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This is the first polymer note printed by CBN. The note is in vertical format. S1R1 issued on 21.12.99. S1R2 (in folder) issued in February 2000.
Northern Ireland (UK), 5 Pounds,
issued in 1999. Issued to mark the advent of the year 2000.
Front:
An
Alpha (α) motif at the bottom, depicting the beginning of the Universe.
Moving up, we see the birth of the solar system with the Earth as a
transparent coloured disc and the advent of Christianity depicted by the
Star of Bethlehem at top right. Back: The large star at
bottom now represents the sun and, moving upwards through waves of time,
the earth, where man has conquered both land and sea. The watch's hands
set at midnight are marking a new beginning, reaching through technology
back towards space and the stars where it all began.
The new Northern 5 Pounds Millennium Bank Note
[Description from
the issue folder.] As
we enter a new Millennium, Northern is building upon its established reputation
in the financial services industry in Northern Ireland and preparing for the
challenges of the new century. This
exciting commemorative 5 Pounds bank note is being issued to mark the advent of
Year 2000, with its design concept visibly reflecting both Northern’s
innovative and dynamic approach to the coming Millennium and its desire to adopt
advanced, proven technologies. To
emphasise this, we chose a brand new design and a vertical format to make a very
clear distinction between the Millennium Bank Note and our current “inventor
series”. The
design itself represents an outward-reaching attitude to the new Millennium and
seeks to illustrate the world in a wider, more spiritual and celestial context. The
front of the note displays, at the foot, the beginning of the Universe,
incorporating an Alpha (α)
motif. Moving up, we see the birth of our solar system with the Earth as a
transparent coloured disc and the advent of Christianity depicted by the Star of
Bethlehem in the top right corner. On
the reverse, the large star at the foot now represents our sun and, as we
travel upwards through waves of time, we reach our world, where man has
conquered both land and sea. With the watch again representing time—its hands
set at midnight—we are marking a new beginning reaching through technology
back towards space and the stars where it all began. Innovation
also extends to the use of polymer “Guardian®” substrate rather than
traditional bank note paper. This proven alternative to paper has been adopted by
Central Banks in twelve countries around the world and now, for the first time,
it is being used for a circulatory bank note in Western Europe. Yet more evidence
of Nortnern’s progressive and imaginative attitude towards the new Millennium.
Thumbs Up for Northern's Plastic Note Northern Launches New Plastic
£5 For Millennium
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