Collection — Specimens, Proofs & Issued Banknotes

Uruguay 1867 Banco Oriental 10 Pesos equals 1 Doblón de Oro Sellado issued banknote, dual handwritten circulation signatures at left and right, serial number 23286, Pick S385a, plate position pp B

Uruguay 1867 - Banco Oriental 10 Pesos = 1 Doblón de Oro Sellado Dual Handwritten Signatures at Left and Right Serial 23286 Issued Note (Pick S385a)

Within a complete study of the Banco Oriental Doblón series, serial 23286 occupies a pivotal position. It documents an otherwise unrecorded moment in the bank’s authorization practice and provides direct physical evidence of a transitional control mechanism that was quickly abandoned, leaving very few survivors. Read more →

UruguayIssued Note186710 Pesos = 1 Doblón de Oro SelladoFine to Very Fine (estimated) Issued BanknoteDual Handwritten SignaturesLeft and Right Signature PlacementPlate Position BGold Convertible DenominationABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyNineteenth Century Security PrintingAuthorization ExperimentAdministrative Control VariantBanco OrientalUruguay1867MontevideoPick S385aHistoryRarityMuseum GradeAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Uruguay 1867 Banco Oriental 10 Pesos equals 1 Doblón de Oro Sellado issued banknote, centered handwritten circulation signature, serial number 35345, Pick S385a, plate position pp A

Uruguay 1867 - Banco Oriental 10 Pesos = 1 Doblón de Oro Sellado Centered Handwritten Signature Serial 35345 Issued Note (Pick S385a)

Cataloged as Pick S385a together with all other issued 1867 Banco Oriental 10 Pesos Doblón notes, this centered-signature variant is not separately recognized in standard references. Its importance lies in documenting the internal administrative evolution of the Banco Oriental during a period of rapid procedural change rather than in representing a formally distinct catalog type. Read more →

UruguayIssued Note186710 Pesos = 1 Doblón de Oro SelladoVery Fine (estimated) Issued BanknoteHandwritten SignatureCentered Signature PlacementPlate Position AGold Convertible DenominationABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyNineteenth Century Security PrintingAuthorization TransitionAdministrative AdjustmentBanco OrientalUruguay1867MontevideoPick S385aHistoryMuseum GradeAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Uruguay 1867 Banco Oriental 10 Pesos equals 1 Doblón de Oro Sellado issued banknote, engraved facsimile circulation signature at right, serial number 74487, Pick S385a, plate position pp C

Uruguay 1867 - Banco Oriental 10 Pesos = 1 Doblón de Oro Sellado Facsimile Signature at Right Serial 74487 Issued Note (Pick S385a)

This example is identified as plate position pp C. While Paper Money Guaranty does not formally define plate position distinctions within the Pick catalog, such annotations document internal production differences and demonstrate that distinct plate positions were employed across successive authorization states. Read more →

UruguayIssued Note186710 Pesos = 1 Doblón de Oro SelladoVery Fine to Extremely Fine (estimated) Issued BanknoteFacsimile SignatureRight Side Signature PlacementPlate Position CGold Convertible DenominationABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyNineteenth Century Security PrintingMechanized AuthorizationStandardized ProductionBanco OrientalUruguay1867MontevideoPick S385aHistoryMuseum GradeAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Uruguay 1862 Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 100 Pesos Pick S245s specimen, perforated SPECIMEN, engraved by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., graded PMG 64 EPQ

Uruguay 1862 - Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 100 Pesos Specimen (Pick S245s)

Issued shortly after Uruguay’s 1862 banking law authorized private note issuance backed by metallic reserves, the design stands at the intersection of foreign capital and national development. Each surviving example bears the diagonal SPECIMEN perforation-Bradbury Wilkinson’s control format for archival presentation pieces, never intended for circulation. Read more →

UruguaySpecimen1862100 PesosPMG 64 EPQ Pick S245sPick S245SpecimenBanco de Londres y Rio de la PlataBradbury WilkinsonBWCUruguay 19th Century100 PesosUruguay1862

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Bolivia 1904 Banco Nacional 5 Bolivianos specimen, PMG 64

Bolivia 1904 - Banco Nacional 5 Bolivianos Specimen (Pick S2143s)

Specimens such as this provide the only opportunity to appreciate the note in its original state: crisp ink contrasts, strong intaglio detail, and intact margins, here preserved with perforated 'CANCELLED' markings. The vivid orange and black inks demonstrate BWC’s skill at combining color and linework for security and aesthetic effect. Read more →

BoliviaSpecimen19045 BolivianosPMG 64 (Top Pop) S214sTop PopBanco NacionalBradbury WilkinsonBWCBolivia 20th CenturyBolivia19045 BolivianosAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Bolivia 1903 Banco Agrícola 5 Bolivianos ABNC proof pair (Pick S102pp1 S102p2)

Bolivia 1903 - Banco Agricola 5 Bolivianos Front Progressive Proof and Back Proof Pair (Pick S102pp1, S102p2)

As a matched proof pair, the set documents both the artistic and technical stages behind the planned issue. The front progressive proof records the developing face design and its printer-applied control markings, while the back proof preserves the reverse in completed engraved form. Together they form a direct production record of the Banco Agricola 5 Bolivianos design and of ABNC's role in Bolivian banknote production at the beginning of the twentieth century. Read more →

BoliviaFront & Back Proof19035 BolivianosPMG 63 (Top Pop) ABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyTop PopBanco AgrícolaBolivia19035 BolivianosBanco Agricola 5 BolivianosBolivian BanknoteBolivian Paper MoneyBolivian CurrencyPrivate Bank IssuePrivate BanknotePrinter's ProofPrinters ProofProof PairMatched Proof PairFront Progressive ProofProgressive ProofBack ProofReverse ProofBanknote ProofProduction ProofArchival ProofSecurity PrintingCANCELLED OverprintRed CANCELLED OverprintTriple CANCELLED OverprintThree CANCELLED OverprintsRed Control OverprintPrinter Control MarkingCancelled ProofCancelled Progressive ProofSecurity EngravingIntaglio PrintingIntaglio ProofGuillocheGuilloche Security DesignLathe WorkOrnamental BorderEngraved BanknoteAmerican Security PrintingLatin American BanknoteLatin American Paper MoneyLatin American FinanceEarly 20th Century BanknoteEarly 20th Century FinanceAgricultural BankAgricultural FinanceRural FinanceAgricultural CreditAgricultural VignetteRural VignetteLivestock VignetteCattle VignetteInstitutional Building VignetteBank Building VignetteFive BolivianosCinco BolivianosDenomination 55 Bolivianos ProofBanco Agricola ProofBanco Agricola BanknoteBanco Agricola BoliviaABNC BoliviaAmerican Bank Note Company BoliviaNew York Security PrinterBanknote Production ProcessBanknote Design StudyBanknote Printing ProofFront and Back ProofMatched Front and BackProduction Stage ArtifactArchival Production MaterialPrinter Archive MaterialSpecimen and Proof CollectingNumismatic ProofPaper Money ProofBolivian NumismaticsBolivia Banking HistoryBolivia Monetary HistoryMuseum GradeChoice UncirculatedPMG 63Pick S102pp1Pick S102p2

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Argentina 1866 Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 1 Real Rosario Type A printed signature serial 635405

Argentina 1866 - Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 1 Real Rosario Type A with Printed Signature Issued Note (PS1731, Bauman SFE 70)

The Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata, founded in London in 1862, represented one of the first large foreign banking institutions operating in the Southern Cone. Its establishment coincided with the rapid expansion of export agriculture, river commerce, and railway finance across Argentina. The Rosario branch quickly became a strategic commercial node linking interior grain production with Atlantic shipping routes, making small-denomination notes such as this one essential for everyday transactions. Read more →

ArgentinaIssued Note18661 RealFine–Very Fine (issued example with printed authorization signature) Issued Note1 RealBanco de Londres y Rio de la PlataRosario BranchPrivate BanknotePrinted Signature TypeTypographic Bank ValeCommercial Promissory NoteBolivian Silver StandardProvincial Currency SystemRiver Trade EconomyBritish Banking ExpansionEarly Argentine Paper MoneyEarly Argentine BanknoteNineteenth Century Provincial BankingArgentinaRosario1866Museum GradeR8 Extremely Rare

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Argentina 1866 Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 1 Real Rosario Type B handwritten signature serial 636796

Argentina 1866 - Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 1 Real Rosario Type B with Hand Signature Issued Note (PS1731, Bauman SFE 70)

This example represents the Type B variety distinguished by its handwritten authorization signature. Unlike Type A notes bearing printed authorization, Type B examples were manually countersigned by a bank officer at the Rosario branch before entering circulation. Such signatures reflect the semi-private operational structure of provincial banking during this early period. Read more →

ArgentinaIssued Note18661 RealFine (issued example with original manuscript authorization signature) Issued Note1 RealBanco de Londres y Rio de la PlataRosario BranchPrivate BanknoteHand-Signed AuthorizationTypographic Bank ValeCommercial Promissory NoteBolivian Silver StandardProvincial Currency SystemRiver Trade EconomyBritish Banking ExpansionEarly Argentine Paper MoneyEarly Argentine BanknoteNineteenth Century Provincial BankingArgentinaRosario1866Museum GradeR8 Extremely Rare

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Poland 1936 50 Zlotych Progressive Proof reverse, Pick 78pp2, PMG 66 EPQ Top Pop

Poland 1936 - 50 Zlotych Reverse Progressive Proof (Pick 78pp2)

Progressive proofs are seldom encountered outside official archives. They were never intended for collectors, and their survival provides a rare, forensic view of how the Bank Polski and PWPW approached design refinement during Poland’s 1930s modernization campaign. Together with the finished Dąbrowski note, this proof completes the narrative - from concept to currency, from artistic ideal to national symbol. It stands today as a pristine artifact of Poland’s pre-war technical ingenuity and aesthetic ambition. Read more →

PolandProgressive Proof193650 ZlotychPMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated (Top Pop) DabrowskiBank PolskibanknotPolskaPolandMilczakzlotymiedzywojenny50 zlotychPMG 66 EPQPMGII RPTop PopPick 78pp2Interwar Rarity1936PWPWR7 Extremely RareMuseum GradeProgressive Proof

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Libya 1971 Central Bank of Libya 10 Dinars color trial specimen with Omar al-Mukhtar portrait, pre-issue intaglio color calibration, specimen overprint, PMG 64 choice uncirculated

Libya 1971 - Central Bank of Libya 10 Dinars Color Trial Specimen (Omar al-Mukhtar Portrait, Pick 37cts)

As a result, this piece stands as a primary documentary artifact of Libya’s early republican currency reform. Its significance lies in recording the precise moment when portrait, palette, and political messaging converged into a finalized banknote design, making it a museum-grade reference for the study of post-1969 Libyan monetary history and modern banknote production methodology. Read more →

LibyaColor Trial Specimen197110 DinarsPMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Top Population) Color TrialProduction ProofPre-Issue Print StageSingle Punch HolePunch CancelledIntaglio Color CalibrationSpecimen Of No ValueControl SerialOmar al-MukhtarPost Monarchy Currency ReformLibyan Arab RepublicRevolutionary Era IconographyCentral Bank Of LibyaLibya19711971–1972Pick 37ctsPick 37Top PopMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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Libya 1971 Central Bank of Libya Omar al Mukhtar intaglio vignette proof, standalone engraved portrait master used for the 10 Dinars series, PMG certified

Libya 1971 - Central Bank of Libya Omar al-Mukhtar Intaglio Vignette Proof (Portrait Master for 10 Dinars Issue)

The portrait depicts Omar al-Mukhtar, the Libyan resistance leader executed by Italian colonial authorities in 1931 and later elevated as a central national symbol following the 1969 revolution. His selection for Libya’s republican currency marked a decisive ideological shift away from royal imagery toward revolutionary legitimacy and anti-colonial identity. This vignette therefore carries political as well as technical significance, embodying the narrative the new regime sought to project through its monetary system. Read more →

LibyaVignette1971Portrait Only (10 Dinars Design Element)PMG Uncirculated Intaglio Vignette ProofMaster Portrait EngravingProduction Stage ArtifactPre Issue EngravingStandalone VignetteOmar al MukhtarAnti Colonial IconographyPost Monarchy Currency ReformLibyan Arab RepublicCentral Bank of LibyaLibya19711971–1972Pick 37 RelatedMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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Libya 1971 Central Bank of Libya 10 Dinars specimen with Omar al Mukhtar portrait, red specimen overprint, zero serial controls, final approved design state, PMG 58 EPQ

Libya 1971 - Central Bank of Libya 10 Dinars Specimen (Omar al-Mukhtar Portrait, Pick 37s)

The note was printed using established high-security intaglio techniques, with carefully balanced ink relief to preserve portrait detail under circulation conditions while maintaining durability at production speed. Multi-stone underprints provide tonal depth and counterfeit resistance, consistent with international security printing standards of the period. Read more →

LibyaSpecimen197110 DinarsPMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated Exceptional Paper Quality (Top Population) Specimen BanknoteFinal Plate ApprovalPre Issue DistributionZero Serial ControlSpecimen OverprintOmar al MukhtarAnti Colonial IconographyPost Monarchy Currency ReformLibyan Arab RepublicCentral Bank of LibyaLibya19711971–1972Pick 37sPick 37Exceptional Paper QualityTop PopMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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