••• SHETLAND ISLANDS
Printed Money, 2015 Fantasy Issue

   

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Shetland Islands / Sealtainn
  Paper Money, 2015 Fantasy Issues

••• SEALTAINN
•••
SHETLAND ISLANDS

History: Kingdom Dál Riada established 470; King. SCO 1034-1286; joined GBR 24.3.1603
Printer: Gábris Banknote Works; Design: Matej Gábris
Currency History: SCO currency from 1695 to present; these notes are considered Fantasy Issues

Shetland Islands / Sealtainn

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N.1, P.UNL 1 Pound = 20 Shillings Lerwick 2015

No. SB01 000227, 140mm x 70mm

Leif "Shetland" Larsen at right, Seagull ( Laridae) at center
and ancient symbolic ship at left
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The "Shetland Bus" Memorial statue located on Scalloway Mainland,
Shetland Islands, with
ancient symbolic ship at right.

BACKGROUNDER

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

This series for Scotland's Shetland Islands honors
Lieutenant Commander Leif Andreas Larsen who was the Norwegian leader of the "Shetland Busoperations in World War II. Larsen became the most highly decorated allied naval officer of the war.

The 'Shetland Bus"' was a clandestine operation of the Norwegian Navy ferrying operatives to and from the Shetland Islands and German occupied Norway. The operation began with fishing boats and later used sub-chasers for transportation.

The complete print run of this series was 700 pieces employing a unique individual numbering system. The banknotes are a personal ESSAY of the designer. The were printed using double sided of offset process and contain a wavy lines watermark. They also have a UV security feature visible under an Ultra Violet light source.                                                                                GSE 2016


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