Collection — Specimens, Proofs & Issued Banknotes

Cayman Islands Currency Board 1974 ten dollars specimen with black diagonal SPECIMEN overprint, two black oval De La Rue NO VALUE control stamps, specimen number 011, serial prefix A/1 with all-zero serial, single punch cancellation, turtle watermark, Pick 7s, PMG 67 Exceptional Paper Quality Top Pop holder

Cayman Islands 1974 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 10 Dollars Specimen with Black Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 7s, Top Pop)

On the obverse, Queen Elizabeth the Second appears at right in finely executed intaglio, balanced by the Cayman Islands coat of arms integrated into the central denomination cartouche. Beneath the central panel appears the engraved signature of V. G. Johnson, serving as Chairman of the Cayman Islands Currency Board during the 1974 administrative phase of the series. Read more →

Cayman IslandsSpecimen with Black Overprint & Oval Stamp197410 DollarsPMG 67 EPQ SpecimenBlack OverprintOval NO VALUE StampDe La Rue Control StampsPunch CancelledSpecimen Tracking PanelSpecimen No. 011Serial Prefix A/1All Zero Serial NumberV. G. Johnson SignatureTurtle Watermark10 DollarsThomas De La Rue and Company LimitedCayman Islands Currency BoardCayman Islands Currency Law 1974Currency Board Monetary SystemBritish Overseas Territory CurrencySecurity Printing HistorySpecimen Control ProceduresCaribbean Monetary HistoryCayman Islands1974PMG 67 EPQTop PopMuseum GradePick 7s

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Cayman Islands Currency Board 25 dollars specimen dated 1974, Pick 8s, red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint with two red De La Rue NO VALUE control stamps, specimen number 025, serial prefix A/1 with all-zero serial number, single punch cancellation in signature area, engraved signature of V. G. Johnson as Chairman, turtle watermark, PMG 66 EPQ holder

Cayman Islands 1974 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 25 Dollars Specimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 8s)

The specimen format follows the established De La Rue layered control protocol typical of the 1974 Cayman series. A bold diagonal SPECIMEN overprint in red spans the face, accompanied by two red oval control stamps reading “SPECIMEN / DE LA RUE & CO LTD / NO VALUE.” A single punch cancellation is present in the signature area, physically voiding the note while leaving all engraved elements fully legible. No printer annotations are present on this example. Read more →

Cayman IslandsSpecimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp197425 DollarsPMG 66 EPQ SpecimenRed OverprintOval NO VALUE StampDe La Rue Control StampsPunch CancelledSpecimen Tracking PanelSpecimen No. 025Serial Prefix A/1All Zero Serial NumberV. G. Johnson SignatureTurtle Watermark25 DollarsThomas De La Rue and Company LimitedCayman Islands Currency BoardCayman Islands Currency Law 1974Currency Board Monetary SystemBritish Overseas Territory CurrencySecurity Printing HistorySpecimen Control ProceduresCaribbean Monetary HistoryCayman Islands1974PMG 66 EPQMuseum GradePick 8sTop Pop

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Cayman Islands Currency Board 1996 twenty five dollars specimen with red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint, two oval De La Rue NO VALUE control stamps, specimen number 001, serial prefix B/1 000000, single punch cancellation in the signature area, engraved signature of G. A. McCarthy as Chairman, handwritten printer annotation BS4-52 at upper left, turtle watermark, Pick 19s, PMG 63 holder

Cayman Islands 1996 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 25 Dollars Specimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 19s)

At the lower margin, the printed tracking panel reads “SPECIMEN No. 001,” identifying this note as the first numbered specimen for the 1996 twenty five dollars denomination. The serial format follows the specimen convention with prefix B/1 and serial number 000000, which is separate from the printed specimen number and reserved exclusively for non-circulating reference material. Read more →

Cayman IslandsSpecimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp199625 DollarsPMG 63 SpecimenRed OverprintOval NO VALUE StampDe La Rue Control StampsPunch CancelledSpecimen Tracking PanelSpecimen No. 001Serial Prefix B/1All Zero Serial NumberG. A. McCarthy SignatureTurtle Watermark25 DollarsThomas De La Rue and Company LimitedCayman Islands Currency BoardCayman Islands Currency Law Revised 1996Currency Board Monetary SystemBritish Overseas Territory CurrencySecurity Printing HistorySpecimen Control ProceduresCaribbean Monetary HistoryCayman Islands1996Grudzinski CollectionMuseum GradePick 19sAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Cayman Islands Currency Board 1974 forty dollars specimen with black diagonal SPECIMEN overprint, two black oval De La Rue NO VALUE control stamps, punch cancellation in signature area, serial prefix A/1 with all-zero serial number, specimen number 097, signature of V. G. Johnson as Chairman, Pirates Week Festival vignette on reverse, PMG 64 EPQ holder

Cayman Islands 1974 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 40 Dollars Specimen with Black Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 9s)

The obverse design presents Queen Elizabeth the Second at right in finely executed intaglio engraving, framed by marine motifs and the Cayman Islands coat of arms integrated into the central denomination cartouche reading Forty Dollars. The left field is intentionally open, creating spatial balance against the dense portrait and denomination panel while preserving security line complexity. Read more →

Cayman IslandsSpecimen with Black Overprint & Oval Stamp197440 DollarsPMG 64 EPQ SpecimenBlack OverprintOval NO VALUE StampDe La Rue Control StampsPunch CancelledSpecimen Tracking PanelSpecimen No. 097Serial Prefix A/1All Zero Serial NumberTurtle Watermark40 DollarsV. G. Johnson SignatureThomas De La Rue and Company LimitedCayman Islands Currency BoardCayman Islands Currency Law 1974British Overseas Territory CurrencyCurrency Board Monetary SystemSecurity Printing HistoryCaribbean Monetary HistoryPirates Week Festival VignetteCayman Islands1974PMG 64 EPQMuseum GradePick 9s

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Cayman Islands Currency Board 50 dollars specimen dated 1974 with red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint, two red De La Rue NO VALUE control stamps, specimen number 064, serial prefix A/1 with all-zero serial number, single punch cancellation in the signature area, engraved signature of A. Jefferson as Chairman, turtle watermark, Pick 10s, PMG 66 EPQ holder

Cayman Islands 1974 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 50 Dollars Specimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 10s)

This fifty dollars specimen of the Cayman Islands Currency Board belongs to the foundational 1974 design series authorized under the Cayman Islands Currency Law of 1974 and produced by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited as controlled institutional reference material. It preserves the complete engraved production design of the denomination while being permanently invalidated for monetary use through formal De La Rue specimen control procedures. Read more →

Cayman IslandsSpecimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp197450 DollarsPMG 66 EPQ Specimen50 DollarsRed OverprintOval NO VALUE StampDe La Rue Control StampsPunch CancelledSpecimen Tracking PanelSpecimen No. 064Serial Prefix A/1All Zero Serial NumberA. Jefferson SignatureTurtle WatermarkThomas De La Rue and Company LimitedCayman Islands Currency BoardCayman Islands Currency Law 1974Currency Board Monetary SystemBritish Overseas Territory CurrencySecurity Printing HistoryCaribbean Monetary HistoryCayman Islands1974PMG 66 EPQMuseum GradePick 10s

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Cayman Islands Currency Board 100 dollars specimen dated 1974 with black diagonal SPECIMEN overprint, two black De La Rue oval NO VALUE control stamps, specimen number 097, serial prefix A/1 with all-zero serial number, single punch cancellation, signature of V. G. Johnson as Chairman, turtle watermark, Pick 11s, PMG 66 EPQ holder

Cayman Islands 1974 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 100 Dollars Specimen with Black Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 11s)

This one hundred dollars specimen of the Cayman Islands Currency Board belongs to the 1974 series authorized under the Cayman Islands Currency Law of 1974 and printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited as controlled reference material. It preserves the complete production design of the highest denomination of the standard 1974 series while being permanently invalidated for non-monetary use. Read more →

Cayman IslandsSpecimen with Black Overprint & Oval Stamp1974100 DollarsPMG 66 EPQ SpecimenBlack OverprintOval NO VALUE StampDe La Rue Control StampsPunch CancelledSpecimen Tracking PanelSpecimen No. 097Serial Prefix A/1All Zero Serial NumberTurtle Watermark100 DollarsV. G. Johnson SignatureThomas De La Rue and Company LimitedCayman Islands Currency BoardCayman Islands Currency Law 1974Currency Board Monetary SystemBritish Overseas Territory CurrencySecurity Printing HistoryCaribbean Monetary HistoryCayman Islands1974PMG 66 EPQExceptional Paper QualityMuseum GradePick 11s

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Cayman Islands Currency Board 100 dollars specimen with perforated SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE cancellation, serial prefix A/1 with all-zero serial, specimen number 097, upper right printer notation 801/A1, lower margin C.T. Wood 12.10.89 see notes on order form 3523, signed V. G. Johnson as Chairman, George Town capital reverse vignette, Pick 11s, PMG 66 EPQ holder

Cayman Islands 1974 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 100 Dollars Specimen with Perforated 'SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE' (Pick 11s, 801/A1)

Two printer’s annotations are present and form an integral part of the object’s documentary identity. In the upper right margin the job notation reads “801/A1.” Along the lower margin the handwritten inscription reads “C.T. Wood 12.10.89 see notes on order form 3523.” These markings belong to De La Rue’s internal archival workflow and differentiate this specimen from otherwise comparable perforated examples. Read more →

Cayman IslandsSpecimen with Perforated 'SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE'1974100 DollarsPMG 66 EPQ SpecimenPerforatedPerforated 'SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE'Printer Annotations801/A1 Printer NotationC.T. Wood AnnotationSpecimen No. 097Serial Prefix A/1All Zero Serial NumberV. G. Johnson SignatureTurtle Watermark100 DollarsThomas De La Rue and Company LimitedCayman Islands Currency BoardCayman Islands Currency Law 1974Currency Board Monetary SystemBritish Overseas Territory CurrencySecurity Printing HistorySpecimen Control ProceduresCaribbean Monetary HistoryCayman Islands19741982PMG 66 EPQMuseum GradePick 11sAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Cayman Islands Currency Board 1991 one hundred dollars specimen with red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint, two red De La Rue NO VALUE control stamps, prefix B/1 with all-zero serial number, specimen number 049, signed by A. Jefferson as Chairman, turtle watermark, Pick 15s, PMG 66 EPQ holder

Cayman Islands 1991 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 100 Dollars Specimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 15s)

The serial format carries prefix B/1 with the all-zero serial number 000000, a configuration reserved exclusively for specimen handling and never used for circulation output. The engraved signature beneath the central denomination panel is that of A. Jefferson, serving as Chairman of the Cayman Islands Currency Board during the 1991 series, anchoring the note within its correct administrative phase. Read more →

Cayman IslandsSpecimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp1991100 DollarsPMG 66 EPQ SpecimenRed OverprintOval NO VALUE StampDe La Rue Control StampsPunch CancelledSpecimen Tracking PanelSpecimen No. 049Serial Prefix B/1All Zero Serial NumberTurtle Watermark100 DollarsA. Jefferson Signature Thomas De La Rue and Company LimitedCayman Islands Currency BoardCayman Islands Currency Law RevisedBritish Overseas Territory CurrencyCurrency Board Monetary SystemSecurity Printing HistorySpecimen Control ProceduresCaribbean Monetary HistoryCayman Islands1991PMG 66 EPQMuseum GradePick 15s

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Cayman Islands Currency Board 1996 one hundred dollars issued note Pick 20, serial B/1 251767, signed by G. A. McCarthy as Chairman, Queen Elizabeth the Second portrait on obverse and George Town harbor scene on reverse, turtle watermark, PMG 67 Exceptional Paper Quality holder

Cayman Islands 1996 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 100 Dollars Issued Note (Pick 20, B/1 251767)

The obverse is dominated by the engraved portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Second at right, rendered in fine intaglio linework that concentrates both authority and technical complexity in a single visual anchor. At center, the Cayman Islands coat of arms is integrated into the denomination panel reading One Hundred Dollars, framed by layered ornamental scrollwork and marine motifs. The engraved signature of G. A. McCarthy appears beneath the central panel in his capacity as Chairman of the Cayman Islands Currency Board, placing this note firmly within the administrative phase of the 1996 series. Read more →

Cayman IslandsIssued Note1996100 DollarsPMG 67 EPQ Issued Note100 DollarsSerial Prefix B/1Serial Number 251767G. A. McCarthy SignatureTurtle WatermarkExceptional Paper QualityThomas De La Rue and Company LimitedCayman Islands Currency BoardCayman Islands Currency Law RevisedCurrency Board Monetary SystemBritish Overseas Territory CurrencyLate Twentieth Century Security PrintingCaribbean Monetary HistoryCayman Islands1996PMG 67 EPQMuseum GradePick 20

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Uruguay 1939 Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 pesos specimen Pick 40as, Serie B, Specimen No. 45, all-zero serial with prefix B, red oval SPECIMEN DE LA RUE CANCELLED stamp on obverse, full agricultural reverse without specimen overprint, PMG 64 holder

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 Pesos Specimen Oval De La Rue Cancel Serie B Specimen No. 45 (Pick 40as)

Serie B is clearly stated on the obverse and paired with an all-zero serial arrangement. These elements reproduce the organizational structure of circulation currency while preserving the note as a controlled institutional example. The printed Specimen No. 45 inscription at the lower margin provides an individual reference identity, showing that the piece belonged to a numbered sequence rather than serving as an unrecorded production sample. Read more →

UruguaySpecimen1939500 PesosPMG 64 Specimen500 PesosOval De La Rue Cancel StampPrinted CancelSerie BSpecimen No 45All Zero Serial NumberSerial Prefix BWatermark J. G. ArtigasBanco de la Republica Oriental del UruguayInstitutional Reference NoteInterwar Monetary SystemState Issued CurrencySecurity Printing HistoryUruguay1939PMG 64Pick 40asMuseum Grade

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Uruguay 1939 Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 pesos specimen, Pick 40bs, Serie C, diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint with two red De La Rue CANCELLED oval stamps on obverse and reverse, Specimen No. 10

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 Pesos Specimen Printed Cancel Serie C Specimen No. 10 (Pick 40bs)

Serie C, Specimen No. 10, represents a fully marked reference form of the Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay five hundred pesos issue of 1939. Its importance rests in the completeness of its specimen-control system: all-zero serial numbers, an individually printed specimen number, a large diagonal red SPECIMEN inscription, and multiple Thomas De La Rue cancellation stamps applied across both sides of the finished note. Read more →

UruguaySpecimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp1939500 PesosPCGS 58 PPQ Choice About New SpecimenRed Overprint500 PesosPrinted CancelDiagonal SPECIMEN OverprintOval DE LA RUE CANCELLED StampSerie CSpecimen No 10Banco de la Republica Oriental del UruguayInterwar Monetary SystemState Issued CurrencyInstitutional Reference NoteThomas De La RueTDLRUruguay1939PCGS 58Pick 40bsMuseum Grade

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Uruguay 1939 Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 pesos specimen Pick 40cs, Serie D, diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint on both sides with red De La Rue CANCELLED oval stamps and Specimen No. 12

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 Pesos Specimen Printed Cancel Serie D Specimen No. 12 (Pick 40cs)

The printed designation Specimen No. 12 gives the note a precise place within its controlled sequence. Combined with the Serie D identification and paired all-zero serial numbers, it records an individually accountable example prepared under institutional procedures. The number is therefore part of the note's archival identity, not merely an additional printed marking. Read more →

UruguaySpecimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp1939500 PesosPMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated SpecimenRed Overprint500 PesosPrinted CancelDiagonal SPECIMEN OverprintOval DE LA RUE CANCELLED StampSerie DSpecimen No 12Banco de la Republica Oriental del UruguayInterwar Monetary SystemState Issued CurrencyInstitutional Reference NoteThomas De La RueTDLRUruguay1939PMG 58Pick 40csMuseum Grade

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