Clydesdale Bank
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The Clydesdale Bank is a Scottish commercial and clearing bank, a subsidiary of the National Australia Bank Group. The bank has the third largest market share in its home market. However it also has branches in London and the north of England.
History
The Clydesdale Bank was founded in Glasgow in 1838. The Clydesdale later expanded throughout Scotland, and later became the first Scottish bank to open branches in the north of England. In 1919 the Midland Bank acquired the Clydesdale Bank. In 1950 the Midland Bank merged the Clydesdale with the North of Scotland Bank which it acquired in 1926.The Midland Bank later sold its UK subsidiaries, including the Clydesdale Bank, to National Australia Group in 1987. The bank became part of National Australia's UK and Irish subsidiaries including Northern Bank in Northern Ireland; National Irish Bank in Ireland. In 1990 the Yorkshire Bank also became part of the group.
In 2005 NAB sold Northern Bank and National Irish Bank to the Danish Danske Bank.
Banknotes
- £100 (design features the University of Glasgow)
- £50 (design features Adam Smith)
- £20 (design features Robert the Bruce and Stirling Castle)
- £10 (design features Mary Slessor)
- £5 (design features Robert Burns)
Commonwealth Games
In March 2005, Clydesdale Bank became one of the official partners of the Scottish Commonwealth Games Team, at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. This sponsorship builds on the relationship formed by its parent, National Australia Group, who are one of the Games' main sponsors as well as a key partner with the Australian team, whilst the sister company, Bank of New Zealand, has joined forces to support its national team.The bank also releasd a series of Ten Pound (£10) notes with a Commonwealth Games related theme for the occasion.