This one is one i got excited about - I know getting excited about an old out-of-date fiver is sad !! I haven't added any new Scottish notes for ages. This is a 5 Pound (£5) from the Royal Bank of Scotland and dated 1956 and is uniface i.e. the back is blank.
Rather than the signatures, which usually define the date of the note (other than when it is printed on it ) in this case it is the printer that is significant. This note it has W and AK Johnstone and G W Bacon ( you can see it just below the crest in the top middle of the note) if it has just AK Johnstone LTD it is more desirable and therefore more expensive and if it has the first one with LTD added to G W Bacon its the most desirable of all, demanding a premium amount !!
Lord provost of Edinburgh (1848-51)
One of the founders of the printing company above became Lord provost of Edinburgh - sort of like a Mayor for 4 of the biggest Scottish cities.
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