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    De La Rue's polymer substrate Safeguard® comes of age with the Royal Bank of Scotland's new £5

    Published on 27 Oct 2016 by De La Rue plc
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    Thursday 27 October - today the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has issued its new £5 which has been produced by De La Rue on its Safeguard polymer substrate. As the 21st Safeguard note to be issued, this marks the coming of age of this novel substrate.

    Following a widespread public consultation exercise run by the Royal Bank, the note theme of ‘natural colour and light’ was chosen to underpin the design elements of the new note. The Scottish novelist and poet Nan Shepherd features on the front of the note with her beloved Cairngorm mountains in the background. Mackerel fish appear on the back in recognition of their importance as the single most valuable species for the Scottish fishing industry.

    De La Rue worked in close collaboration with the RBS design teams and maximum use is made of the clear window that is the hallmark of Safeguard banknotes. The RBS logo is printed using SPARK® Orbital™ optically variable ink in the window, allowing it to be seen from both sides of the note.

    Commenting on the launch, Malcolm Buchanan, Chairman of RBS Scotland, said: “This is an exciting time and we are delighted with our new ‘people’s’ banknotes. The public input into the design themes was vital and we are grateful to De La Rue for helping us to bring the ideas to reality”.

    De La Rue’s Ruth Euling, Global Account Director, commented “We are delighted that Safeguard is coming of age and are honoured to have worked with the Royal Bank on these beautiful new notes which have already been nominated for a design award.”

    £5 front £5 back

    Safeguard® is a registered trademark of De La Rue International Limited and Orbital™ is a trademark of De La Rue International Limited. 

    SPARK® is a registered trademark of SICPA Holding SA.

    For information:

    Clare Lloyd Williams

    Marketing Communications Manager

    Tel: +44 (0) 1256 605000

     

    About De La Rue:

    De La Rue’s purpose is to enable every citizen to participate securely in the global economy. As a trusted partner of governments, central banks and commercial organisations, De La Rue provides products and services that underpin the integrity of trade, personal identity and the movement of goods.

    As the world’s largest designer and commercial printer of banknotes, De La Rue designs, manufactures and delivers banknotes, banknote substrates and security features to customers in a world where currency will continue to be a key part of the developing payments eco-system. De La Rue is the only fully integrated supplier of both paper and polymer banknotes, and creates security features that ensure banknotes are protected against counterfeiting.

     De La Rue is the world’s largest commercial printer of passports, delivering national and international identity tokens and software solutions for governments in a world that is increasingly focused on the importance of a legal and secure identity for every individual.

     

    De La Rue also creates and delivers secure product identifiers and ‘track and trace’ software for governments and commercial customers alike to help to tackle the challenge of illicit or counterfeit goods and the collection of revenue and excise duties.

     

    De La Rue is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LON-DLAR). For further information visit www.delarue.com  

     

     

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