The Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note

Five pounds
CountryUnited Kingdom
Value£5 sterling
Width125 mm
Height65 mm
Security featuresSee-through window, raised print, security thread, image transition, UV fluorescence, microlettering
Material usedPolymer
Years of printing1727–present
1987–present (current design)
Obverse
DesignNan Shepherd
Design date2016
Reverse
DesignTwo mackerel
Design date2016

The Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note, also known as a fiver, is a sterling banknote. It is the second smallest denomination of banknote issued by The Royal Bank of Scotland. The current polymer note, first issued in 2016, bears an image of author Nan Shepherd on the obverse and a pair of mackerel on the reverse.