Uncommon Scottish banknotes held by NatWest are being auctioned to assist elevate money for meals banks throughout the price of residing disaster. The auctions will function notes from the Royal Financial institution of Scotland, Ulster Financial institution, the historic Nationwide Financial institution of Scotland and the Financial institution of England.
The banknotes embrace a never-circulated Royal Financial institution of Scotland £50 polymer observe with the serial quantity AA888888, that includes social reformer Flora Stevenson and Randolph Crescent in Edinburgh, which has a high estimated worth of £1800.
A few of the extra historic notes date again over 100 years to the First World Struggle and embrace a Financial institution of England 10 shilling observe from 1919, NatWest mentioned.
The primary of three auctions is being held on November 29 2022. Subsequent auctions will likely be held on December 16 this yr and January 19 2023.
It's estimated that the auctions may elevate greater than £400,000. The proceeds will likely be donated to the Trussell Belief, whose community of meals financial institution centres helps folks throughout the UK.
NatWest additionally presents prospects the chance to donate to a spread of charities together with the Trussell Belief, by means of its MyRewards scheme.
Richard Talbot, head of money and self-service at NatWest, mentioned: "We have now been a long-term supporter of the Trussell Belief and we're glad to be constructing additional upon that help to assist these most in want with the present price of residing disaster."
Emma Revie, chief government of the Trussell Belief, mentioned: "We're very grateful to the group at NatWest for his or her unbelievable help.
"As we enter the winter interval, extra persons are prone to want a meals financial institution's assist and meals banks throughout our community face offering over 7,000 meals parcels to folks in disaster on daily basis all through December.
"However in the end, nobody within the UK ought to want a meals financial institution - all of us ought to manage to pay for for the necessities like meals, clothes and heating.
"The help of NatWest will assist meals banks inside our community proceed to offer the lifeline of emergency help for native folks in disaster, whereas we work in the long run to finish the necessity for meals banks, for good."
Arnas Savickas, head of banknotes Europe/US at Spink, which is auctioning the banknotes, mentioned: "We're proud to know that the cash raised will likely be tremendously helpful to these in want."
All auctions will likely be held at Spink's headquarters in Southampton Row in central London.
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