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20 Pounds Sterling
| Issuer | Clydesdale Bank PLC |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Value | 20 Pounds Sterling |
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| Obverse description | Predominantly purple and blue polymer note. The Clydesdale Bank monogram and 'Clydesdale Bank / Twenty Pounds Sterling' inscription appear at upper left, alongside a purple vignette of the map of Scotland with St Kilda inset. The large numeral '20' in blue-purple intaglio dominates the centre, overlaid by a vignette of Robert the Bruce. A spider motif appears at lower centre. The transparent window at right incorporates a holographic portrait of Robert the Bruce and a globe with thistles. The promise to pay clause and signature of the Chief Executive Officer are printed below, with the serial number 'W/KT 675108' at lower left and date 'Glasgow 11th July 2019'. |
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| Obverse lettering | Clydesdale Bank Twenty Pounds Sterling Clydesdale Bank PLC promise to pay to the Bearer on demand Twenty Pounds Sterling at their office here By order of the Board of Directors St Kilda Scottish World Heritage Site inscribed 1986 & 2005 Chief Executive Officer Glasgow 11th July 2019 Robert the Bruce (1274–1329) £20 |
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Clydesdale Bank's polymer £20 was issued as part of a broader industry-wide transition away from cotton-fibre paper that Scottish commercial banks undertook largely in step with Bank of England timelines, though Scottish issuers retain the legal right to produce their own notes under longstanding arrangements dating to the 1845 Bank Notes (Scotland) Act. De La Rue had been producing Scottish commercial banknotes for decades before the polymer switch, and the move to Guardian substrate brought the Clydesdale series into alignment with security standards that paper simply couldn't match.
Colour-shifting ink on polymer behaves differently than on paper — the optical effect is sharper and more reliable across a wider range of lighting conditions, which was one of the practical arguments for the transition beyond counterfeiting resistance alone.