20 Pounds First Trust Bank

Features

Issuer Northern Ireland (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Issuing bank First Trust Bank
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1998-2009
Value 20 Pounds
20 GBP = USD 25
Currency Pound sterling (1929-date)
Composition Paper
Size 149 × 79 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
204373
References P# 137
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Portrait of a middle-aged woman
Heraldic shields each representing one of the six counties of Northern Ireland
Background image of a statue of a boy with 2 horses
A Triskel design
Hologram at top right

Script: Latin

Lettering:
First Trust Bank
Promise to pay the bearer on demand
Twenty Pounds Sterling
at Belfast
AIB Group (UK) plc.

Reverse

Vignette of the Chimney at Lacada point and wording 'The Chimney at Lacada Point'
Two Spanish coins and a Blacksmiths forging tool
A large 20 filled with Celtic patterns and a small 20 set within an ornate broach
Celtic patterns

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Twenty Pounds Sterling
Chimney at Lacada Point

Watermark

Image of young boy

20 Pounds (First Trust Bank) -  obverse

© Rose Richard (CC BY-NC-SA)

Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

Comments

All First Trust Bank notes ceased to be legal currency on 30th June 2022. However, they remain exchangeable for other notes and have not been demonetized.
For similar earlier notes, see:
Provincial Bank of Ireland P#250,
Allied Irish Banks Limited P#4,
Allied Irish Banks Public Limited Company P#8,
First Trust Bank (without hologram) P#133.

See also

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1998-Jan-01  30%
2007-May-01  Photo $ 100 33%
2009-Jun-01  56%

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Pounds (First Trust Bank)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Pounds (First Trust Bank)
Katz
Auction 93
Lot 2433
Internet Archive
24 Aug 2023 2007-May-01 UNC USD 98.27
(EUR 91.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Pounds (First Trust Bank)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Pounds (First Trust Bank)
Katz
Auction 81
Lot 1869
Internet Archive
29 Apr 2023 2007-May-01 UNC USD 110.15
(EUR 102.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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