The Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note The Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note The Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note, also known as a fiver, is a banknote of the pound sterling. It is the second smallest denomination of banknote issued by The Royal Bank of Scotland. The current polymer note, first issued in 2016, bears an image of the author Nan Shepherd on the obverse and a pair of mackerel on the reverse. The Royal Bank of Scotland began issuing £5 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
Bank of Scotland £10 note the bank's headquarters. Each denomination also features a rear design reflecting a certain aspect of Scottish industry and society. On the £10 note the rear design represents the distilling and brewing sector. Three symbols appear on the right-hand side of the rear of the note. These are (from top to bottom) Pallas, goddess of weaving (symbol of the British Linen Bank which merged with the Bank of Scotland in 1971), a saltire with gold bezants (part of the bank's coat of arms), and ship (a symbol of the Union Bank of Scotland which merged with the Bank of Scotland in