The story of the series.
Five notes, four themes, drawn from the character of the nation.
What the notes show
Faith and learning
St Benedict of Nursia and St Augustine of Hippo: the rule of life and the city of the mind.
Discovery
Nikola Tesla and the energy of the sea: wind, light and invention.
The public record
An open ledger and the plan of a city: a nation that keeps its accounts in the open.
The sea and the states
St Brendan the Navigator, and the emblems of the four founding states.
An engraved tradition
The series is drawn in the manner of engraved notes: fine linework, guilloché borders and portraits in line. Each denomination has its own colour, so it can be told apart at a glance.