On Wednesday, The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has launched a new £10 Queen Diamond Jubilee commemorative banknote. Two million of the notes will be issued, with initial supplies already in circulation. The commemorative banknote, approved by the Queen, is RBS' first ever £10 commemorative note. It is the third in RBS' royal commemorative note series, which includes a £20 note for The Queen Mother's 100th birthday in September in 2000, and a £5 note for the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002.
The note features different images of the Queen taken during her reign:
- The Queen at Epsom Racecourse in 2008.
- Official palace photograph of the Queen taken in the 1940s.
- The Queen with her family at Balmoral Castle.
- The Queen with the Duke of Edinburgh and HRH Princess Anne attending the traditional Mass for the Order of the Thistle.
The note will be available in branches in Scotland and available to order. Notes with special serial numbers have been donated to some of RBS’s partners - Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust, (PSYBT) Oxfam, National Museum of Scotland, Scottish Rugby Union, Scottish Golf Union and the STV Children’s appeal. A charity auction of this note, and other rare RBS banknotes, will be held later in the year with the proceeds going to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Charity Trust.
You can also order by sending a cheque for the face value of the notes (maximum of 20 notes) + £5.90 for Special Delivery postage to:
The Royal Bank of Scotland
Scottish Note Team
Drummond House
1 Redheughs Avenue
PO Box 1727
Edinburgh
EH12 9HS.
Please note that this is a limited offer which expires on 30th June 2012.
Source: RBS
