The unusual £5 and £10 notes designed by Ulster Bank can be spent across the UK and will also contain new security features.

New £5 and £10 banknotes with a "vertical" design have been shown off, in a first for a UK bank.

Ulster Bank said the more durable polymer notes, due to replace existing paper notes issued in Northern Ireland, were the result of a consultation with experts and members of the public.

While only the Bank of England can issue new cash in England and Wales, seven banks can do so across Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Each note will have security features to prevent fraud but separate designs under the theme Living in Nature.

The bank said the £5 note highlights "the importance of the sea and migration" in Northern Ireland and features Strangford lough and Brent Geese.

The £10 version focuses on agriculture and heritage. It contains images of Lough Erne, the Irish hare, Guelder-rose shrubs and an Ulster Glade potato.

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