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20 Pounds
| Issuer | Isle of Man Government |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Reverse description | A full-field intaglio vignette illustrates the inauguration of the Laxey Wheel in 1854, with a gathering of Victorian-era figures assembled before the great waterwheel set into a hillside valley, framed by a continuous Celtic knotwork border in reddish-brown. Denomination numerals 20 appear at upper right and lower left. A triskelion colour-shift security device is positioned at lower right. |
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| Protection description | Embedded security thread running vertically through the note; Queen Elizabeth II portrait watermark visible when held to light; colour-shifting triskelion device at lower right of reverse. |
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The Isle of Man Government has issued its own currency since 1961, when it assumed full control over note issuance from the Martins Bank arrangements that had served the island. De La Rue has printed IoM government notes throughout that independent era, making this a long-running commercial relationship. Shimmin's signature as Chief Financial Officer rather than a bank governor reflects the island's unusual constitutional position — the IoM has no central bank, and note issuance falls under Treasury control.
P#49 is the highest-denomination note in the 2013 series, placing it in low-velocity circulation from the outset.