Matej Gábriš is an outstanding Slovakian graphic artist and banknote designer who has given us some beautiful fantasy banknotes with a wide range of both historical and contemporary themes.

This series is for Scotland's 18th century philosophers.

The obverse features David Hume, a philosopher best known for his radical philosophy of empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism. He applied scientific methods of observation to a study of human nature. His skepticism was based on the belief that some or all human knowledge is impossible. His naturalsim was based on the preposition that only natural (as opposed to supernatural or spiritual) laws and forces operate in the world. ₍₁₎

The reverse of this banknote displays the Dugald Stewart Monument which commemorates another  philosopher and mathematician from a similar school of philosophy. Stewart's  branch of philosophy, ethics investigates the questions "What is the best way for people to live" and "What actions are right or wrong in particular circumstances" In practice, ethics seeks to resolve questions of human morality, by defining concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime. ₍₁₎

This note is a drawing, is in preparation and not yet printed. It is expected to be printed in September 2016.                     GSE 2016