Look: Print Quality
Lines should be sharp and well defined with no blurred edges. Colours should be clear and distinct.
Look: Watermark
When you hold the note up to the light the watermark of Adam Smith 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.
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'.
Look: See Through
The sailing ship emblem at the bottom right of the note is white and silver when the note is laid flat but should fill neatly with pink from the back of the note when held up to the light.
Look: Microprint
When examined closely with a good quality magnifying glass the text beneath the portrait of Adam Smith should read 'CLYDESDALEBANKPLCCLYDESDALEBANKPLC'. Additionally, when examined under magnification the text contained in the patterned block to the right of the portrait should read 'CB50 CB50'.
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.
Look: Denomination Numerals
On the front of the note the number '50' appears on its own at the centre but is accompanied by a '£' sign at the top right corner.
Feel: Paper Quality
The paper should feel crisp - not limp, waxy or shiny.
Feel: Raised Print
If you run your finger along the Clydesdale Bank PLC title, the promise to pay and the words Fifty Pounds you will feel raised print.
Tilt: Latent Image
The area near the centre of the note contains two images bearing the digit '50'. 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.
Tilt: Colour Changing Ink
If you tilt the note under the light you will see the colour of the background to the denomination value at the top right of the note change from blue to green.
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, part of the portrait of Adam Smith, parts of the building behind the portrait, two panels near the top centre and bottom centre of the note, the vertical serial number and parts of the sailing ship emblem.
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: 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.
Look: Print Quality
Lines should be sharp and well defined with no blurred edges. Colours should be clear and distinct.
Look: Watermark
When you hold the note up to the light the watermark of Adam Smith 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.
Look: Denomination Numerals
On the back of the note the denomination numeral appears near the top left corner.
Feel: Paper Quality
The paper should feel crisp - not limp, waxy or shiny.
Feel: Raised Print
If you run your finger along the Clydesdale Bank PLC title, the promise to pay and the words Fifty Pounds you will feel 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 a solid green circle and the background to the scythe.
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