Bank of Ireland £5 note
The Bushmills Series 2013
Size: 135mm x 70mm
Colour: Blue
Design Features: (click to highlight an area of interest)
Bank of Ireland £5 note
The Bushmills Series 2013
Size: 135mm x 70mm
Colour: Blue
Design Features: (click to highlight an area of interest)
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 image showing the Head of Medusa and the Bank of Ireland logo. The watermark is visible from both the front and back of the note.
Look: Security Thread
The SECURITY THREAD is visible as silver dashes when the note is laid flat, but when the note is held up to the light the thread becomes visible as a continuous line running from the top of the note, on the left side of the logo, to the bottom of the note. When looked at closely you will see the number '5' within the pattern on the silver dashes.
Look: See Through
The Celtic pattern made up of interlocking circles on the right of the front of the note has 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 top edge of the patterned strip that runs along the bottom of the note reads: 'BANKOFIRELANDBANKOFIRELAND'.
Look: Serial Numbers
Each note has a unique serial number which is printed twice on the front of the note, horizontal on the upper left and vertical on the bottom right. Serial numbers for the £5 note consist of two letters followed by six numbers. The horizontal serial number is black and all the same size whereas the vertical number is red and increases in size from top to bottom.
Look: Denomination Numerals
The number '5' accompanied by a £ sign appears in the top right and bottom left corners on the front 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:
- The Bank of Ireland name and logo.
- The 6 shields and flower pattern behind.
- All writing including signatures.
- The denomination numerals.
- The Bank of Ireland motto.
- The patterned strip running along the bottom of the note.
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 Celtic shield pattern that overlaps the lady Hibernia.
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 six-line horizontal and a six-line vertical barcode together with the vertical serial number 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 image showing the Head of Medusa and the Bank of Ireland logo. The watermark is visible from both the front and back of the note.
Look: Security Thread
The SECURITY THREAD is not visible on the back of the note when the note is laid flat, but when the note is held up to the light the thread becomes visible as a continuous line running from the top of the note to the bottom.
Look: Microprint
When examined closely with a good quality magnifying glass the top edge of the patterned strip that runs along the top of the note reads: 'BANKOFIRELANDBANKOFIRELAND'.
Look: Denomination Numerals
The number '5' accompanied by a £ sign appears in the top right and bottom left corners 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 the flower pattern behind the Bank of Ireland name will fluoresce.
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