Scottish money not good enough

Truck Act

"That the entire amount of the wages earned by or payable to any artificer in any of the trades herein-after enumerated, in respect of any labour by him done in any such trade, shall be actually paid to such artificer in the current coin of this realm, and not otherwise;..."

This Realm: This other Eden, this demi-paradise this scepter'd isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars ...

In other words England.

Not Scotch Porrage Oats Land.

I think this gripe answers itself: one reason the notes are frowned upon is because they have to be taken to the bank to be changed. All banks charge businesses for cash handling, so businesses in turn frown at customers with these notes. Nor do ticket machines at train stations, or machines at car parks take them.

English bank notes are only legal tender in England, Wales, The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. English bank notes of denomination less than 5 pounds were legal tender in Scotland under Currency and Bank Notes Act 1954. Now, with the removal of BoE 1 pound notes, only coins constitute legal tender in Scotland. So how would the English tourist feel when purchasing goods in Scotland having there notes checked and double check by store officals. I have had stores refuse Scottish notes south of the border, but the same store north of the border is only to happy to take them. It does make you feel like a criminal, on one occassion I refused to take a BoE 5 pound note in my change asking for a Scottish on...just to as awkward as them.....lol

The sad and ironic thing is that the Bank of England was founded in 1694 by a Scotsman, sir William Patterson a Scottish trader from Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

On the Bank of England website, it basically says that Scottish and Northern Irisih banknotes are NOT legal tender - but acceptability is another matter. So it seems that though they are not legal tender, cashiers can still choose to accept them. http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/about/faqs.htm#16

The Channel Islands don't have any problems with Scottish Bank notes, you can get your change in Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland, Clydsdale Bank, States of jersey and States of Guernsey so whats the problem with the English?. I saw in a website that Scottish Bank notes are not "legal tender" in England, only Bank of England notes but only in England and Wales ! Maybe we in Scotland should make a fuss every time we get a Bank of England note and hold it up to the light in the middle of a shop to see if it is a fake or not, perhaps not as we are more educated.

As a cashier at <<large UK supermarket>> in York, I see literally thousands of Bank of England notes each week; I know the paper they are printed on, I know the design and security features like the back of my hand.

How many Bank of Scotland/Clydesdale/RBS notes do you think I see? A couple a month, at best. So OF COURSE I'm going to call my supervisor when I see a Scottish bank note, as I have genuinely no idea if it's legitimate or not, and that kind of volume isn't worth me being trained on every single bank/value combination out there. For what it's worth, I am also obliged to call a supervisor when I see a Bank of England £50 note as these are equally infrequent.

For real fun and extra points, though, try a Northern Irish bank note - it will blow their minds!

I reckon it has a lot to do with the fact that we in England dont deal with Scottish money very often, so we are not aware of all the conterfeiting measures built into the money, hence the need to examine the money more closer - a good solution would be just to make sure all of us in England are aware of all Scottish money so we dont have to gander at it when we are handed it at a checkout :D

At least Scottish notes still say they promise to pay the bearer on demand the face value in pounds of sterling silver. English notes no longer make such claim and merely state that they represent the face value in pounds (of nothing). I think I know whats the better currency, ones based of precious metal that is also a in demand commodity or monopoly money that banks can punch onto a computer screen at there whim (? - research fractional reserve banking). Any English who does not accept the Note of currency of another nation that is backed by a tangible commodity when there own is back by no more than Scotch Mist is a fool.

At least Scottish notes still say they promise to pay the bearer on demand the face value in pounds of sterling silver. English notes no longer make such claim and merely state that they represent the face value in pounds (of nothing). I think I know whats the better currency, ones based of precious metal that is also a in demand commodity or monopoly money that banks can punch onto a computer screen at there whim (? - research fractional reserve banking). Any English who does not accept the Note of currency of another nation that is backed by a tangible commodity when there own is back by no more than Scotch Mist is a fool.

On the plus side - self service checkouts in Tescos will give you change from a fiver if your feed it a one pound note !

The new scotch parliamentary building with MSPs

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