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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
Front of note / Feel / Paper Quality Front of note / Feel / Paper Quality
Front of note / Feel / Raised Print Front of note / Feel / Raised Print
Front of note / Check / Compare Front of note / Check / Compare
Front of note / Check / UV Fluorescence Front of note / Check / Gemini UV Printing
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Rear of note / Look / Watermark Rear of note / Look / Watermark
Rear of note / Look / See Through Rear of note / Look / See Through
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Rear of note / Feel / Polymer Quality Rear of note / Feel / Polymer Quality
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First Trust Bank £100 note
The Armada Series
Size: 163mm x 90mm
Colour: Green
Design Features: (click to highlight an area of interest)
  • Image of the Spanish Armada and the words 'THE ARMADA'
  • 2 gold pendants
  • A large 100 filled with Celtic patterns and a small 100 set within an ornate broach
  • Celtic patterns
First Trust Bank £100 note
The Armada Series
Size: 163mm x 90mm
Colour: Green
Design Features: (click to highlight an area of interest)
  • Portrait of an old man and woman
  • Heraldic shields each representing one of the six counties of Northern Ireland
  • Background image of a statue of a boy with 2 horses
  • A Triskel design
  • First Trust Bank name and logo
Look: Print Quality
Lines should be sharp and well defined with no blurred edges. Colours should be clear and distinct. Print Quality
Look: Watermark
Hold the note up to the light. You should see a WATERMARK image of a young boy. The watermark is visible from both the front and back of the note. Watermark
Look: Security Thread
The SECURITY THREAD is visible as silver dashes when the note is laid flat, but when held up to the light the thread becomes visible as a continuous line running from the top of the note, on the left of the portrait, to the bottom of the note. If you look closely you will see the words 'First Trust' written within the thread. Security Thread
Look: Microprint
When the background areas of the note are examined closely with a good quality magnifying glass you will find ‘FIRST TRUST BANK’ written repeatedly. The number ‘100’ can also be found written repeatedly within the denomination numeral in the bottom left corner and in the circular area surrounding the promise to pay. Microprint
Look: Serial Numbers
Each note has a unique serial number which is printed twice on the front of the note horizontally on the upper left and bottom right. Serial numbers for the £100 note are black and consist of two letters followed by six numbers. The numbers and letters in the bottom right serial number are all the same size whereas the upper left increase in size from left to right. Serial Numbers
Look: Denomination Numerals
The number '100' accompanied by a £ sign appears in the top right and bottom left corners on the front of the note. Denomination Numerals
Feel: Paper Quality
The paper should feel crisp - not limp, waxy or shiny. Paper Quality
Feel: Raised Print
You will feel raised print if you run your finger over:
  • The First Trust Bank name and logo
  • The 6 shields
  • All writing including signatures
  • The denomination numerals in the bottom left corner
  • Both serial numbers
  • The 8 curved lines on the left of the note
Raised Print
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 Compare
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, the left and right edges of the note except the corners, the patterned area above and below the old man and woman and the right edge of the statue of the boy and horses will fluoresce. UV Fluorescence
Look: Print Quality
Lines should be sharp and well defined with no blurred edges. Colours should be clear and distinct. Print Quality
Look: Watermark
Hold the note up to the light. You should see a WATERMARK image of image of a young boy. The watermark is visible from both the front and back of the note. Watermark
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 line running from the top of the note to the bottom. If you look closely you will see the words ‘First Trust’ written within the thread. Security Thread
Look: Denomination Numerals
The number '100' accompanied by a £ sign appears in the bottom right corners on the back of the note. The 100 is also incorporated into the design of the note on the left-hand side Denomination Numerals
Feel: Paper Quality
The paper should feel crisp - not limp, waxy or shiny. Polymer Quality
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 Compare
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