Diamond Jubilee: Royal Bank Of Scotland Reveals Commemorative Banknote

RBS Reveals Jubilee Banknote

The Royal Bank of Scotland has unveiled a commemorative Diamond Jubilee banknote featuring photos of the Queen throughout her reign.

The £10 note, which will go into circulation at branches of the bank in Scotland, has been officially approved by the Queen ahead of the celebrations to mark her 60 years as monarch.

Four photos feature on the note, the most recent of which is the Queen at Epsom Racecourse in 2008.

Two of the other three undated pictures of the Queen on the note feature her at Balmoral and attending the Mass for the Order of the Thistle, while the fourth is one of the official portraits of the Queen from the 1940s.

The note is being released ahead of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebratory weekend over the 2-5 June.

That weekend's events will include a 1,000-boat pageant on Sunday 3 June, a concert at Buckingham Palace the following evening and a service at Westminster Abbey on 5 June, which will include a procession, two receptions and a lunch featuring dignitaries from around the world.

RBS chairman Sir Philip Hampton said: "RBS has a long connection with royalty and a tradition of issuing notes to commemorate royal celebrations.

"We felt that this was the most fitting way to honour the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and her long reign as monarch."

The launch marks the first £10 commemorative note to be issued by RBS and is the third in the bank's specially-issued note series, which also includes a £20 note for the Queen Mother's 100th birthday and a £5 note for the Queen's Golden Jubilee.

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