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20 Pound - Movie Money 20 Pounds JMW Turner
| Issuer | Motion Props / Play Money (not a legal issuer) |
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| Obverse lettering | £20 Bank of England 20 THIS IS NOT LEGAL TENDER, ITS IS TO BE USED FOR MOTION PROPS MOTION PROPS USE ONLY Twenty Pounds THIS NOTE IS PLAY MONEY FOR VIDEO MOVIE, IT IS TOY |
| Reverse description | Central intaglio-style portrait of J.M.W. Turner in youthful three-quarter view, set against a warm golden-orange vignette of sailing and steam ships at sunset — an allusion to his painting "The Fighting Temeraire". Turner's facsimile signature appears below the portrait alongside the quoted inscription "Light is therefore colour". A simulated security window patch at right carries a stylised architectural hologram-style vignette. |
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Prop banknotes produced for film and television in the UK occupy a legally fraught niche — the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 prohibits realistic reproductions of genuine Bank of England notes, which is why legitimate prop suppliers introduce deliberate deviations from the authentic design. Whether this example meets that threshold is worth confirming before any public display or resale.
The JMW Turner reverse design was introduced on genuine Bank of England £20 notes in 2020, making this a relatively recent reference point for the prop.