Let's issue Games banknote, MSP urges

BANK bosses have been urged to produce special notes to mark the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Labour MSP Margaret Curran has written to the Royal Bank of Scotland, the Bank of Scotland and the Clydesdale Bank urging them to consider the issue.

A commemorative bank note will be an "appropriate way" to celebrate the sporting event, she said.

Ms Curran, Glasgow Baillieston MSP, said a contest could be held for children in the city's east end to come up with a design.

In her letter, Ms Curran wrote that a special note will "contribute to the tangible legacy of the Games, and the process of designing and producing the note would raise the profile of the Games and the banks involved".

She added: "I propose a competition to sketch the design for the banknote inviting all schoolchildren from the east end of Glasgow to participate. This would engage more young people with the Games as well as publicising the Games, Glasgow and Scottish banks.

"Of course, when it comes to manufacturing the banknotes, professional Scottish artists could develop the designs of the notes that Scottish banks can be proud of for years to come."