The identity of a man who robbed a Mowbray bank at knife-point is at the centre of a Launceston Supreme Court trial.
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The man charged with the crime, 31-year-old Marcus Denis Mayne, has pleaded not guilty to armed robbery.
The court heard there was no dispute the ANZ bank on Invermay Road was robbed in September 2017, but the robber's identity was in question.
During his opening address, Crown Prosecutor John Ransom said it was the state's case CCTV footage showed the robber clearly was Mr Mayne.
But in his reply, defence lawyer Evan Hughes told the court his client denied being the person who committed the robbery.
Eight CCTV videos from different angles of the bank were shown to the jury on the first day of the trial.
The footage showed a man wearing a black beanie, black jumper with white writing and tracksuit pants walking into the bank, pulling a knife from a Woolworths bag and using it to threaten customer Joanne-Lyn Young.
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The robber said "this is a hold-up. This is a stick-up. Put the money in the bag or she gets it".
While giving evidence on Monday, Ms Young said she thought the man was joking and then he held a knife to her.
"I just froze after I saw the blade," she said.
The teller put $2000 cash in the Woolworths bag and the robber also took the $250 Ms Young was depositing for rent.
The robbery took about 40 seconds.
It was alleged Mr Mayne offered two people in the Woolworths car park $100 to take him to Ravenswood.
The court heard from Nathaniel Lee and Naomi Barrenger whom both said a man quickly approached them and made the offer, but they declined.
Mr Hughes asked Mr Lee and Ms Barrenger if they noticed anything unusual about the man's run and both witnesses said there wasn't.
CCTV footage at St Vincent de Paul Society hours before the robbery showed a man who identified as Marcus Mayne speaking with two volunteers, the court heard.
A 30-minute video of the interaction was played to the jury. It showed the man receiving a drink, snacks and gloves.
Mr Ransom said assistance was provided to the man who was wearing a distinctive top, tracksuit pants and aqua blue shoes - all of which were worn by the armed robber.
St Vincent de Paul Society regional manager Peter Freak gave evidence about the accused attending the charity's office.
He told the court the man introduced himself as Marcus and provided two forms of identification for Marcus Mayne.
The trial before Justice Robert Pearce will continue on Tuesday.
