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-Credit:© 2014 Bloomberg Finance LP. The UK Government has confirmed that shops and businesses in England are under no obligation to accept Scottish banknotes as payment for goods or services.

An American asked Brits to explain why there's such a big difference between bank notes from England, Scotland, and Ireland ...

Scottish people are very protective of their money. The currency used in Scotland is the pound sterling (£), like the rest of the UK. However, what sets Scottish money apart is its series of banknotes ...

Techniques used to detect fingermarks on traditional cotton banknotes are not effective on Scottish banks' new polymer notes and different methods are required, according to a study by University of ...