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Jersey's first banknotes were issued at the end of the 18th century,
when the Island's first banks appeared.
From 5 note issuing offices in 1814
the numbers rose to over a hundred by 1817.
Many of these early private banks
had their origins in the expanding trade with Newfoundland.
The States did not issue notes until 1941,
and a year later, this Edmund Blampied designed
10 shilling note was released.
1963 saw the first modern day notes issued with the "A" series,
followed in 1976 with the "B" series,
and the last issue in 1989 of the "C" series.
2010 sees the introduction of Jersey's first set of
new bank notes for 21 years,
with fresh new designs throughout.
The new multi-coloured "D" series features important architectural and
sculptural landmarks of Jersey.
The Island's round towers are shown.
These defensive structures were built around the coast to protect the Island
from invasion.
The monument to freedom in Liberation Square
celebrates the momentous announcement of the liberation of the Island from Nazi
forces at the end of the Second World War,
and features on the fresh green coloured £1 note.
It also shows a traditional hand engraved portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
based on the photographic work by Mark Lawrence,
with the words "States of Jersey" and the crest beneath.
As in all the notes, the left panel bears a watermark of a Jersey cow, viewable
when held to the light.
The reverse shows the Neolithic ritual site of La Hougue Bie,
and Le Hocq Tower in the parish of St Clement.
French and Jèrriais, the Island language, is also featured.
The 16th century National Trust property, Le Rât Cottage in St Lawrence,
appears on the front of the sky blue £5 note,
and Les Augrès Manor, the home of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, is on
the reverse
alongside Archirondel Tower.
The front of the burnt sienna £10 note features the hermitage at Elizabeth
Castle.
The reverse shows the unique Lalique glass sculptures in St Matthew's church,
St Lawrence,
with Seymour Tower offshore in Grouville bay.
The Island's parliament building, the States, is shown on the cool violet £20
note
with the States chamber on the reverse,
alongside St Ouen's La Rocco Tower.
The cherry red £50 note carries the impressive outline of the medieval castle
of Mont Orgueil,
while the reverse features the houses on the island of La Marmotière in Les
Écréhous,
with Ouaisne tower on Ouaisne common alongside.
>>"The design team wanted the notes to tell a story of Jersey,
a story from La Hougue Bie which was built by the first Neolithic farmers 6,000
years ago,
which is shown on the £1 note,
through to the liberation of the Island from Nazi forces in 1945,
an event which has formed a backdrop to the development of modern Jersey."
>>Designed and printed by De La Rue, the world’s largest commercial security
printer and paper maker,
these stylish notes incorporate a number of security measures
to make forgery more difficult.
>>"The main security measures in the new bank notes
are that we have a hologram on the higher value added notes.
We also have a map of Jersey,
a 'see through map', so that when you hold the note up to the light
the 2 halves come together, which make up a map of Jersey.
These features are in addition to the ones which we have had in the past,
such as the Jersey cow watermark and the silver thread running through the
note."
>>"I am very proud of the fact that for the first time we're representing the parish
crests on the notes.
We have also got for the first time the French language,
our second official language, but also Jèrriais too.
I hope that the Jèrriais inclusion is going to be a source of discussion and learning,
for people who might not be familiar with the Jersey-French language.
I think the Island's currency is important to everybody.
With millions of notes in circulation,
they are handled by everybody that lives on the Island,
and I hope that the images from the notes actually represent what the Island stands
for in terms of
historical significance and the important buildings and places.
I hope that there is something in all of the notes for every Islander."
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