Collection

Uruguay 1870 — República Oriental del Uruguay 1 Peso, Junta de Crédito Público (Signed Ruy / West, Serial 017385)

Earliest emission of the Junta de Crédito Público, dated 4 de Mayo de 1870, representing Uruguay’s first nationally guaranteed paper currency after the financial reform law of the same date. Printed locally in Montevideo by Litografía G. Mas & Cía., the note carries the denomination of 1 Peso, its face tinted green and engraved in fine local intaglio style. ... Read more →

Uruguay 1870 — República Oriental del Uruguay 1 Peso, Junta de Crédito Público (Illegible Signature Variant, Serial 710157)

Dated 4 de Mayo de 1870, this 1 Peso note represents the same first national issue of the Junta de Crédito Público but bearing a different handwritten signature type, executed by another board member whose autograph remains partially illegible due to cancellation and ink staining. The printing is identical to the 'Ruy / West' variety, featuring Mercury seated left, Uruguay’s arms top center, and the text 'Ley de 4 de Mayo de 1870'. The green paper stock and scalloped margin are characteristic of local lithography by G. ... Read more →

Uruguay 1887 — Banco Nacional 20 Centésimos (Earliest Plain Issue, Serial A029393)

Earliest plain issue of the Banco Nacional 20 Centésimos dated 25 de Agosto de 1887, printed by Waterlow & Sons London. This first-delivery note precedes any branch stamping and shows the initial Mercury-and-Arms design. Seated Mercury symbolizes trade; arms affirm state backing; the green reverse guilloche exemplifies Waterlow craft. ... Read more →

Uruguay 1887 — Banco Nacional 20 Centésimos (Plain Issue, Serial A053441)

Plain issue of the 1887 Banco Nacional 20 Centésimos, same Waterlow design as earliest A-series but slightly later printing. Obverse shows Mercury and arms, reverse green guilloche. Serial A053441 exhibits lighter inking and cooler tint, signatures of Vittone, Bugliam and Giménez in black ink. ... Read more →

Uruguay 1887 — Banco Nacional 20 Centésimos (Paisandú Branch Overprint, Serial J016899)

Provincial-branch variety of the 1887 Banco Nacional 20 Centésimos distinguished by its bold red PAISANDÚ overprint across the face. The mark identified notes handled through the Paisandú branch for regional clearing during the late 1880s. The base design—Waterlow & Sons engraving of Mercury and national arms with a dense green reverse—remains unchanged. ... Read more →

Uruguay 1887 — Banco Nacional 20 Centésimos (Canelones Branch Overprint, Serial H092503)

Later departmental variety of the 1887 Banco Nacional 20 Centésimos carrying the red CANELONES overprint across the obverse. The stamp authenticated handling by the Canelones branch, one of Uruguay’s main agricultural centers. The underlying Waterlow & Sons design with Mercury and the intricate green reverse remains identical to other issues. ... Read more →

Uruguay 1887 — Banco Nacional 20 Centésimos (Later Plain Issue, Serial K078922)

Final plain-issue example within the 1887 Banco Nacional 20 Centésimos series, prefix K, showing the mature Waterlow & Sons plate. By this time, branch overprints had ceased and new deliveries from London circulated unmarked. Mercury vignette identical; slightly greener paper and deeper black lines show re-inked presses. ... Read more →

Uruguay 1870 — República Oriental del Uruguay 50 Centésimos, Junta de Crédito Público (“Cow Head”) Serial 274594

Issued by the Junta de Crédito Público under the Ley de 4 de Mayo de 1870, this 50 Centésimos note represents one of Uruguay’s earliest government-backed paper currencies. Locally printed in Montevideo by Litografía G. Mas & Cía., the design belongs to the same inaugural emission as the 1 Peso 'Mercury' note. ... Read more →

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 →