Founded by the Royal Charter on 31 May 1727. On the first anniversary of its foundation, the bank invented the'overdraft' and in 1783 they opened in Glasgow, their first branch outside of Edinburgh. AC 148650 / 8654 / 8655.
Portrait of Flora Stevenson to the right, her name and dates of birth and death / Back ground picture of Randolph Crescent, Edinburgh / Hero quote "What Miss Stevenson did not know about education was not worth knowing" / Textile and dye elements / Holographic foil stripe featuring the RBS logo above a number'50' with Ladies Bedstraw flowers in the background / Royal Bank of Scotland name and logo. Two Ospreys, one holding a mackerel / An excerpt from the poem'Nettles' by Neil Munro. The first two line in the visible layer There's deer upon the hillside. There's sheep along the glen / A midge /Holographic foil stripe featuring the RBS logo above a number'50' with Ladies Bedstraw flowers in the background / Background imagery of Ladies Bedstraw a botanical used in the dyeing process / Royal Bank of Scotland name and logo. Alison Rose (Group Chief Executive). Direct from Royal Bank of Scotland. Notes are clean and firm with an original, natural sheen. Corners are sharp and square, without any evidence of rounding, folding or bending. Protected by a Premium Transparent Polystyrol Stock-Card Posted in Hardback "Please Do Not Bend" Envelope.