All three banks in Scotland have now brought out their new £20 notes, following the launch of the Bank of England note on 20 February. They're all the same colour and have similar safety features but ...

The Committee of Scottish Bankers says early banknotes were a crucial part of the currency of Scotland and "competed vigorously" with coins in the 18th and early 19th centuries. There were times, for ...

THE first plastic banknotes in Britain entered circulation in March when Clydesdale Bank unveiled its new fiver. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access ...

Bank of Scotland today announced that its next £5 and £10 banknotes will be printed on polymer, and the first of these will be issued this November to celebrate the bank’s partnership with BBC ...

Archibald, Earl of Ilay, an 18th-century nobleman has been on all RBS notes since 1987. (Representational Image) LONDON: Royal Bank of Scotland has named three Scottish scientists -- two men and one ...

Edinburgh: Scotland's Clydesdale Bank said Friday that it will next year release Britain's first plastic banknotes to mark the 125th anniversary of the Forth Bridge—a rail bridge in Britain.

SCOTLAND'S distinctive banknotes were saved last night after the Treasury dropped controversial plans which threatened their existence. The new plans would have seen Scotland's banks lose the money ...

It is a long-running complaint from many who travel south of the Border from Scotland when an attempt to use a Scottish banknote is met by the refusal to accept the currency. However, shops can refuse ...

The Clydesdale Bank is set to continue issuing bank notes, despite the business being rebranded as Virgin Money. We look back at some of the innovations by Scottish banks which have changed the face ...