The Royal Bank of Scotland £100 note facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
One hundred pounds

(United Kingdom)
Value	£100 sterling
Security features	Raised print, metallic thread, watermark, microlettering, see-through registration device, UV feature
Paper type	Cotton
Years of printing	1727–present 1987–present (current design)
Obverse
Design	Lord Ilay
Design date	1987
Reverse
Design	Balmoral Castle
Design date	1987

The Royal Bank of Scotland £100 note is a sterling banknote. It is the largest denomination of banknote issued by The Royal Bank of Scotland. The current cotton note, first issued in 1987, bears an image of Lord Ilay, one of the founders of the bank, on the obverse, and a vignette of Balmoral Castle on the reverse.

History

The Royal Bank of Scotland began issuing £100 notes in 1727, the same year as the bank's founding. Early banknotes were monochrome, and printed on one side only. The issuing of banknotes by Scottish banks was regulated by the Banknote (Scotland) Act 1845 until it was superseded by the Banking Act 2009. Though strictly not legal tender in Scotland, Scottish banknotes are nevertheless legal currency and are generally accepted throughout the United Kingdom. Scottish banknotes are fully backed such that holders have the same level of protection as those holding genuine Bank of England notes. The £100 note is currently the largest denomination of banknote issued by The Royal Bank of Scotland.

The current Ilay series of banknotes was first issued in 1987. These banknotes feature a portrait of Lord Ilay, first governor of the bank, on the front. Lord Ilay's image is also used as a watermark on the notes. Other design elements include the bank's coat of arms and logo, the facade of Dundas House, the bank's headquarters in Edinburgh, and a pattern representing the ceiling of the headquarters' banking hall. All of the Ilay series notes feature a castle on the back. On the reverse of the £100 note is an image of Balmoral Castle.

Designs

Information taken from The Committee of Scottish Bankers website.

• Design elements on the Ilay Series £100 note
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  Lord Ilay portrait (Allan Ramsay, 1744)

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  Balmoral Castle

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  Dundas House, Edinburgh

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  Banking hall ceiling