Isle of Man - £5 ND2015 s. Malcolm Couch

This is the latest five pounds note (nd2015) bearing the signature of Dr Malcolm Couch, IOM Chief Financial Officer. Dr Couch was appointed to the role on 1.5.2013, following the stepping down of Mark Shimmin on 30.4.2013. On 29.6.2015, Dr Couch was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer to the Department of Health and Social Care in the Manx Government and replaced by Sheila Lowe as interim Chief Financial Officer. Her appointment will end in December 2016. It is not sure if Dr Couch's signature will also appearing on other denominations, but given that the Isle of Man has a rather small population, this could be the only note with his signature on it. Interesting fact about this denomination is that this is the first reprint since John Alfred Cashen's £5 note (P40b). John Cashen was appointed as the CFO role in 1991 until 9.7.2001. The gap between these two issues is in excess of 20 years. Do we have to wait for another 20 years for another reprint?

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