Catalog
20 Pounds - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Government of the Falkland Islands |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse lettering | Government of the Falkland Islands; These notes are legal tender for the payment of any amount; Twenty Pounds; For the Government of the Falkland Islands |
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| Reverse lettering | The Government of the Falkland Islands |
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The 1984 Falkland Islands series, of which this note is the highest denomination, was issued less than two years after the Argentine occupation and subsequent British military recovery of the islands. The timing was deliberate — a full currency reissue signaled administrative normalcy and reaffirmed British jurisdiction at a moment when the political status of the territory remained diplomatically contested.
Thomas De La Rue had printed Falklands notes for decades prior, and the continuity of printer was itself a quiet political statement. At £20, this denomination would have seen limited day-to-day use in a population then numbering under 2,000.