27/11/2006
George Best £5 notes released by Ulster Bank
The limited edition George Best £5 bank notes have today been released by the Ulster Bank to mark the first anniversary of the soccer legend's death.
Customers queued outside banks from before they opened their doors at 9am in order to ensure that they were the first to get hold of the newly pressed commemorative notes.
One million pounds worth of the £5 notes are now in circulation throughout Northern Ireland.
The notes are available to purchase at any Ulster Bank branch in Northern Ireland or can be purchased online at www.georgebestfive.com
(EF/KMcA)
Customers queued outside banks from before they opened their doors at 9am in order to ensure that they were the first to get hold of the newly pressed commemorative notes.
One million pounds worth of the £5 notes are now in circulation throughout Northern Ireland.
The notes are available to purchase at any Ulster Bank branch in Northern Ireland or can be purchased online at www.georgebestfive.com
(EF/KMcA)
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