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Specimen full sheet Serie A No. 23327 Banco de Zaragoza 100 reales vellón with header and talón, Pick S451s, 1 May 1857

Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 100 Reales Vellón Serie A Specimen Full Sheet with Header and Talón No. 23327 (Pick S451s)

Founded in 1857 under the banking reforms introduced by the Law of January 28, 1856, the Banco de Zaragoza was one of several short-lived provincial issuing banks authorized to produce their own currency. The bank adopted a strict denomination-to-series structure: Serie A = 100 reales, Serie B = 200 reales, Serie C = 500 reales, Serie D = 1000 reales, Serie E = 2000 reales, Serie F = 4000 reales. Operating only until its absorption into the Banco de España in 1874, the bank issued comparatively small volumes, and most circulating notes were redeemed and destroyed during the centralisation of Spanish monetary issuance. Read more →

SpainSpecimen Full Sheet with Talon1857100 Reales VellónUncirculated (Specimen Full Sheet) SpecimenPick S451sFull SheetHeader PanelTalonUnissuedSerie ASerial 23327100 RealesBanco de ZaragozaSpanish Provincial IssuePrivate Banknote19th Century SpainReales VellonMadrid EngravingMonetary HistorySecurity PrintingSpain1857R8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Specimen full sheet Banco de Zaragoza 200 reales vellón, Serie B No. 07887, with header and talón, Pick S452s, 14 May 1857

Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 200 Reales Vellón Serie B Specimen Full Sheet with Header and Talón No. 07887 (Pick S452s)

The Banco de Zaragoza was established in 1857 under the banking reforms of the Law of January 28, 1856, which authorized several provincial banks to issue their own currency. The bank followed a strict denomination-to-series structure: Serie A = 100 reales, Serie B = 200 reales, Serie C = 500 reales, Serie D = 1000 reales, Serie E = 2000 reales, Serie F = 4000 reales. Its issuing privilege lasted only until 1874, when all provincial banks were absorbed into the Banco de España and nearly all circulating notes were redeemed and destroyed, leaving specimen and archival material as the primary survivors. Read more →

SpainSpecimen Full Sheet with Talon1857200 Reales VellónUncirculated (Specimen Full Sheet) SpecimenPick S452sFull SheetHeader PanelTalonUnissuedSerie BSerial 07887200 RealesBanco de ZaragozaSpanish Provincial IssuePrivate Banknote19th Century SpainReales VellonMadrid EngravingSecurity PrintingMonetary HistorySpain1857R8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Specimen full sheet Banco de Zaragoza 500 reales vellón, Serie C No. 08703, with header and talón, Pick S453s, 14 May 1857

Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 500 Reales Vellón Serie C Specimen Full Sheet with Header and Talón No. 08703 (Pick S453s)

The Banco de Zaragoza was established in 1857 under the banking reforms of the Law of January 28, 1856, which authorized several provincial banks to issue their own currency. The bank implemented a strict denomination-to-series system: Serie A = 100 reales, Serie B = 200 reales, Serie C = 500 reales, Serie D = 1000 reales, Serie E = 2000 reales, Serie F = 4000 reales. Its issuing privilege ended in 1874, when all provincial banks were absorbed into the Banco de España. Because most circulating notes were redeemed and destroyed during consolidation, surviving examples-whether issued or specimen-are extremely rare. Read more →

SpainSpecimen Full Sheet with Talon1857500 Reales VellónUncirculated (Specimen Full Sheet) SpecimenPick S453sFull SheetHeader PanelTalonUnissuedSerie CSerial 08703500 RealesBanco de ZaragozaSpanish Provincial IssuePrivate Banknote19th Century SpainReales VellonMadrid EngravingSecurity PrintingMonetary HistorySpain1857R8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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

Greenland 1856 - 6 Skilling R.M. Danish Administration Colonial Remainder (Pick A33r)

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 →

GreenlandRemainder18566 Skilling R.M.PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Remainder) GreenlandDanish Administration6 Skilling1856Colonial CurrencyRemainderPick a33rRoyal Greenland Trading DepartmentArctic EconomyEducationalNumismatic History

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Paraguay 1856 2 Reales Tesoro Nacional Treasury Note, earliest national paper money of Paraguay, signed by Matias Reina and Santiago Ozcariz, Pick Unlisted and attributed as Miguel Pratt MC14.

Paraguay 1856 - Tesoro Nacional 2 Reales Treasury Note, Earliest National Paper Money (Pick Unlisted, Miguel Pratt MC14)

This 2 Reales Tesoro Nacional Treasury Note of 1856 is one of the foundational objects in the monetary history of Paraguay and is presented here as the unique known surviving example of this earliest national paper-money issue. Produced under the government of President Carlos Antonio Lopez, it predates the later and more familiar Paraguayan paper issues of the 1860s and belongs to the first attempt by the national Treasury to create a circulating paper instrument for domestic use. Read more →

ParaguayTreasury Note18562 RealesUncertified Very Fine Original, Blank Reverse 2 RealesTreasury NoteTesoro Nacional Treasury NoteEarliest National Paper MoneyFirst IssueHandsignedBlank ReversePrimitive LithographyThin Handmade PaperTesoro NacionalCarlos Antonio LopezMatias ReinaSantiago OzcarizAsuncion PrintingParaguayan Monetary OriginsEarly National PaperSouth American Fiscal HistoryWar of the Triple AllianceHistoryParaguay1856Pick UnlistedMiguel Pratt MC14R10 UniqueR10Unique Known ExampleMuseum Grade

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Issued Serie A No. 23322 Banco de Zaragoza 100 reales vellón, 1 May 1857, Pick S451b

Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 100 Reales Vellón Serie A Issued Note No. 23322 (Pick S451b)

The Banco de Zaragoza was founded in 1857 under the liberal banking reforms of the Law of January 28, 1856, which briefly allowed numerous regional banks to issue their own currency. Operating only until 1874, when all private-issue banks were absorbed into the Banco de España, the bank produced a small and tightly structured series of reales de vellón notes. Its denomination system was tied directly to series lettering: Serie A = 100 reales, Serie B = 200 reales, Serie C = 500 reales, Serie D = 1000 reales, Serie E = 2000 reales, Serie F = 4000 reales. Because issued notes were aggressively redeemed and destroyed during the national consolidation, genuine circulation survivors are exceptionally scarce. Read more →

SpainIssued Note1857100 Reales VellónExtremely Fine (Issued, Fully Signed) Issued NoteSerie ASerial 23322100 RealesPick S451bBanco de ZaragozaSpanish Provincial IssuePrivate BanknoteReales Vellon19th Century SpainCirculation IssueManuscript SignaturesRegional FinanceMonetary HistorySpain1857R8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Issued Banco de Zaragoza 500 reales vellón, Serie C No. 08785, Pick S453a, 14 May 1857

Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 500 Reales Vellón Serie C Issued Note No. 08785 (Pick S453a)

The Banco de Zaragoza operated from 1857 until its absorption into the Banco de España in 1874, following the brief period of liberalized private note issuance created by the 1856 banking law. The bank issued a structured series of reales de vellón: Serie A = 100 reales, Serie B = 200 reales, Serie C = 500 reales, Serie D = 1000 reales, Serie E = 2000 reales, Serie F = 4000 reales. Because most circulation notes were redeemed and destroyed during the national centralisation of currency issuance, genuine issued examples-especially in higher denominations-are exceptionally rare. Read more →

SpainIssued Note1857500 Reales VellónExtremely Fine (Issued, Fully Signed) Issued NotePick S453aSerie CSerial 08785500 RealesBanco de ZaragozaSpanish Provincial IssuePrivate Banknote19th Century SpainCirculation IssueManuscript SignaturesReales VellonSecurity PrintingMonetary HistorySpain1857R8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Issued Banco de Zaragoza 2000 reales vellón, Serie E No. 00589, Pick S455, 14 May 1857

Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 2000 Reales Vellón Serie E Issued Note No. 00589 (Pick S455)

The Banco de Zaragoza operated under Spain’s brief liberalised banking window (1856–1874), during which private banks were permitted to print circulating currency. Its emissions followed a clear structural hierarchy of reales de vellón denominations: Serie A = 100 reales, Serie B = 200 reales, Serie C = 500 reales, Serie D = 1000 reales, Serie E = 2000 reales, Serie F = 4000 reales. Of these, Series D, E, and F survive only in microscopic numbers; most were redeemed and destroyed following the centralisation of currency issuance under the Banco de España. Read more →

SpainIssued Note18572000 Reales VellónFine (Issued, Fully Signed, Cancellation Punch) Issued NotePick S455Serie ESerial 005892000 RealesBanco de ZaragozaSpanish Provincial IssuePrivate Banknote19th Century SpainCirculation IssueManuscript SignaturesReales VellonHigh DenominationSecurity PrintingMonetary HistorySpain1857R8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Issued Banco de Zaragoza 2000 reales vellón, Serie E No. 00286, Pick S455, Zaragoza 14 May 1857, cancellation punch

Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 2000 Reales Vellón Serie E Issued Note No. 00286 (Pick S455)

The Banco de Zaragoza was one of the provincial banks authorised to issue paper currency during Spain’s short-lived liberal banking period following the 1856 banking reforms. Within this framework, Zaragoza structured its issues by denomination using alphabetical series, culminating in Serie E for 2000 reales vellón and Serie F for 4000 reales vellón. These higher denominations were intended primarily for institutional and wholesale transactions rather than everyday circulation, which accounts for their extreme attrition. Read more →

SpainIssued Note18572000 Reales VellónFine (Issued, Fully Signed, Cancellation Punch) Issued NotePick S455Serie ESerial 002862000 RealesBanco de ZaragozaSpanish Provincial IssuePrivate Banknote19th Century SpainCirculation IssueManuscript SignaturesReales VellonHigh DenominationSecurity PrintingMonetary HistorySpain1857R8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Issued Banco de Zaragoza 2000 reales vellón consecutive pair, Serie E Nos. 00031–00032, Pick S455, Zaragoza 14 May 1857, cancellation punches

Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 2000 Reales Vellón Serie E Issued Consecutive Pair No. 00031–00032 (Pick S455)

The Banco de Zaragoza operated during Spain’s brief liberal banking period following the 1856 reforms, when select provincial banks were authorised to issue their own circulating paper currency. Zaragoza structured its emissions by denomination through alphabetic series, with Serie E corresponding to 2000 reales vellón. These high-denomination notes were intended for large commercial settlements and institutional use, resulting in extremely low survival rates once redemption and withdrawal policies were enforced. Read more →

SpainIssued Note Pair18572000 Reales VellónFine (Issued, Fully Signed, Consecutive Pair, Cancellation Punch) Issued Note PairPick S455Serie ESerial 00031Serial 00032Consecutive Pair2000 RealesBanco de ZaragozaSpanish Provincial IssuePrivate Banknote19th Century SpainCirculation IssueManuscript SignaturesReales VellonHigh DenominationSecurity PrintingMonetary HistorySpain1857R9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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