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• The E-Sylum: Volume 8, Number 43, October 9, 2005, Article 7
  

  MYSTERY BANKNOTE CHEMIST SOUGHT
  

  According to an article published in The Scotsman October 8,
  "A hunt was launched yesterday for a mystery scientist featured
  on a Scottish banknote.
  

  The woman, believed to be a chemical scientist, posed for the
  picture more than ten years ago. She features on the back of
  Bank of Scotland £20 notes with the caption "education and
  research".
  

  But she has always remained anonymous and now the Royal
  Society of Chemistry hopes to find her in time for the annual
  Science and the Parliament event in Edinburgh next month."
  

  "The Bank of Scotland said it was unable to reveal the
  woman's identity."
  

  "A bank spokeswoman said: "The image on the reverse of the
  £20 note, illustrating education and research, shows an individual
  using a high pressure liquid chronometer. The engraving by
  (banknote producer) De La Rue, as far as we are aware, is
  based on a photograph of a real person."
  

  To read the complete story, see: Full Story
  

  A set of modern Scottish notes, including the research note,
  is shown here: Full Story
  

Source URL

• http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v08n43a07.html

Date published

• 2005-10-09

Volume

• 8

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