Collection

Greenland 1856 — 6 Skilling R.M. (Pick A33r, Danish Administration, PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated, Remainder)

Unissued 6 Skilling Rigsmoent note prepared for the Danish colonial administration in Greenland, dated 1856 and printed in Copenhagen under royal contract. Catalogued as Pick A33r, this is a remainder issue, never signed or released for circulation. It belongs to the earliest organized currency system of Greenland, a period when the island's economy operated almost entirely through the Royal Greenland Trading Department. ... Read more →

Paraguay 1856 — 2 Reales Tesoro Nacional (First National Issue, Matias Reina & Santiago Ozcariz Signatures)

Earliest known national paper money of Paraguay — the 2 Reales Tesoro Nacional note issued circa 1856 under President Carlos Antonio Lopez. Printed locally in Asuncion on thin handmade paper, this inaugural issue predates all Pick-listed Paraguayan notes and represents the first attempt by the Treasury to create circulating paper currency. Design elements include the national seal with the lion and liberty cap, ornate borders, and large denomination numerals at both sides. ... Read more →