Bank of Scotland 20 Pounds Sterling banknote 2007 Sir Walter Scott
The Bridges of Scotland Series (2007)
Obverse: Portrait of Sir Walter Scott 1771-1832, one of the most famous paintings by Sir Henry Raeburn. Bank of Scotland Crest at bottom right, Bank of Scotland Hologram and Bank of Scotland Headquarters on The Mound at left, Image of Four Thistles, A colour image of a thistle aginst a shaded grey square background to the top right of the protrait of Sir Walter Scott.
Denomination Numerals: The number 20 accompanied by a '£' sign appears near the bottom left and top right on both the front and back of the note. In addition the words "Twenty Pounds" appear on the front right of the note and the words "Twenty Pounds Sterling" on the back at the bottom right.
Signatures: Dennis Stevenson (Governor) and Colin Matthew (Treasurer).
Reverse: Vignette of Forth Bridge, Image of cantilever tower & Image of workers. Firth of Forth rail and road bridges as seen from South Queensferry.
Watermark: image of Sir Walter Scott together with a bright numerical value of the note. The watermark is visible from both the front and back of the note.
Hologram: There is a HOLOGRAM on the foil patch on the front of the note. If you tilt the note you should see the image change between the Bank of Scotland logo and the numerical value of the note.
Security Thread: There is a metallic SECURITY THREAD which contains the numerical value of the note, the note's bridge image and the bank's corporate logo. This appears as 'colour-changing' dashes on the front of the note. If you hold the note up to the light, the metallic thread should appear as a continuous dark line.
See through: Hold the note up to the light and with the SEE THROUGH effect you should see the coloured irregular shapes printed on the front and back of the note that combine to form the Bank of Scotland logo.
Ultra-Violet Fluorescence: If you place the note under a good quality ULTRA-VIOLET light, the circled image of the four thistles should appear as two fluorescent colours. If you scan the note with the UV light three line vertical and three line horizontal bar codes are highlighted.
Serial Numbers: Each note has a unique number which is printed twice on the front of the note, horizontal on upper left and vertical towards the right. Serial numbers consist of two letters followed by six numbers, which are not all the same size.
Size: 149 mm x 80 mm.
Colour: Violet on multicolored underprint.
Printer: TDLR - Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London, England (without imprint).