First Trust Bank £50 Note
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Design Features
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Front
Design Features
- Portrait of an old man
- 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
- First Trust Bank name and logo
Date Printed and Signature
- 1st June 2009 - Terry McDaid
Back
Design Features
- Medal commemorating the defeat of the Spanish Armada dated 1588 and the words 'Commemorative Medal 1588'
- 2 cherubs
- The Reverse of the medal with the inscription 'Allidor Non Ledor'
- A necklace pendant
- A large 50 filled with Celtic patterns and a small 50 set within an ornate broach
- Celtic patterns
Front
Design Features
- Portrait of an old man
- 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
- First Trust Bank name and logo
Date Printed and Signature
- 1st January 1998 - Dennis Licence
Back
Design Features
- Medal commemorating the defeat of the Spanish Armada dated 1588 and the words 'Commemorative Medal 1588'
- 2 cherubs
- The Reverse of the medal with the inscription 'Allidor Non Ledor'
- A necklace pendant
- A large 50 filled with Celtic patterns and a small 50 set within an ornate broach
- Celtic patterns
Front
Design Features
- Portrait of an old man
- 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
- First Trust Bank name and logo
Date Printed and Signature
- 10th January 1994 - Eamon McElroy
Back
Design Features
- Medal commemorating the defeat of the Spanish Armada dated 1588 and the words 'Commemorative Medal 1588'
- 2 cherubs
- The Reverse of the medal with the inscription 'Allidor Non Ledor'
- A necklace pendant
- A large 50 filled with Celtic patterns and a small 50 set within an ornate broach
- Celtic patterns
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