Fake £20s from Newcastle?

[AleisterCrowley]

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/cri ... t-drayton/
Fake £20 warning:
OK they look fairly good, got all the security features probably. Just one slight problem - they are TWENTY POOND notes
Surely this must be deliberate? Get a forgery that good and misspell 'pound' ???

[AleisterCrowley]

I may have answered my own question;
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-x-20-Pound ... SwTn1dcPsV

Surely this can't be legal?

[XFool]

I may have answered my own question;
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-x-20-Pound ... SwTn1dcPsV

Surely this can't be legal?

Yes(?)

Is there not a copyright notice at the bottom of UK paper currency for precisely this sort of reason, following some 'incident' a while ago now involving an artist?

'© THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND 20xx'

[EssDeeAitch]

Not surprising. I live here and assume they are used to pay for the fake tans.

[jfgw]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-x-20-Pound ... SwTn1dcPsV

1 x £20 Pound GBP Note Party,Realistic Prop Money fake PROP ONLY Looks Great

It appears that listing these as movie props is not against eBay policy although the word "party" could imply that they are novelty banknotes. EBay may interpret their rules less literally, however.

Not allowed

...Counterfeit banknotes
Novelty banknotes...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/pr ... cy?id=4337


Julian F. G. W.

[AleisterCrowley]

Odd, then, that they have a Novelty and Replica banknotes category;
https://www.ebay.co.uk/b/Novelty-Replic ... bn_2316823

[Lanark]

Prop notes are 20% larger than real ones so are not going to fool anyone in real life.

[AleisterCrowley]

Doesn't mention that in the article I linked to, so it may not apply to all these fake ('novelty/prop') banknotes

And anyway, wasn't the copyright notice introduced because someone was selling banknote tea-towels of all things?

[XFool]

Doesn't mention that in the article I linked to, so it may not apply to all these fake ('novelty/prop') banknotes

Inappropriate or novelty reproductions

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/using-images-of-banknotes

"We do not allow inappropriate or novelty reproductions because they could affect the integrity or public image of our banknotes, cause offence, or infringe copyright."

And anyway, wasn't the copyright notice introduced because someone was selling banknote tea-towels of all things?

I still vaguely remember this as some incident (in the 1990s?) where an artist reproduced BoE notes, but a quick Google has not so far provided confirmation.

Though Banksy later tried his hand:

Banksy fake banknote artwork joins British Museum collection

The Guardian

Piece depicts Princess Diana and was one of thousands of copies produced in 2004

[stevensfo]

For props, you can just photocopy the notes. If you spend a bit of time messing around with different papers, they look very good.

You can also use photocopies of notes to make note-sized bundles look like bundles of real banknotes.

Not that I have any real interest in this of course.

Steve c/o Cell 252, Dartmoor.