Scotland Jack Nicklaus 40 Years of Open History £5 2005 Crisp Unc Pick-365

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Scotland - Jack Nicklaus - 40 Years of Open History - £5 - 2005 - Crisp Uncirculated - Pick-365 - The front of the Five Pound note is largely the same as the existing Royal Bank of Scotland £5 notes, apart from the fact the “Golden Bear” logo is shown and that the serial number only appears once. In addition all the serial numbers for this commemorative banknote commence with "JWN“, Jack William Nicklaus’ initials. The back of the banknote has been completely redesigned and shows images of Jack holding the Claret Jug and playing a shot during his way to victory at St. Andrews in 1978. The Royal and Ancient clubhouse is depicted on the top left hand portion of the note and in the bottom left, Jack’s winning scores at St. Andrews in 1970 (when he won an 18 hole playoff with Doug Sanders) and in 1978 are depicted. On the bottom right hand side of the note, the tee at the 18th hole can be seen along with the Swilken Bridge. A card of the course for the 2005 Open is also shown. This note is listed in Krause's Standard Catalog of World Paper Money as Pick 365.