5 Shillings - George V Provincial Bank of Sodor

Obverse

Head of King George V of England

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PROVINCIAL BANK OF SODOR
5/- 5/-
CURRENCY NOTES
ARE LEGAL TENDER
FOR THE PAYMENT
OF ANY AMOUNT
SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY
FIVE SHILLINGS

Designer: Matej Gabris

Reverse

LB&CR E2 steam locomotive

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PROVICIAL BANK OF SODOR
LBSC
FIVE SHILLINGS
MG 2016

Designer: Matej Gabris

Watermark

Ypsilons

© Polette (CC BY-NC-SA)

Comments

Ticket by artist Matej Gabris https://www.gabrisnote.sk/katalog/2016/5-shilings-isle-of-sodor/, from the fictional island of Sodor, the setting for Reverend Wilbert Awdry's books The Railway Series. It is also the setting for the television series Thomas & Friends.
Sodor is depicted in the Irish Sea between the Isle of Man and the English mainland near Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria; the real Walney Island is included in Sodor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodor_(fictional_island).

Fluorescent fibers react under UV light:

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Billet réalisé par l'artiste Matej Gabris https://www.gabrisnote.sk/katalog/2016/5-shilings-isle-of-sodor/ , de l'île fictive de Sodor servant de décor aux livres The Railway Series du révérend Wilbert Awdry. C'est aussi le cadre de la série télévisée Thomas & Friends.
Sodor est représenté dans la mer d'Irlande entre l' île de Man et le continent anglais près de Barrow-in-Furness en Cumbrie ; l' île Walney réelle est incluse dans Sodor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodor_(fictional_island).

Fibres fluorescentes réagissant sous lumière UV:

See also

• Train
• Monarch

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