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Front of note / Look / Security Thread Front of note / Look / Security Thread
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Front of note / Look / Serial Numbers Front of note / Look / Serial Numbers
Front of note / Look / Denomination Numerals Front of note / Look / Denomination Numerals
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Clydesdale Bank £100 note
Famous Scots Series
Size: 163mm x 90mm
Colour: Red
Design Features: (click to highlight an area of interest)
  • A vignette of Glasgow University with symbols on the bottom left and right
  • Sailing ship emblem
Clydesdale Bank £100 note
Famous Scots Series
Size: 163mm x 90mm
Colour: Red
Design Features: (click to highlight an area of interest)
  • Portrait of Lord Kelvin with the improved mariner's compass which he invented
  • A map with the route of the first commercially successful transatlantic cable
  • Concentric circles shaped symbol in bottom left corner
  • Sailing ship emblem
Look: Print Quality
Lines should be sharp and well defined with no blurred edges. Colours should be clear and distinct. Print Quality
Look: Watermark
When you hold the note up to the light the watermark of Lord Kelvin should become visible, appearing as shades of light and dark. When the note is laid against a table the watermark image will appear light around its perimeter. The watermark feature is visible from both sides of the note. Watermark Watermark
Look: Security Thread
The SECURITY THREAD is visible as silver windows when the note is laid flat. However, when the note is held up to the light the thread becomes visible as a continuous line containing the word 'CLYDESDALE'. Security Thread Security Thread
Look: See Through
The sailing ship emblem at the bottom right of the note is white, silver and orange when the note is laid flat but should fill neatly with light lilac from the back of the note when held up to the light. See Through See Through
Look: Microprint
When examined closely with a good quality magnifying glass the text beneath the portait of Lord Kelvin should read 'CLYDESDALEBANKPLCCLYDESDALEBANKPLC'. Additionally, when examined under magnification the text contained in the patterned block to the right of the portrait should read 'CB100 CB100'. Microprint Microprint
Look: Serial Numbers
Each note has a unique number which is printed once horizontally on the upper left and once vertically on the bottom right of the front of the note. Serial numbers consist of one letter over two letters followed by six numbers. The size of print font used in the horizontal serial number increases from left to right. Serial Numbers
Look: Denomination Numerals
On the front of the note the number '100' appears on its own at the centre but is accompanied by a '£' sign at the top right corner. Denomination Numerals
Feel: Paper Quality
The paper should feel crisp - not limp, waxy or shiny. Paper Quality
Feel: Raised Print
If you run your finger along the Clydesdale Bank PLC title, the promise to pay and the words One Hundred Pounds you will feel raised print. Raised Print
Tilt: Latent Image
The area near the centre of the note contains two images bearing the digits '100'. The white image on the left is permanently visible but the one on the right can only be seen when you look along the breadth of the note. Latent Image
Tilt: Gold Foil
If you tilt the note under the light, the GOLD FOIL beneath the £100 denomination in the top right hand corner of the note shines and reflects the light. Gold Foil Gold Foil
Tilt: Symbol
When you tilt the note the colour of the concentric circles changes from red to green. Symbol Symbol
Tilt: Metallic Inc
To the left of the note, you should see a vertical band of SILVER METALLIC INK. When the note is tilted you can see the shimmering effect of the band. Metallic Ink Metallic Ink
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 five line horizontal and a five line vertical barcode; the iridescent band to the left of the note; the vertical serial number and parts of the sailing ship emblem. UV Fluorescence UV Fluorescence
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. Compare
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. Compare
Look: Print Quality
Lines should be sharp and well defined with no blurred edges. Colours should be clear and distinct. Print Quality
Look: Watermark
When you hold the note up to the light the watermark of Lord Kelvin should become visible, appearing as shades of light and dark. When the note is laid against a table the watermark image will appear light around its perimeter. The watermark is visible from both sides of the note. Watermark Watermark
Look: Denomination Numerals
On the back of the note the denomination numeral appears near the top left corner. Denomination Numerals
Feel: Paper Quality
The paper should feel crisp - not limp, waxy or shiny. Paper Quality
Feel: Raised Print
If you run your finger along the Clydesdale Bank PLC title, the promise to pay and the words One Hundred Pounds you will feel raised print. Raised Print
Check: UV Fluorescence
If you place the note under a good quality ULTRA-VIOLET light, you will see highlighted on the back of the note an outline of the parts of the Glasgow University building. UV Fluorescence UV Fluorescence
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