ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟು:Non-free currency-UK-obsolete

This image depicts a unit of currency or similar official monetary token which has been withdrawn or is no longer in regular circulation.
Some currency designs are ineligible for copyright and are in the public domain. Others are copyrighted.

This restriction tag has been placed because currency designs and images of them may be subject to additional legal restrictions outside of copyright law including laws regarding counterfeiting, which may also apply, particularly when this image is used in printed form.

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This image depicts a British unit of currency. This work is protected by 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) [೧], "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." Reproductions on Wikipedia of banknotes or other currency notes of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England are made with their permission under licence, ref. FCA6037, which needs to be renewed annually. The licence is due for renewal by 3 May 2017.

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.

To the uploader:

Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.
For example non-free use rationales, see Wikipedia:Use rationale examples.
This tag should only be used for British (United Kingdom: England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) currency images. Do not use it for other purposes.

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