Collection — Specimens, Proofs & Issued Banknotes

Luxembourg 1956 Banque Internationale a Luxembourg 100 Francs face photographic proof in monochrome, showing allegorical portrait, three engraved signatures, and finalized layout without serial numbers on the front

Luxembourg 1956 Banque Internationale à Luxembourg 100 Francs Face Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

The composition centers on a classical female allegorical portrait enclosed within a laurel-framed oval, surrounded by finely engraved guilloche structures and flanked by symbolic figures representing labor, production, and national economic strength. The line work is fully resolved, with controlled tonal modeling and balanced ornamental density, confirming that this is not a preliminary concept study but an advanced production-stage photographic proof. Read more →

LuxembourgPhotographic Proof1956100 FrancsPMG 64 Choice Uncirculated Photographic ProofFace ProofFace Photo ProofFace Photographic Proof100 FrancsPick UnlistedBanque Internationale a LuxembourgMonochrome ProofProduction Stage ProofThree SignaturesNo Front SerialsAllegorical PortraitLaurel FrameGuillocheLuxembourg1956Pick 13aPMG 64Choice UncirculatedHistoryMuseum Grade

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Luxembourg 1956 Banque Internationale a Luxembourg 100 Francs back photographic proof in monochrome, showing industrial workers, machinery, and two placeholder serials 123456 without prefixes

Luxembourg 1956 Banque Internationale a Luxembourg 100 Francs Back Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

This finalized reverse stage follows the earlier 1951 design development material, where the broad compositional direction had already been explored in less resolved form. By 1956, the reverse had matured into the fully coherent industrial design seen here. Read more →

LuxembourgPhotographic Proof1956100 FrancsPMG 64 Choice Uncirculated Photographic ProofBack Proof100 FrancsPick UnlistedBanque Internationale a LuxembourgMonochrome ProofProduction Stage ProofReverse Serials123456 PlaceholdersNo Prefix SerialsIndustrial VignetteWorkers and MachineryGuillocheLuxembourg1956Pick 13aPMG 64Choice UncirculatedHistoryMuseum Grade

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Luxembourg 1956 Banque Internationale a Luxembourg 100 Francs issued banknote with three signatures on the front and dual serial numbers E46 0362 and 1129362 on the back, Pick 13a

Luxembourg 1956 Banque Internationale a Luxembourg 100 Francs Issued Note (Pick 13a)

As the issued counterpart to both the developmental and photographic proof material, this note completes the documented lifecycle of the 1956 Banque Internationale à Luxembourg one hundred francs series, representing its fully executed and circulated form. Read more →

LuxembourgIssued Note1956100 FrancsPMG 30 Very Fine Issued Note100 FrancsPick 13aBanque Internationale a LuxembourgThree SignaturesBack SerialsDual Serial SystemE46 03621129362Allegorical PortraitIndustrial VignetteWorkers and MachineryGuillocheCirculation NoteFinal Production StageBanknote Design DevelopmentHistoryLuxembourg1956PMG 30Very FineMuseum Grade

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Australia 1929 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited - Circular Letter of Credit Photographic Proof (Mounted on Cardstock, PCGS 64 Very Choice New)

Produced as a photographic proof, this example originates from the pre-engraving approval stage within the printer’s workflow. Photographic proofs allowed both printer and issuing bank to evaluate composition, layout, and security features prior to committing to engraved plates. The mounting on original cardstock confirms its role as an internal archival or presentation reference, rather than an instrument prepared for circulation or financial use. Read more →

AustraliaPhotographic Proof Circular Letter of Credit1929Not Applicable (Letter of Credit)PCGS 64 Very Choice New Circular Letter of CreditLetter of Credit SystemEarly Credit InstrumentPre Travelers CheckInternational Banking DocumentCredit Withdrawal InstrumentFinancial Draft DocumentGlobal Credit AccessPhotographic ProofMounted on CardstockArchival ProofPre engraving production stageSecurity PrintingGuilloche DesignCentral RosettePortrait VignetteCommercial Banking Company of Sydney LimitedLondon Security PrintingCorrespondent Banking NetworkInternational Credit SystemGlobal Financial InfrastructureInterwar FinanceHistoryAustralia1929PCGS 64Very Choice NewMuseum Grade

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Poland 1937 Free City of Gdańsk Bank of Danzig 20 Gulden architectural vignette engraved by Bradbury Wilkinson used on Pick 63 banknote

Poland 1937 - Free City of Gdańsk Bank of Danzig 20 Gulden Architectural Vignette Bradbury Wilkinson and Company

Its direct correspondence with the Bank of Danzig 20 Gulden 1937 issue establishes a complete production link between engraved design and finished banknote. As such, it stands as a primary artifact documenting the creation of one of the defining issues of the Free City of Gdańsk’s interwar monetary system. Read more →

PolandVignette1937Not ApplicablePCGS 64 Very Choice New VignetteArchitectural VignetteDie ProofEngraving ProofIntaglio EngravingBradbury Wilkinson and CompanyNew Malden SurreySecurity PrintingBanknote ProductionDesign ElementBank of DanzigFree City of Gdańsk20 GuldenPick 63Linked to Banknote IssueCompanion PiecePolandGdańskInterwar PeriodGdańsk Monetary SystemLeague of Nations EraHistoryPoland1937UnlistedPCGS 64RareMuseum Grade

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Paraguay 1907 - Banco de la República 5 Pesos with 1912 Dual-Side State and Treasury Revalidation Overprint (Pick Unlisted, Base Pick 156)

The reverse is equally important. Its brown ornamental design, large denomination medallions, and central national emblem were originally intended as a decorative and security framework. The 1912 Treasury overprint changes the function of that reverse. It turns the back of the note into an official fiscal record, carrying the authority of the Departamento de Hacienda, the Junta Fiscalizadora, the gold-value clause, and the May 1912 decree. For this dual-side variety, the reverse is not secondary. It is the key to the note’s administrative meaning. Read more →

ParaguayDual-Side Overprint Issue19075 PesosUncirculated Dual-Side Overprint Issue5 PesosPick UnlistedPick 156Base Pick 156OverprintState OverprintTreasury OverprintDual-Side OverprintFace OverprintReverse OverprintProvisionalEmergency State IssueFiscal RevalidationTreasury RevalidationGovernment RevalidationWaterlow & SonsWaterlow & Sons LondonBanco de la RepúblicaEmisión del EstadoLey de 11 de Enero de 1912Departamento de HaciendaJunta FiscalizadoraConforme Decreto de 20 de Mayo 1912Moneda NacionalCincuenta Centavos Oro SelladoGold-Value ClauseSeries ARed Serial NumberBlack Oval OverprintReverse Treasury ValidationGuilloché Security DesignIntaglio PrintingParaguayan Emergency Issues1912 ReformParaguayan Civil War PeriodSouth American Monetary HistoryEarly 20th Century FinanceEmergency CurrencyOverprint VarietiesState LiabilityTreasury VerificationCurrency RevalidationPublic Finance HistoryHistoryParaguayRepublic of Paraguay19071912UncirculatedMuseum GradeR9 Extremely Rare

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Paraguay 1907 Banco de la República 5 Pesos with 1912 Emisión del Estado state overprint on the face, Pick 127, base Pick 156, printed by Waterlow & Sons, London, PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated

Paraguay 1907 - Banco de la República 5 Pesos with 1912 State Overprint (Pick 127, Base Pick 156)

Choice Uncirculated 1907 Banco de la República 5 Pesos note, printed by Waterlow & Sons, London, and later revalidated as part of Paraguay’s 1912 emergency state emission. The note is cataloged as Pick 127, created by applying the large oval face overprint “Emisión del Estado – Ley de 11 de Enero de 1912” to the original 1907 Banco de la República 5 Pesos base type, Pick 156. This is the standard cataloged 5 Pesos state-overprint issue and the direct counterpart to the larger 100 Pesos Pick 134 overprint on base Pick 159. Read more →

ParaguayOverprint Issue19075 PesosPMG 64 Choice Uncirculated Overprint Issue5 PesosPick 127Pick 156Base Pick 156State OverprintSingle-Side OverprintFace OverprintProvisionalEmergency State IssueFiscal RevalidationGovernment RevalidationWaterlow & SonsWaterlow & Sons LondonBanco de la RepúblicaEmisión del EstadoLey de 11 de Enero de 1912Moneda NacionalCincuenta Centavos Oro SelladoGold-Value ClauseSeries ARed Serial NumberBlack Oval OverprintGuilloché Security DesignIntaglio PrintingBlue UnderprintBrown ReverseNational EmblemParaguayan Emergency Issues1912 ReformParaguayan Civil War PeriodSouth American Monetary HistoryEarly 20th Century FinanceEmergency CurrencyOverprint VarietiesState LiabilityCurrency RevalidationPublic Finance HistoryHistoryParaguayRepublic of Paraguay19071912PMG 64Choice UncirculatedMuseum GradeR7 Extremely Rare

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Paraguay 1907 - Banco de la República 5 Pesos Issued Note (Pick 156)

PMG identifies this example as Pick 156, Money Portal number MC160.a-b, with serial number A 0017632, printer Waterlow & Sons, and watermark 5. The watermark is a key production feature because it confirms the physical paper stock used for the denomination. In the context of the 5 Pesos revalidation trio, the watermark helps anchor the relationship between the issued base note and the later overprinted forms. Beneath every later state or Treasury marking was this original Waterlow paper, engraving, watermark, and value clause. Read more →

ParaguayIssued Note19075 PesosPMG 65 EPQ Gem Uncirculated Issued Note5 PesosPick 156Banco de la RepúblicaBase TypeNon-Overprinted IssueOriginal IssueSeries ARed Serial NumberWaterlow & SonsWaterlow & Sons London5 WatermarkWatermark 5Allegorical PortraitFemale PortraitGuilloché Security DesignIntaglio PrintingBlue UnderprintBrown ReverseNational EmblemLarge Denomination PanelsMoneda NacionalCincuenta Centavos Oro SelladoGold-Value ClauseHalf Peso OroBase for 1912 State OverprintBase for Pick 127Base for Dual-Side Treasury RevalidationParaguayan Monetary HistorySouth American Monetary HistoryEarly 20th Century FinancePre-1912 Emergency IssueReference TypeCurrency Reform ContextHistoryParaguayRepublic of Paraguay19071912PMG 65 EPQGem UncirculatedExceptional Paper QualityMuseum GradeR7 Extremely Rare

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Barbados 1968 Bank of Barbados 5 Dollars unissued banknote design archival photographs, front and back pair produced by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited, PMG 66 and PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated

Barbados 1968 - Bank of Barbados 5 Dollars Prefix AA Front and Back Archival Photograph (Pick Unlisted)

Archival photographic records such as these were typically produced in very limited quantities for internal printer archives, approval review, administrative reference, or presentation purposes. Material tied to abandoned or revised concepts had little institutional reason to survive once projects changed direction, making surviving examples substantially rarer than standard specimen or proof material associated with approved banknote issues. Read more →

BarbadosFront & Back Archival Photograph19685 DollarsPMG 66 Gem Uncirculated front and PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated back Archival PhotographFront Archival PhotographBack Archival PhotographFront and Back Archival Photograph PairUnissued Banknote DesignPick Unlisted5 DollarsBank of BarbadosQueen Elizabeth IISerial Number A0000000Prefix ABradbury WilkinsonBWCNew Malden Surrey EnglandBritish Security PrintingPMG 66PMG 65Proposed Currency DesignUnadopted Issuer NamePrinter Archive MaterialCaribbean Monetary HistoryBritish West IndiesPost-Colonial Currency DesignPublic Finance HistorySecurity Printing HistoryBarbados1968Museum GradeR9 Extremely Rare

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China 1949 People's Bank of China 100 Yuan Red Ship unnumbered multi-layer alignment trial printed by the Shanghai Banknote Printing Plant, with oversized sheet margin, printer guide marks, no serial number, inverted 1948 100 Yuan Ploughing and Factory underprint beneath the face design, and blue 100-denomination underprint visible beneath the reverse, cataloged as Pick Unlisted

China 1949 - People's Bank of China 100 Yuan Red Ship Unnumbered Multi-Layer Alignment Trial with Inverted 1948 100 Yuan Underprint (Pick Unlisted)

Both earlier printed layers extend beyond the boundaries of the later Red Ship impressions. On the face, the 1948 underprint continues below the Red Ship image. On the reverse, the blue 100-denomination layer extends beneath the lower portion of the design, across most of its width, and beyond both side edges. The displaced relationship between these layers records a sheet-position shift during production. Read more →

ChinaAlignment Trial1949100 YuanUngraded Alignment TrialProduction TrialUnnumbered Alignment TrialMulti-layer Alignment TrialPre-numbering Trial ImpressionSheet-margin Trial ImpressionPrinting ErrorAlignment Error1948 100 Yuan Underprint1948 100 Yuan Ploughing and Factory UnderprintInverted 1948 100 Yuan UnderprintInverted Ploughing and Factory Underprint1948 100 Yuan Reverse UnderprintBlue 100 Yuan UnderprintBlue 100-denomination UnderprintBlue Security Underprint100 Yuan Security UnderprintDisplaced 1948 100 Yuan UnderprintDisplaced Blue 100 Yuan UnderprintDisplaced Production PrintingProduction-stage Printing AnomalyLower Margin PrintingNo Serial NumberPick Unlisted100 YuanRed ShipPloughing and FactoryCargo VesselIndustrial HarborOversized Sheet MarginPrinter Guide MarksFirst Series RenminbiShanghai Banknote Printing PlantBanknote PrintingProduction-stage MaterialPrinting AlignmentBackground Impression AlignmentSecurity Printing LayerColor Registration MarksUntrimmed Sheet MarginPre-numbering StagePeople's Bank of ChinaChinese Monetary HistoryEarly People's Republic of ChinaRenminbi Monetary ConsolidationPostwar ChinaSecurity Printing HistoryPublic Finance HistoryHistoryChina19491948Pick number 831bPick number 807aUniqueMuseum GradeR9 Extremely Rare

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Poland 1994 50 Zlotych rare London print C-prefix issued note, serial CH9769411, cataloged as Pick 175a and Milczak 198A, printed by Thomas De La Rue London for Narodowy Bank Polski, depicting King Kazimierz III Wielki with modern post-redenomination security design

Poland 1994 - 50 Zlotych Rare London Print C-Prefix Note, CH9769411, Milczak 198A

Its principal significance lies in the CH prefix. Within the 1994 series, the 50 Zlotych is the only denomination whose London-printed serial sequence advanced into the C-prefix range. The London runs of the 10 Zlotych, 20 Zlotych, 100 Zlotych, and 200 Zlotych ended within the A or B ranges, while later domestic production by PWPW in Warsaw began with D prefixes. The partial C-prefix sequence therefore forms a distinct production interval found only on the London-printed 50 Zlotych. Read more →

PolandIssued Note199450 ZlotychUncirculated Issued NoteUncirculatedRegular Issued Note50 Zlotych50 zlotychC-PrefixCH PrefixCH9769411Serial CH9769411Prefix CHKing Kazimierz IIIKazimierz III WielkiKing Kazimierz III Watermark1994 IssueRedenomination IssueModern Polish ZlotyThomas De La RueThomas De La Rue LondonLondon PrintLondon Printed IssueLondon Security PrinterNarodowy Bank PolskiBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingC-Prefix London PrintLondon C-Prefix RangePrinter AttributionMilczak 198APick 175aPolish Banknote HistoryPolish Monetary HistoryPolish RedenominationThird Polish RepublicPost-Redenomination PolandNew ZlotyPrefix VarietyProduction VarietyRare Prefix VarietyAdvanced Polish Banknote CollectingHistoryPoland19941995UngradedRare London PrintRare C-PrefixRare C-Prefix London PrintMuseum Grade

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Ireland - Northern 1929 - Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound Uncut Sheet of 3 Proofs with Specimen Perforation (Pick Unlisted)

This Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound uncut sheet of 3 proofs belongs to the Northern Ireland Issue design group of 1929-1934 and survives in a format not represented by the standard single-note Pick listing. It is cataloged here as Pick Unlisted, while the individual proof design is associated with Pick 306p. The sheet preserves three proof impressions before separation, making it a broad production artifact rather than a single cut proof. Read more →

IrelandProof19291 PoundUngraded ProofUncut Proof SheetUncut Sheet of 3Sheet of 3 ProofsThree-Subject SheetSpecimen PerforationPrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueIrish Private BankNorthern Ireland Issue1 PoundUlster BankUlster Bank LimitedBelfastUlster Bank Limited WatermarkUlster Bank Limited Watermarked PaperMaritime VignetteIndustrial VignetteCharles Skipper and East LimitedCharles Skipper and East Limited LondonLondon Security PrinterBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingEngraved ProofPrivate Banknote ProductionProof-stage MaterialUncut Sheet FormatSpecimen Perforation ProductionPick UnlistedPick 306p Design FamilyIrish Banking HistoryNorthern Ireland Banking HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueIrish Financial HistoryEarly Twentieth Century Paper Money1929-1934 IssueHistoryIrelandIreland - Northern19291934Pick UnlistedPick 306pUngradedR9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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