> Scotland has its own sterling banknotes, but they're actually printed (issued? both?) by private Scottish banks. So does Northern Ireland! Ulster Bank, Dansk

> Scotland has its own sterling banknotes, but they're actually printed (issued? both?) by private Scottish banks. So does Northern Ireland! Ulster Bank, Danske Bank, and the Bank of Ireland all print their own Sterling notes here. All have wildly different designs, with Ulster Bank even going so far as to print their notes vertically: https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2018/05/24/news/ulster-bank-unveils-new-vertical-banknotes-1337821/ https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2018/05/2... Last time I was in England, I tried to buy lunch at Pret with a Northern Irish £5 note. The worker at the till saw it, hung his head, and told me to "just take the sandwich."