Look: Print Quality
Lines should be sharp and well defined with no blurred edges. Colours should be clear and distinct.
Look: Watermark
Hold the note up to the light. You should see a WATERMARK spelling out 'ULSTER BANK LIMITED' running horizontally through the middle of the note. The watermark is visible from both the front and back of the note.
Look: Security Thread
The SECURITY THREAD is not visible when the note is laid flat, but when the note is held up to the light the thread becomes visible as a continuous vertical line containing the words 'Ulster Bank'.
Look: See Through
The two white Celtic shapes to the left and right of the centre of the note and vertical lines above and below have a white background when the note is laid on a table. But when viewed against the light the surrounding fills in neatly with colour from the reverse of the note.
Look: Microprint
When examined closely with a good quality magnifying glass the bottom edge of the patterned strip that runs along the top of the note reads: 'ULSTER BANK LIMITED'.
Look: Serial Numbers
Each note has a unique serial number which is printed twice on the front of the note, horizontal in the upper left in red, and upper right in black. Serial numbers for the £5 note consist of one letter followed by seven numbers with the numbers on both increasing in size from left to right. The left serial number will also fluoresce under ultraviolet light.
Look: Denomination Numerals
The number '5' appears in the top right and left corners and below both serial numbers on the left and right of the note.
Feel: Paper Quality
The paper should feel crisp - not limp, waxy or shiny.
Feel: Raised Print
You will feel raised print if you run your finger over:
- Ulster Bank name and logo.
- All writing including signatures.
Tilt: Lift Classic
If you tilt the front of the note away from you at an oblique angle and look along its breadth, the number '5' can be seen within the brown patterned area in the bottom right corner of the note below the Giant's Causeway ancient rock formation.
Check: Compare
Always compare both sides of a suspect note with another note that you know to be genuine, looking for differences between the two. Make sure you check the size of a suspect note against a known genuine note.
Check: UV Fluorescence
If you place the note under a good quality ULTRA-VIOLET light, you will see highlighted on the front of the note a four-line horizontal and a four-line vertical barcode together with the left serial number. The Ulster Bank logo and part of the geometric pattern in the centre of the note will also fluoresce.
Look: Print Quality
Lines should be sharp and well defined with no blurred edges. Colours should be clear and distinct.
Look: Watermark
Hold the note up to the light. You should see a WATERMARK spelling out 'ULSTER BANK LIMITED' running horizontally through the middle of the note. The watermark is visible from both the front and back of the note.
Look: Security Thread
The SECURITY THREAD is not visible when the note is laid flat, but when the note is held up to the light the thread becomes visible as a continuous vertical line containing the words 'Ulster Bank'.
Look: Microprint
When examined closely with a good quality magnifying glass you will see the words 'ULSTERBANKLIMITED' written repeatedly in the areas behind the £5 on both the left and right of the Ulster Bank coat of arms and also inside the Celtic shapes.
Look: Denomination Numerals
The number '5' accompanied by a £ sign appears in the centre left and right on the back of the note.
Feel: Paper Quality
The paper should feel crisp - not limp, waxy or shiny.
Check: Compare
Always compare both sides of a suspect note with another note that you know to be genuine, looking for differences between the two. Make sure you check the size of a suspect note against a known genuine note.
Check: UV Fluorescence
If you place the note under a good quality ULTRA-VIOLET light both the Celtic shapes and vertical lines above and below, along with part of the background area behind the £5 on the left and right will fluoresce.
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