File:BankScotland50.jpg

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Bank of Scotland £50 note (Tercentenary Series (1995-2007)) illustration

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Banknotes of the pound sterling
Description	This is a banknote issued by Bank of Scotland for the sum of 50 Pounds sterling. Bank of Scotland £50 note, illustrative of the style of the Tercentenary series of notes (all denominations)
Source	http://www.scotbanks.org.uk/banknotes_current_bank_of_scotland.php. The artwork could be obtained from the issuing entity, Bank of Scotland.
Article	Banknotes of the pound sterling
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Low resolution?	The image is of a sufficient resolution for the purpose, but not of sufficient quality to enable counterfeits derived from it.
Purpose of use	The image is used to identify the currency in question, and to assist recognition of it. Additional: To illustrate i) one of the 8 current series of banknotes circulating in the Sterling Area (Banknotes of the pound sterling); ii) that more notes than the Bank of Englands' are current (Pound sterling); iii) one of the current note issues of the Bank of Scotland.
Replaceable?	As a currency design, it is not possible to provide a free replacement, because the copyright in the designs is typically held by the issuing authority. Furthermore the reproduction of currency designs is tightly regulated in many jurisdictions.
Other information	Use of this currency design is consistent with fair-use provisions
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Banknotes of the pound sterling//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BankScotland50.jpgtrue

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Bank of Scotland
Description	This is a banknote issued by Bank of Scotland for the sum of 50 Pounds sterling. Bank of Scotland £50 note, illustrative of the style of the Tercentenary series of notes (all denominations)
Source	http://www.scotbanks.org.uk/banknotes_current_bank_of_scotland.php. The artwork could be obtained from the issuing entity, Bank of Scotland.
Article	Bank of Scotland
Portion used
Low resolution?	The image is of a sufficient resolution for the purpose, but not of sufficient quality to enable counterfeits derived from it.
Purpose of use	The image is used to identify the currency in question, and to assist recognition of it. Additional: To illustrate the previous note issues of the Bank of Scotland in an article discussing the activities of that bank.
Replaceable?	As a currency design, it is not possible to provide a free replacement, because the copyright in the designs is typically held by the issuing authority. Furthermore the reproduction of currency designs is tightly regulated in many jurisdictions.
Other information	Use of this currency design is consistent with fair-use provisions
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Bank of Scotland//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BankScotland50.jpgtrue

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This image depicts a British unit of currency. This work is protected by the British Crown copyright, or in the case of banknotes is copyrighted by the issuing bank. The use of this image on Wikipedia is contended to be fair use when it is used for the purposes of commentary or criticism relating to the image of the currency itself. Any other uses of the British type of currency, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.

Caution: Independent of British copyright legislation, under the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981, Chapter 45, Section 18(1) [1], "It is [a criminal] offence for any person [resident in the United Kingdom], unless the relevant authority has previously consented in writing, to reproduce on any substance whatsoever, and whether or not on the correct scale, any British currency note or any part of a British currency note." Wikipedia has permission to use images created by the Governor and Company of the Bank of England of banknotes or other currency notes of the Bank without the need for separate licensing authorisations. This only applies to images of such banknotes created by the Bank of England itself.

Separate permissions and licences would need to be sought separately from the Lloyds Banking Group (on behalf of the Bank of Scotland), the Royal Bank of Scotland, Clydesdale Bank, the Bank of Ireland (Northern Ireland), the First Trust Bank, Danske Bank (Northern Ireland) and Ulster Bank.
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