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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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| Size | 135 × 70 mm |
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| Obverse description | A three-quarter portrait vignette of Robert Burns appears at left, flanked by wheat and floral sprigs, with a stanza from 'A Man's A Man for A' That' in italic script to the upper left. The bank title 'CLYDESDALE BANK PLC' runs across the top, while 'FIVE POUNDS STERLING' is rendered in large letterpress at centre; a guilloche rosette in blue-grey underprint frames the numeral '5' at centre-right. The issuing date 'Glasgow, 21st July 1996' and a facsimile signature of the Chief Executive are printed below. |
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| Reverse description | A harvest mouse perched on a wheat stalk amid foliage dominates the central vignette, executed in fine intaglio line engraving with naturalistic detail, referencing Burns' poem 'To a Mouse'; a fully bloomed rose in detailed etched style appears to the right, alluding to 'A Red, Red Rose'. The denomination '£5' is indicated in the upper left corner, and an orange circular vignette of a sailing ship occupies the lower left. |
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| Protection description | Embedded security thread visible as a dark vertical stripe when held to transmitted light; a sailing ship visible in the paper when examined against transmitted light. |
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