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Macau 1937 Foo Hang Bank 10 patacas archival printer proof compound sheet with blue obverse obligation form on the left and red reverse vignette showing the Foo Hang Bank building on the right

Macau 1937 - Foo Hang Bank 10 Patacas Archival Printer Proof Compound Sheet (Pick S105)

Together, the front and back views preserve the complete proof state of the design, capturing both the legal and visual identities of the banknote in their unexecuted archival form. This compound proof format reflects standard security-printing practice in which textual obligations and pictorial elements were finalized, approved, and retained independently of circulation stock. Read more →

MacauArchival Printer Proof193710 PatacasUnissued (Archival Printer Proof) Archival Printer ProofCompound Proof SheetUnissued Banknote MaterialObverse ProofReverse Proof10 PatacasFoo Hang BankMacau Banking HistoryColonial-Era FinancePre-Issue Approval MaterialSecurity Printing ProcessBanknote Design HistoryChinaMacau1937R9 Extremely RareUniqueMuseum GradePick S105
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Scotland 1962 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds photographic back proof, Edinburgh Castle reverse design, Pick Unlisted, graded PCGS 55 Choice About New, mounted on card stock and associated with the issued Pick 272a design family

Scotland 1962 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Photographic Back Proof, Edinburgh Castle Design (Pick Unlisted)

The composition is built around Edinburgh Castle and the surrounding city architecture, with the fortress rising above the neoclassical buildings and urban landscape below. This was a deliberate institutional image. For a Scottish commercial banknote, Edinburgh Castle gave the back design an immediate national reference, combining historical authority, capital-city identity, and financial permanence in a single engraved scene. Read more →

ScotlandPhotographic Proof19625 PoundsPCGS 55 Choice About New Photographic ProofPhotographic Back ProofBack ProofReverse Proof5 PoundsMounted on Card StockEdinburgh Castle DesignEdinburgh CastleArchitectural VignetteScottish Castle VignettePrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueScottish Private BankNational Commercial Bank of ScotlandNational Commercial Bank of Scotland LimitedSterling BanknoteBradbury, Wilkinson and CompanyBradbury WilkinsonPhotographic ProofingProofing and Plate ApprovalDesign Verification ArtifactReverse Design StudyBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingPrivate Banknote ProductionCommercial Banknote IssuePick UnlistedScottish Banking HistoryScottish Financial HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueTwentieth Century Paper MoneyPre-decimal Sterling1963-1966 IssueBanknote Design HistoryHistoryScotland1962Pick UnlistedPCGS 55PCGS 55 Choice About NewChoice About NewR9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade
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Scotland 1962 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds photographic back proof, landscape reverse design, Pick Unlisted, graded PCGS 55 Choice About New, mounted on card stock and preserving an alternate reverse concept for the 5 Pounds design group

Scotland 1962 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Photographic Back Proof, Landscape Design (Pick Unlisted)

The proof also shows how the reverse had to function as a banknote design, not just as a picture. The landscape sits inside a controlled frame with denomination counters, bank title, side borders, and lower ornamental structure. The scene had to carry national character while leaving the note readable, balanced, and suitable for security printing. In that sense, the piece records the practical design problem behind every banknote reverse: image, denomination, identity, and production discipline all had to work together. Read more →

ScotlandPhotographic Proof19625 PoundsPCGS 55 Choice About New Photographic ProofPhotographic Back ProofBack ProofReverse Proof5 PoundsMounted on Card StockLandscape DesignAlternate Landscape DesignRiver Landscape VignetteScottish Landscape VignettePrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueScottish Private BankNational Commercial Bank of ScotlandNational Commercial Bank of Scotland LimitedSterling BanknoteBradbury, Wilkinson and CompanyBradbury WilkinsonPhotographic ProofingProofing and Plate ApprovalDesign Verification ArtifactReverse Design StudyAlternate Reverse DesignBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingPrivate Banknote ProductionCommercial Banknote IssuePick UnlistedScottish Banking HistoryScottish Financial HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueTwentieth Century Paper MoneyPre-decimal Sterling1963-1966 IssueBanknote Design HistoryHistoryScotland1962Pick UnlistedPCGS 55PCGS 55 Choice About NewChoice About NewR9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade
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Scotland 1966 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds issued note, Pick 272a, serial L247675, dated Edinburgh 4th January 1966, graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated, printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson and Company, with Man's Head watermark, heraldic arms, and Edinburgh Castle reverse vignette

Scotland 1966 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Issued Note (Pick 272a)

As an issued 5 Pounds note graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated, this example preserves the completed Pick 272a design with strong visual clarity, original presentation, and clear watermark evidence. It also serves as the finished-note counterpart to the photographic back proof material for the same National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds design group, showing how the approved face, watermark, serial system, and Edinburgh reverse came together in the final issued banknote.

Private Banknote Issue Authorized Banknote Issue Sterling Banknote Banknote Printing Engraved Banknote Private Banknote Production Commercial Banknote Issue Scottish Banking History Private Banknote Tradition Commercial Banknote Issue Scottish Financial History History
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