their Office here Five Pounds Sterling By Order of the Board of Directors Chief Executive Glasgow 21st July 1995 |
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| Protection description | Embedded security thread running vertically through the note; the Clydesdale Bank ship device visible when held to light. |
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Clydesdale Bank issued this commemorative £5 in 1996 to mark the bicentenary of Robert Burns' death in 1796 — one of a handful of Scottish commemorative notes that actually saw genuine circulation rather than being pulled immediately into collector wallets. Scottish banks retain the rare privilege of issuing their own sterling-denominated notes under longstanding arrangements, backed pound-for-pound by Bank of England reserves, which means this note was fully legal currency despite its commemorative character.
The P#224B suffix distinguishes it from the standard 224 series issue, likely reflecting a signature change or print run variant.