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 multi-tonal WATERMARK images of Sir Alexander Fleming accompanied by bright images of the numerical value of the note and a depiction of a molecular pattern. The watermark feature is visible from both the front and back of the note.
Look: Cornerstone
Hold the note up to the light and you should see the CORNERSTONE feature arranged as a square area at each of the four corners of the note. The feature consists of watermark lines of extra thick paper running at an angle of 45 degrees to the edge of the note. This feature also serves to stiffen and strengthen the corners of the note. The cornerstone feature is visible from both the front and back of note.
Look: Security Thread
The note has a metallic SECURITY THREAD which is visible as silver dashes when the note is laid flat. If you hold the note up to the light you should see that the thread is continuous in the paper and that it contains a tartan pattern.
Look: See Through
Looking at the front of the note, hold it up to the light and with the SEE THROUGH effect you should see coloured irregular shapes that, when combined, form the Clydesdale Bank logo.
Look: Microprint
When the front of the note is examined closely with a good quality magnifying glass, you will see that the vertical line just to the left of the portrait reads 'CLYDESDALE BANK PLC'. You will also see the number '5' written repeatedly in small letters in part of the patterned area to the top left of the portrait.
Look: Serial Numbers
Each note has a unique SERIAL NUMBER which is printed twice on the front of the note, horizontally on the lower left and vertically on the upper right. Serial numbers consist of one letter over two letters followed by six numbers. The vertical numbers are all the same size while the horizontal numbers increase in size from left to right.
Look: Denomination Numerals
On the front of the note, the number '5' accompanied by a '£' sign appears horizontally near the top and bottom right corners and vertically in the bottom left corner. A large number '5' also appears just to the left of the portrait.
Feel: Paper Quality
The paper should feel crisp - not limp, waxy or shiny.
Feel: Raised Print
On the Front of the note you will feel RAISED PRINT if you run your fingers along:
- The numerical values at the top right and bottom left of the note;
- The Vertical bank name and logo;
- The bank name and the words 'Five Pounds Sterling'
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 in the top left of the panel that contains the portrait.
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 the large Clydesdale Bank logo, the vertical serial number and two five line bar codes - one vertical and one horizontal.
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
Hold the note up to the light. You should see a multi-tonal WATERMARK image of Sir Alexander Fleming accompanied by bright images of the numerical value of the note and a depiction of a molecular pattern. The watermark feature is visible from both the front and back of the note.
Look: Denomination Numerals
On the back of the note, the denomination numeral accompanied by a '£' sign appears horizontally near the top right and bottom left corners.
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 title, the numerical values top right and bottom left the vertical bank name and the words 'Five Pounds Sterling' you will feel raised print.
Check: UV Fluorescence
The ULTRA-VIOLET feature is also evident on the back of the note as highlighted areas.
Look: Cornerstone
Hold the note up to the light and you should see the CORNERSTONE feature arranged as a square area at each of the four corners of the note. The feature consists of watermark lines of extra thick paper running at an angle of 45 degrees to the edge of the note. This feature also serves to stiffen and strengthen the corners of the note. The cornerstone feature is visible from both the front and back of note.
Look: Microprint
When the BACK of the note is examined closely with a good quality magnifying glass you will see 'CLYDESDALE BANK PLC' repeated in the line just above the pattern area on the top left. You will also see the number '5' and 'CB' written repeatedly in small letters throughout the patterned area.
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