Collection

Paraguay 1907 — 100 Pesos with 1912 Dual-Signature Dual-Side Overprint (Specimen, Pick Unlisted base Pick 159), PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated

Archival specimen of the 1907 Banco de la República 100 Pesos (base Pick 159) bearing the emergency overprint 'Emisión del Estado – 11 de Enero de 1912' applied to both face and reverse — a dual-side validation highly unusual for Paraguay’s fiscal issues. Additionally, the note carries the departmental counterstamp 'Departamento de Hacienda – Junta Fiscalizadora' in heavy black ink, confirming its dual-signature fiscal authorization per the decree of 20 May 1912. This overprint configuration diverges from the standard 1912 state revalidations (Pick 134) by combining both governmental and fiscal signatures on opposite sides, creating one of the rarest identifiable archival variants of the period. ... Read more →

Uruguay 1862 — Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata 100 Pesos (Pick S245s, Specimen, PMG 64 EPQ)

This perforated specimen of the 1862 100 Pesos note was prepared for the Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata, among the earliest private commercial banks to operate in Uruguay and the wider River Plate region. Founded in Buenos Aires in 1862 with a Montevideo branch soon after, the bank served as a critical financial link between South American trade and British capital—handling customs revenue, shipping finance, and early railway projects. Engraved and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. ... Read more →

Uruguay 1872 — 100 Pesos = 10 Doblones (Specimen)

Archival specimen of the 1872 issue of the Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata, denominated 100 Pesos Nacionales with an explicit equivalence to 10 Doblones in gold. This dual denomination was highly unusual in Latin American numismatics, serving as both a circulating promise and a political declaration of Uruguay’s attempt to stabilize paper currency by anchoring it to a fixed gold standard. The experiment was short-lived: by the late 1870s the peso–doblón equivalence had collapsed, making surviving notes a tangible record of one of Uruguay’s boldest but least sustainable monetary policies. ... Read more →

Paraguay 1907 — Banco de la República 100 Pesos (Pick 159, Issued)

Issued 100 Pesos note of the Banco de la Republica, cataloged as Pick 159 and printed by Waterlow & Sons, London. First released in 1907, it shows the complete undisturbed design: a central public building vignette, strong engine-turned guilloche, and a 100 watermark in the paper. This is the base type on which the later 1912 fiscal overprints were applied, making it the foundation for related specimen and provisional issues. ... Read more →

Uruguay 1862 — Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata 100 Pesos (Pick S245r, Remainder, PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated)

Few notes capture the working side of 19th-century banknote production like this 1862 100 Pesos remainder. Printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. for the Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata but never signed or issued, it remains an untouched example of Uruguay’s first major British-engraved currency design. ... Read more →

Uruguay 1896 — Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Black Photo Proof Pair (PCGS 63 Choice New)

The 100 Pesos issue authorized under the Ley de 18 de Agosto 1896 stands as the high point of Uruguay’s late-nineteenth-century engraving work at the American Bank Note Company in New York. Conceived during a period of rapid economic modernization and heavy foreign capital inflow, this design represented the Republic’s ambition to present its currency on equal footing with the great financial institutions of Europe and the Americas. These black-and-white photographic proofs are not paper trials but original engraver’s approval prints, made directly from the master dies before any steel plates were hardened for production. ... Read more →

Uruguay ca. 1900–1915 — Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Transitional Photo Proof Pair (PCGS 62 New)

A large-format transitional photographic proof pair by the American Bank Note Company, representing a mid-generation redesign between the engraved 1896 series and the simplified inter-war issues of the 1930s. Printed in a rich brown-olive tone on card-mounted photographic paper, this undated 100 Pesos pair bridges stylistic eras in Uruguayan currency design. The face features José Gervasio Artigas in profile surrounded by dense guilloche and laurel ornamentation, with the denomination framed in deep filigree corners. ... Read more →

Uruguay 1935 — Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Photo Proof Pair (PCGS 63 Face, PCGS 62 Back)

The 1935 100 Pesos proofs mark the modernization of Uruguay’s currency design as the nation entered the inter-war decade of industrialization. Printed by the American Bank Note Company in New York, these black-and-white photographic proofs precede the engraved master plates for the law of 8 August 1935, documenting a visual language that combined monumentality with art-deco restraint. The face portrays José Gervasio Artigas alongside a seated allegorical female figure of Justice, signifying the moral foundation of the Republic, while the reverse introduces an expansive civic panorama—interpreted as Montevideo’s port ceremonial ground—executed in ABNC’s mature steel-engraving style. ... Read more →

Uruguay 1939 — Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Photo Proof Pair (PCGS 63 Choice New)

A photographic proof pair for the 1939 100 Pesos issue produced by the American Bank Note Company for the Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay. This was the highest denomination of the unified 1939 national series, following the 1935 monetary reform that centralized note issue under a single authority. The obverse features an allegorical female figure representing the Republic, framed by classical columns and radiant engraving with the national arms below. ... Read more →