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Earlier note issues by the bank were made under the bank's previous names: the Provincial Bank of Ireland Ltd. (to 1976), Allied Irish Banks Ltd. (1977 - 1986), and Allied Irish Banks PLC (1987 - 1993).
 
First Trust Bank's current notes depict two generic people, one male, one female. They appear as children on the £1 and £5 notes, as middle-aged on the £10 and £20, and finally as elderly on the £50 and £100. The obverse designs generally featuresfeature designsimages associated with the [[Spanish Armada]], orcommemorating the [[Spanish Armada in Ireland|wrecking of 24 Armada ships]] off the coast of [[County Antrim]]al features.in 1588:
 
* 10 pound note featuring the vesselship ''[[Girona'' ([[Galley#Galleassship)|galleassGirona]]) on the obverse''
* 20 pound note featuring the chimney at [[Lacada Point]], onnear [[Dunluce Castle|Dunluce]], County Antrim, where the obverseGirona was wrecked
* 50 pound note featuring a commemorative [[medal]] on the obverse
* 100 pound note featuring the Spanish Armada on the obverse
 
A £5 note featuring [[Dunluce Castle]] on the obverse and a £1 note also featuring the Girona were issued by the Provincial Bank of Ireland and by AIB, but have not been issued by First Trust Bank.