Collection

North Macedonia 1996 - 5000 Denari Photographic Transparency Essay (Maenad Vignette)

Photographic transparency essay for the Maenad vignette used on the 5000 Denari, created during the first post-independence design cycle. These film positives were contact-made from the engraver's steel die before color separation, plate transfer, or press calibration. Pencil timing marks and 1996 job codes place the piece in De La Rue's pre-press workflow. ... Read more →

North Macedonia 1996 - 5000 Denari (Specimen, Pick 19s) Maenad EA0000000 No. 006

Official De La Rue specimen for the inaugural 5000 Denari of the Republic of Macedonia. Standard TDLR controls are present: red SPECIMEN overprint, oval DE LA RUE NO VALUE stamp, twin punch cancels, and sequential specimen number. Serial EA0000000 indicates non-circulating format used for printer distribution and verification. ... Read more →

North Macedonia 1996 - 5000 Denari (Issued, Pick 19a) EA5464675 Maenad

Issued 5000 Denari from the first modern series after independence, printed by De La Rue in London. Design highlights include the Maenad in orange-violet intaglio, layered over a complex guilloche field. Security set includes watermark of the Maenad, microtext, embedded thread, see-through register, and a multi-tint offset base that supports the intaglio key plate. ... Read more →

North Macedonia 1996 - 500 Denari Vignette Die Proof (Golden Death Mask)

Engraved vignette die proof for the Golden Death Mask that anchors the 500 Denari design. Printed on proof paper with wide margins, the strike shows the burin work before any color, plate reduction, or press variables. The subject references the gold funerary mask from Trebenishte near Ohrid, tying the lower denomination to archaeological heritage and national identity. ... Read more →

North Macedonia 1996 - 500 Denari (Specimen, Pick 17s) Golden Death Mask GA0000000 No. 006

De La Rue specimen of the 500 Denari featuring the Golden Death Mask from Trebenishte. Controls include red SPECIMEN overprint, oval TDLR NO VALUE stamp, twin punch cancels, serial GA0000000, and a sequential specimen number. These controls show the distribution standard used for reference sets sent to central banks and internal departments. ... Read more →

North Macedonia 1996 - 500 Denari (Issued, Pick 17a) GB2531560 Golden Death Mask

Issued 500 Denari from the 1996 National Bank series printed by De La Rue in London. Design centers on the Golden Death Mask motif with a warm orange-lavender palette. Security features include watermark of the mask, microtext, embedded thread, see-through register, and a crisp intaglio key plate over offset underprint. ... Read more →

North Macedonia 2003 - 500 Denari (Issued, Pick 21a) DA8148021 Golden Death Mask

Follow-up printing dated January 2003 that keeps the Golden Death Mask motif while adjusting color balance and guilloche. This note is a continuation of the 1996 design language rather than a clean redesign. It shows how the central bank maintained visual identity across a new date and production batch while keeping the same core symbol. ... Read more →