Northern Bank to reissue all notes, stolen cash 'worthless'

The Northern Bank in Belfast, from which £26.5m (€37.7m) was stolen before Christmas, is to withdraw all of its banknotes from circulation and reissue them in a different colour, chief constable Hugh Orde has said.

Northern Bank to reissue all notes, stolen cash 'worthless'

The Northern Bank in Belfast, from which £26.5m (€37.7m) was stolen before Christmas, is to withdraw all of its banknotes from circulation and reissue them in a different colour, chief constable Hugh Orde has said.

"The (stolen) money will not be worth anything when that takes place," he said.

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