Clydesdale Bank

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Clydesdale Bank plc <tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; padding:16px 0 16px 0;"></td></tr>
Type	Public
Founded	1838
Headquarters	Glasgow, Scotland <tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Industry</th><td>Finance and Insurance</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Products</th><td>Financial Services</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Employees</th><td>c 2,500</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Parent</th><td>National Australia Bank</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Website</th><td>[1]</td></tr>

The Clydesdale Bank is a commercial bank in the United Kingdom a subsidiary of the National Australia Bank Group. In Scotland, the Clysedale Bank is the third largest clearing bank, although it also retains a branch network in London and the North of England. In 2001, the Yorkshire Bank (previously the NABG's subsidiary in England) became a part of the Clydesdale Bank.

The Clydesdale Bank continues to print banknotes in Scotland.

1 History
2 Banknotes
3 Commonwealth Games
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

The Clydesdale Bank was founded in Glasgow in 1838. The Clydesdale later expanded throughout Scotland, and later became the first Scottish bank to open branches in the north of England. In 1919 the Midland Bank acquired the Clydesdale Bank. In 1950 the Midland Bank merged the Clydesdale with the North of Scotland Bank which it acquired in 1926.

The Midland Bank later sold its UK subsidiaries, including the Clydesdale Bank, to National Australia Group in 1987. The bank became part of National Australia's UK and Irish subsidiaries including Northern Bank in Northern Ireland; National Irish Bank in Ireland. In 1990 the Yorkshire Bank also became part of the group.

In 2001, the National Australia Bank Group transfered the assets and liabilities of the Yorkshire Bank to the Clydesdale Bank as part of a reorganisation of its British businesses. The National Australia Group Europe Act 2001 was a private Act of Parliament passed to facilitate the transfer. Yorkshire Bank is now a trading name of the Clydesdale Bank in England.

In 2005 NAB sold Northern Bank and National Irish Bank to the Danish Danske Bank.

[edit] Banknotes

5 pound note featuring Robert Burns on the obverse and a vignette of a field mouse from Burns' poem To a Mouse on the reverse
10 pound note featuring Mary Slessor on the front and a vignette of a map of Calabar and African missionary scenes on the back
20 pound note featuring Robert the Bruce on the front and a vignette of the Bruce on horseback with the Monymusk Reliquary against a background of Stirling Castle on the back
50 pound note featuring Adam Smith on the front and a vignette of industry tools against a background of sailing ships on the back
100 pound note featuring Lord Kelvin on the front and a vignette of the University of Glasgow on the back

[edit] Commonwealth Games

In March 2005, Clydesdale Bank became one of the official partners of the Scottish Commonwealth Games Team, at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. This sponsorship builds on the relationship formed by its parent, National Australia Group, who are one of the Games' main sponsors as well as a key partner with the Australian team, whilst the sister company, Bank of New Zealand, has joined forces to support its national team.

The bank also releasd a series of Ten Pound (£10) notes with a Commonwealth Games related theme for the occasion.