This image depicts a non-free unit of currency design and the copyright is likely held by the currency's producer. It is believed that the use of low-resolution of currency
used for the purposes of commentary or criticism relating to the image of the currency itself
where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information,
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.
To patrollers and administrators: If this image has an appropriate rationale please append |image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license template.
Do not use this tag if the currency and image in question are known to be either public domain or freely licensed.
If the currency design shown is in fact public domain please replace this tag with {{
PD currency}} and {{
PD currency/accepted}}, if appropriate, and an appropriate copyright tag.
This template should be applied to images of currency whose copyright status is unclear.
When uploading images of currency, editors should take care to understand the copyright status of the currency designs. Currency often falls into its own category for copyright, and the rules of thumb for evaluating public domain and fair use claims for artistic works may not apply.
Some jurisdictions that apply special copyright rules to currency include:
Ireland: all currency designs are presumed to be under copyright and require a non-free use rationale.[1][2]