Thursday, February 18, 2010

Isle Of Man 1983 1 Pound LOW SERIAL NUMBERS TYVEK BANKNOTE


***This is a 1 Pound UNC banknote printed on Tyvek issued by the Isle Of Man in 1983, one of the only 3 countries in the world to have done so.
The banknote bears the First Prefix and somewhat Low and Nice Serial Numbers of M 000668
Actually the material on which this banknote was printed on was also known as 'Bradvek' as this banknote was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, then, a subsidiary of ABNC.
But Bradbury Wilkinson was not longer allowed to print anything else on Tyvek when it has hived off to Thomas de la rue by ABNC, but, by then, that was already moot as the Tyvek technology was found to be extremely unsuitable for banknotes because the print did not last as they were found to be 'peeling off' from the the Tyvek.
***FOR KEEPS, NOT FOR SALE***

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