Isle of Man - £20 ND2013 s. Peter Mark Shimmin (Limited & De La Rue)

Isle of Man

Isle of Man Bank Limited

Currency : Manx Pound (IMP)

This is the only Peter Mark Shimmin's £20 note that is printed with the word "Limited" and the imprinter name, De La Rue on the back.

Since Peter Shimmin was appointed to the role, the Isle of Man Treasury and had issued 5 banknotes with his signature on it. However all these notes issued were printed with slight variations with the bank's name and also the imprinter name on the back of the notes. Here I have detail the 4 difference varieties;-

£10 (nd2002) - printed with the Bank's name but without the word "Limited" and the imprinter name in full; Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited;

£20 (nd2002) & £10 (nd2012) - printed without the Bank's name "Limited" and the imprinter name is printed just with "De La Rue".

£1 (nd2009) - printed bank's name with "Limited" and imprinter "Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited";

£20 (nd2013) - Bank's name with the word "Limited" and the imprinter's name "De La Rue" [see below].

It is not sure if other varieties are also printed but not issued yet, such as the £1, £5 and £10 notes (i.e. printed with the word "Limited"and imprinter "De La Rue". However it is unlikely for the £5 note as in 2015, a new note was issued with the signature of Dr Malcolm Couch and in early 2020, a £10 note was issued with the signature of Sheila Lowe.

The Manx pound is at par with the British pound.

Twenty Pounds (149mm x 80mm)

nd2013, Lord of Mann Queen Elizabeth the Second, map of Isle of Man, triskelion (3 legs emblem)

Reverse - Laxey wheel (Lady Lsabella) built 1854 in Laxey village, imprinter De La Rue

Footnote➾
Until 1961, banknotes of Isle of Man were issued by various institutions, including the Isle of Man Banking Company Limited (later in 1926 - Isle of Man Bank Ltd). Lloyds Bank, Manx Bank, Martins Bank, Westminster Bank, Parr's Bank etc. On 31.07.1961, the Isle of Man Government revoked all note issue licenses of all commercial banks in Isle of Man and appointed Isle of Man Bank Limited to manage all banknotes circulating on the island. Since then, all banknotes issued are printed with the Isle of Man Government on the notes. The reason for appointing the Isle of Man Bank was due to its long standing association in issuing banknotes in the Isle of Man since 1865.

The Isle of Man Banking Co Limited was founded by Samuel Harris, Henry Noble, William Moore and William Callister in 1865. In 1926, the bank changed its name to the Isle of Man Bank Limited.

The bank was then acquired by National Provincial Bank in 1961 and became a subsidiary of National Westminster Bank upon the merger of its parent with Westminster Bank in 1968. In 2000, the Isle of Man Bank became part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group when they acquired the Westminster Bank group.

The main designs of the Manx pounds have changed very little (except the portrait of the Queens, colours, size and signatures) since the 1960s. The current £50 was first issued in 1983 and was printed without a letter prefix. This is the first and only £50 ever issued in the Isle of Man and judging by the serial number, it is unlikely that more than a million pieces were printed. The Isle of Man has a rather small population (about 83,000+). Apart from the Manx pounds, other British pounds sterling currencies, like those issued by the Bank of England, all three Scottish banks and those in Northern Ireland are also acceptable on the island and this could be the reason as to why not many Manx pounds have been issued.

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