Ellan Vannin
Isle of Man
Isle of Man
Isle of Man Bank Limited
Currency : Manx Pound (IMP)
This is the latest £10 note bearing the Chief Financial Officer's signature of Sheila NL Lowe. Only two prefixes issued for this series (i.e. T and U), with a total of 1.50 million pieces printed. The serial numbers range for this series are from T 500001 to U 1000000. This note was first released on 30.12.2019. Sheila Lowe was appointed as the CFO of the Isle of Man Treasury on 24.08.2015 and left on 30.01.2019. As this note was printed while she was the CFO, it was only released almost a year after she left her employment. She was replaced by Caldric Rendall. It should be noted that since the 1961, the Isle of Man Treasury appointed the Isle of Man Bank Limited to manage all banknotes circulating on the island. The Isle of Man Bank limited is not owned by the government but by the NatWest Group, which also owns The Royal Bank of Scotland too.
Isle of Man is a very small county and it also has a very small population of about 84,000 people. Any denominations of banknotes issued would usually last them for at least a few years, and for even longer like the £50. This note was first issued in 1983 and till today, you can still get them and it is not rare. This note is still the current issue of Isle of Man. It is not sure how many pieces were printed but given this note is not printed with any alphabet, it is unlikely that more than a million pieces were printed. It is also interesting to note that the last time a full set was issued in the Isle of Man was the 1979 series with notes printed from 50 pence to £20. The £50 note was added to the series in 1983.
The designs of this note is the same as those previously issued with the signature of Mark Shimmin except that the legal clause of the name of the Bank is now printed in full i.e. Isle of Man Bank "Limited". In addition to this, the font of the serial numbers is also printed slightly larger too.
The portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Second on the front of the note was taken by Anthony Buckley in 1966. This portrait was also printed on other banknotes issued by Saint Helena and Fiji (slightly modified) too. On the back, it depicts the painting of Peel Castle c.1830. Peel castle is located about 18 kilometers west of Douglas, the capital of Isle of Man. The Peel Castle painting was first appeared on the note in the early 1970s, however I am not sure who the artist was.
Signature - Sheila NL Lowe (Chief Financial Officer, tenure 2015-2019)
Size - 142mm x 75mm
Imprinter - De La Rue
Watermark - A triskelion or triskele
Ten Pounds
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| nd2019, Queen Elizabeth the Second (aged 40), P49 |
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| Reverse - Peel Castle c.1830 |
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| nice cover, not specifically related to this issue |
Ten Pounds (PM Shimmin's signature for comparison)
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| nd2012 issue |
Footnote⇸
The full business name of the Isle of Man Bank limited is The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited trading as Isle of Man Bank.
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