Northern Bank £5 note

Five pounds

(United Kingdom)
Value	£5 sterling
Security features	Raised print, watermark see-through window, microprinting, UV feature
Material used	Polymer
Years of printing	1999 (last design)
Reverse
Design	Space Shuttle
Design date	1999

The Northern Bank £5 note was a banknote issued by Northern Bank for circulation in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. It was the smallest denomination note issued by the bank. Following the takeover of Northern Bank by Danske Bank in 2004, production of the note ended and it was slowly removed from circulation.

History

In October 1999 a special polymer version featuring an illustration of the Space Shuttle was issued in celebration of the millennium. It was the first polymer banknote used in the United Kingdom. After the Northern Bank robbery in which £26.5 million was stolen, Northern Bank reprinted all of its banknotes with different designs apart from the £5 note which was not replaced.

Design

List of historical designs

Note	First issued	Colour	Size	Design	Additional information
series 1927–1968	1927
series 1970–1986	1995	Green	156 × 85 mm	Front: Walter Scott; Back: Arts and culture
series 1988–1990	1988	Green	136 × 70 mm	William Atcheson Traill
Millennium	21 December 1999	Green	135 × 70 mm	Space Shuttle

External links

• Danske Bank Banknotes
• The Association of Commercial Banknote Issuers