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Coin Collecting NewsOutstanding Results For Auction Launching New Bank of Scotland Notes
Last night Spink hosted a charity auction on behalf of the Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh. The auction took place the same day as the new “Bridges” banknotes went into circulation around Scotland. This is the 47th design in the 312 year history of the bank. The most desirable notes of the series, including special numbers like AA01 000001 and sheets, were held and auctioned off to the highest bidder, all in the name of charity. Governor of the Bank of Scotland, Dennis Stevenson, sold the first lot to a packed room for an astounding £12,000, three times the estimate. The second lot was sold by Treasurer of the Bank of Scotland, Colin Matthew, for £2,500, doubling the estimate. The sale totaled just over £80,000 with all proceeds going to the British Heart Foundation.
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The 2007 Series Bank of Scotland notes celebrate major Scottish engineering achievements. United by their theme of Scottish bridges, the notes also feature a portrait of Sir Walter Scott and a view of Bank of Scotland’s Head Office on the Mound, Edinburgh. The introduction of a new design has provided the opportunity to incorporate advanced user-friendly features, as well as the latest anti-counterfeiting technology. Alongside such traditional security features such as a watermark, metallic thread and micro-lettering, he new notes also include a see-through effect, fluorescent and iridescent areas and, on the higher denominations, a hologram foil patch.
Bridges featured on the new series include: Brig o’Doon, Glenfinnan Viaduct, Forth Bridge, Falkirk Wheel and Kessock Bridge.
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Frank Schneider | Sep 20, 2007 | Reply
This new series of notes is one of the most beautiful ever seen in the UK with the latest secutity features! Bright colours and clear visible denomination figures are very consumer friedly.They are almost too good to spend as money, but they are made for this.The notes are a very good and “free” advertising for the Bank of Scotland.Now the other two banknote issuing Banks in Scotland should re-consider their old issues of notes and print new ones.