Design Features
- Front
- Colour – red
- Serial Numbers – font gradually increases in size
- Flax plant image above vertical serial number
- Seated lady Hibernia
- Six County shields
- Serial numbers- black horizontal and red vertical
- Date- 1st March 2005
- Signature- D McGowan, Chief Executive N.I
- Back
- Vignette of Queen’s University Belfast
Security Features
- Feel
- Paper Quality – Crisp not waxy
- Raised Print – Bank title, denomination, address and signature
- Look
- Watermark – Head of Medusa – right hand side of note beside vertical serial number
- Security Thread – In area of Bank logo when back lit
- See Through – Celtic pattern in watermark area
- Microprinting – ESP on both sides reading Bank of Ireland
- UV/Fluorescence – Phosphorescent barcode blinks in UV light on the front of note.
- Move/Tilt
- Security Thread Tilt – Bank of Ireland logo appears in bottom front left hand corner