File:Shakespeare20Lbanknote.jpg
Shakespeare20Lbanknote.jpg (224 × 128 pixels, file size: 10 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
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This is a Banknote (Series D) (Reverse side) issued by Bank Of England for the sum of 20 Pounds sterling. |
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. The artwork could be obtained from the issuing entity, Bank Of England. |
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| Low resolution? |
The image is of a sufficient resolution for the purpose, but not of sufficient quality to enable counterfeits derived from it. |
| Purpose of use |
The image is used to identify the currency in question, and to assist recognition of it. |
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As a currency design, it is not possible to provide a free replacement, because the copyright in the designs is typically held by the issuing authority. Furthermore the reproduction of currency designs is tightly regulated in many jurisdictions. |
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Use of this currency design is consistent with fair-use provisions |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Memorials to William Shakespeare//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shakespeare20Lbanknote.jpgtrue | |
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 | It is unclear if this item of currency or official token is currently in circulation. Please update the use of this tag if you have this information.
This restriction tag has been placed because currency designs and images of them may be subject to additional legal restrictions outside of copyright law including laws regarding counterfeiting, which may also apply, particularly when this image is used in printed form. |  |
| This image depicts a currently circulating unit of currency or similar official monetary token. Some currency designs are ineligible for copyright and are in the public domain. Others are copyrighted. This restriction tag has been placed because currency designs and images of them may be subject to additional legal restrictions outside of copyright law including laws regarding counterfeiting, which may also apply, particularly when this image is used in printed form. | |
 | This image depicts a British unit of currency. This work is protected by the British Crown copyright, or in the case of banknotes is copyrighted by the issuing bank. The use of this image on Wikipedia is contended to be fair use when it is used for the purposes of commentary or criticism relating to the image of the currency itself. Any other uses of the British type of currency, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information. Caution: Independent of British copyright legislation, under the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981, Chapter 45, Section 18(1) [1], "It is [a criminal] offence for any person [resident in the United Kingdom], unless the relevant authority has previously consented in writing, to reproduce on any substance whatsoever, and whether or not on the correct scale, any British currency note or any part of a British currency note." Wikipedia has permission to use images created by the Governor and Company of the Bank of England of banknotes or other currency notes of the Bank without the need for separate licensing authorisations. This only applies to images of such banknotes created by the Bank of England itself. Separate permissions and licences would need to be sought separately from the Lloyds Banking Group (on behalf of the Bank of Scotland), the Royal Bank of Scotland, Clydesdale Bank, the Bank of Ireland (Northern Ireland), the First Trust Bank, Danske Bank (Northern Ireland) and Ulster Bank. |  |
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| current | 15:08, 3 November 2010 | | 224 × 128 (10 KB) | Tom Reedy (talk | contribs) | The Series D £20 banknote issued by the Bank of England between 1970 and 1993 that featured an image of the Westminster Abbey statue of Shakespeare appeared on the reverse. Low resolution image {{Non-free currency-UK}} Fair use of this image is claimed |
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