...Northern Ireland, Danske Bank - £20 Dated 2022 Polymer

Tuaisceart Éireann

(Northern Ireland)

Danske Bank Limited (since 15.11.2012)
Currency : Pound Sterling (GBP)

This is a reprint of the £20 Danske Bank polymer banknote, first introduced on 20.07.2020. This series of polymer notes retains the same designs of the previous paper note issued. 

 

All three commercial banks in Northern Ireland have adopted polymer banknotes series since 2019. Unlike the Bank of Ireland and Ulster Bank, Danske Bank is the only bank that did not issue a £5 polymer note. So far the bank has only introduced the £10 and £20 notes, and it is very unlikely that the £50 or the £100 polymer notes will be introduced either. 

 

Twenty Pounds

Signature - Victoria (Vicky) Davies (tenure 2021-)

Date - Belfast, 25th July 2022

Dimensions - 140mm x 74mm

 

Front - On the front, it features the portrait of Harry Ferguson (b.1884-1960) and a Ferguson tractor. Harry Ferguson was a mechanic and a famous inventor, who is well known for his role in the development of agricultural tractors. 

 

Back - On the back, it depicts the fascia of City Hall in Belfast. The Belfast City Hall is situated in Donegall Square. The Belfast City hall was built in 1906. In 2006, it celebrated its centenary with an exhibition. It is interesting to note that the City Hall in Durban South Africa also has the same city hall also identical to the one in Belfast. The designer for the Durban City Hall was inspired and influenced by the Belfast City Hall design.

...Northern Ireland, Danske Bank - £20 Dated 2019 (Issued 2020) Polymer

Tuaisceart Éireann

(Northern Ireland)

Danske Bank Limited
Currency : Pound Sterling (GBP)

This is a new £20 Danske Bank polymer banknote issued on 20.07.2020. This new £20 polymer note retains the same designs of the previous paper note issued. On the front, it features the portrait of Harry Ferguson (b.1884-1960) and a Ferguson tractor. Harry Ferguson was a mechanic and a famous inventor, who is well known for his role in the development of agricultural tractors. On the back, it depicts the fascia of City Hall, Belfast. Unlike the £10 polymer notes issued 2019, this polymer note is printed with the Holographic foil stripe featuring an image of the dome of City Hall. This note is printed with the date of 6th July 2019.

This is the fourth polymer banknote issued since 1999. The first polymer was the £5 and was released on 08.10.1999 under the bank's previous name of Northern Bank and then on 01.01.2000 released another one with the same design but with a special prefix of MM to celebrate the millennium year.

Unlike the Bank of Ireland and Ulster Bank, Danske Bank did not issue a £5 in 2019.

Signature - Kevin Kingston (Chief Executive since November 2015)

Dimensions - 139mm x 73mm

Twenty Pounds

Dated 2019, Portrait of Harry Ferguson and dates of his birth and death, a Ferguson Tractor

Reverse - fascia of City Hall Belfast

Northern Ireland Danske Bank - £10 Polymer Note Series Dated 2017

Northern Ireland

Danske Bank (Northern Bank Trading As)

This is the new £10 Polymer note series issued by Danske Bank on 27.02.2019. The note is printed with the date of 06.07.2017. The announcement of this new note was made on 06.11.2018. Unlike Bank of Ireland and Ulster Bank, this is the only polymer note issued by Danske Bank as both Bank of Ireland and Ulster Bank have also issued a £5 polymer note each.

The main features of the note is basically the same as the last paper note series.

Front - portrait of John Boyd Dunlop (1840-1921). JB Dunlop was born a Scotsman but spent most of his career life in Ireland. He was a veterinary surgeon and re-invented pneumatic tyres. His only son (also named John Boyd JNR Dunlop b. 1877-1920) is also featured on the note riding the first bicycle with inflatable tyres which was first invented by JB Dunlop for his son’s bicycle and patented it on 07.12.1888. Sadly to say that the son died one year before JB Dunlop Senior. Today, the Dunlop brand is universally known and is not just associated with tyres for motor vehicles, but also in products like construction materials, furniture, sporting goods, footwear etc.

Back - fascia of City Hall Belfast. Like all polymer notes, a see-through window is also included in the design.

Unlike those polymer notes issued by the Bank of Ireland and Ulster Bank, this note is printed with 7-digit serial number.

Danske Bank is owned by a Danish based group called Danske Bank S/A (established in 1871). In November 2004, the Northern Bank, together with National Irish Bank, were bought by the Danske Bank from the National Australia Bank Limited following its decision to exit all banking operations from the Irish banking markets. In November 2012, Northern Bank then adopted its parent company name, Danske Bank as its trading name (Northern Bank Trading As Danske Bank). Whilst this is the first time Danske Bank has issued a polymer note, it should be noted that Northern Bank had issued a £5 Polymer note with MM prefix in 1999 and then another £5 (same design as 1999 issue but with Y2K prefix) was released in 2000 celebrating the Y2K Millennium. This 1999 note was the first polymer note ever issued in the United Kingdom, and it's also the first note printed on a vertical format both front and back.

The announcement for this new polymer note was released on 06/11/2018.
Signature: Kevin Kingston, Chief Executive Officer since November 2015 First prefix; AA Replacement prefix; ZZ

Size: *70mm x 133mm (previous paper note *76mm x 143mm)
* give or take 0.5mm to 1mm

 Ten Pounds

Dated 2017, AA Prefix

Reverse

Ten Pounds

Dated 2017, Replacement Prefix ZZ

Reverse