Collection PL

Barbados 1960 — Government of Barbados 50,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix E

This specimen Treasury Bill was issued by the Government of Barbados under the authority of the Treasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922 and prepared as a non-circulating reference instrument for internal administrative, accounting, and archival use. The bill is denominated at fifty thousand dollars and sets out an obligation payable to bearer out of the General Revenue and Assets of Barbados. This bearer formulation reflects the earlier legal wording employed on Treasury Bills of this period and predates the later standardized “payable to order” language adopted on subsequent issues. ... Read more →

Barbados 1975 — Government of Barbados 50,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Perforated SPECIMEN, Prefix F (Atypical for Denomination)

This Treasury Bill specimen was issued by the Government of Barbados under the authority of the Treasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922 and represents a non-circulating internal specimen retained for treasury control, audit reference, and archival purposes. The denomination of fifty thousand dollars places this bill among the highest-value Treasury Bills produced for Barbados. While 50,000-dollar Treasury Bills are normally associated with prefix E, this specimen carries prefix F, documenting a distinct internal serial configuration used for this specific control issue. ... Read more →

Barbados 1981 — Government of Barbados 50,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, Prefix E

This Treasury Bill specimen was issued by the Government of Barbados under the authority of the Treasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922 and represents a non-circulating reference instrument prepared for internal treasury, accounting, and archival use during the late twentieth century. The bill is denominated at fifty thousand dollars, placing it among the highest-value Treasury Bills produced for Barbados. Instruments of this denomination were intended for large-scale fiscal operations and institutional treasury functions rather than routine financial transactions. ... Read more →