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Uruguay 1896 Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Series A photographic proof pair by Bradbury, Wilkinson and Company Limited, with paired A000000 all-zero serial numbers, portraits of Juan Antonio Lavalleja and Manuel Oribe on the face, Fructuoso Rivera on the reverse, national coat of arms, agricultural allegory, livestock landscape, and mirrored archive number 20239 001, certified PCGS 63 Choice New

Uruguay 1896 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Photographic Proof Pair, Series A (Pick Unlisted)

The reverse image carries a faint mirrored archival number, 20239 001, within the lower denomination panel. Its reversed appearance is consistent with a reference transferred through the photographic negative or printer archive process. The number forms part of the surviving production identity of the proof and distinguishes this photographic record from an ordinary reproduction of the banknote artwork. Read more →

UruguayPhotographic Proof Pair1896100 PesosPCGS 63 Choice New Photographic Proof PairFace Photo ProofBack Photo ProofUnissued Design Proof100 PesosSeries AA PrefixAll Zero Serial NumbersA000000 Serial NumbersFace Photographic ProofReverse Photographic ProofFace and Reverse PairArchival Photographic RecordJuan Antonio Lavalleja PortraitManuel Oribe PortraitFructuoso Rivera PortraitNational Coat of ArmsSun of MayScales of JusticeCerro de MontevideoHorse Symbol of LibertyOx Symbol of AbundanceAgricultural AllegoryCornucopiaLivestock LandscapeThree Signature PositionsGeneral Manager Signature PositionPresident Signature PositionGovernment Delegate Signature PositionBanco de la Republica Oriental del UruguayMoneda Legal de Oro SelladoLaw of 4 August 1896Mirrored Archive Number 20239 001BradburyWilkinson and Company LimitedNew Malden Surrey EnglandPhotographic Banknote ProofSecurity Printing ArchiveBanknote Design DocumentationMonochrome Photographic PresentationPrinter Reference MaterialFace and Reverse Design RecordPhotographic Negative ArchiveArchival Ledger NumberArchival Production MaterialDesign Approval DocumentationBanknote Layout StudyPortrait EngravingNeoclassical Banknote DesignGuilloche DesignSecurity EngravingRelated Archive Number 20239 00Consecutive Bradbury Wilkinson Archive RecordRelated 1925 Photographic Proof PairUruguay Monetary HistoryGold Standard CurrencyLegal Gold CurrencyBanco de la Republica Foundation EraNineteenth Century Banknote DesignUruguayan IndependenceThirty-Three OrientalsEarly Uruguayan RepublicNational Party HistoryColorado Party HistoryState Banking HistoryPastoral EconomyAgricultural WealthNational Historical IconographyInstitutional Design RecordBanknote Production HistorySecurity Printing HistoryHistoryUruguay1896Pick UnlistedPCGS 63R9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Uruguay Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos photographic proof pair dated 29 April 1925, face and reverse mounted on original cardstock, paired all-zero serial numbers, separate denomination study, Plate 1C and 33 Green production notation, Jose Gervasio Artigas portrait, mounted patriot vignette, Monumento a Artigas, Joaquin Suarez portrait, and mirrored archival tracking number, certified PCGS 62 New

Uruguay 1925 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Photographic Proof Pair, Dated 29 April 1925 (Pick Unlisted)

Issued for the Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay, this mounted photographic proof pair preserves the face and reverse designs of an undated one hundred pesos banknote project in archival photographic form. Prepared by Bradbury, Wilkinson and Company Limited, the pair documents the denomination at a working design stage through full-size monochrome photographic impressions mounted on original cardstock and accompanied by handwritten production annotations. Read more →

UruguayPhotographic Proof Pair1925100 PesosPCGS 62 New Photographic Proof PairFace Photo ProofBack Photo ProofUnissued Design Proof100 PesosAll Zero Serial NumbersFace Photographic ProofReverse Photographic ProofFace and Reverse PairMounted on Original CardstockSeparate Denomination StudyHandwritten Date 29 April 1925Plate 1C33 Green Color InstructionInternal Workshop NotationsMirrored Archive Number 20239 00Jose Gervasio Artigas PortraitMounted Patriot VignetteMonumento a ArtigasPlaza Independencia MontevideoJoaquin Suarez PortraitNational ArmsBanco de la Republica Oriental del UruguayMoneda Legal de Oro SelladaBradburyWilkinson and Company LimitedPhotographic Banknote ProofSecurity Printing ArchiveBanknote Design DocumentationMonochrome Photographic PresentationMounted Archival ProofPrinter Reference MaterialFace and Reverse Design RecordPhotographic Negative ArchiveColor and Plate InstructionsArchival Production MaterialDesign Approval DocumentationBanknote Layout StudySecurity Printing Production NotesUruguay Monetary HistoryGold Standard CurrencyLegal Gold CurrencyInterwar Banknote Design1925 Archival DateNational Independence IconographyUruguayan Civic MonumentGreat Siege of MontevideoState Banking HistoryInstitutional Design RecordBanknote Production HistorySecurity Printing HistoryHistoryUruguay1925Pick UnlistedPCGS 62R9 Extremely RareMuseum GradeAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Australia 1929 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited - Circular Letter of Introduction Photographic Proof (Mounted on Cardstock, PCGS 50 About New)

The design reflects security printing practices closely aligned with banknote production. The layout combines a structured writing field with dense guilloche ornamentation and a prominent central rosette, which serves both aesthetic and anti-fraud purposes. The open central panel was intended for controlled handwritten or typed entries, while the surrounding engraved framework provided resistance to alteration and unauthorized reproduction. The balance between blank space and intricate line work illustrates a deliberate hybrid between negotiable instrument and high-security document. Read more →

AustraliaPhotographic Proof Letter of Introduction1929Not Applicable (Letter of Introduction)PCGS 50 About New Photographic ProofLetter of IntroductionCircular Letter of IntroductionIdentity Financial InstrumentBanking Correspondence DocumentHigh Security DocumentGuilloche DesignCentral RosetteMounted on CardstockArchival ProofLondon Security PrintingPre engraving production stageCommercial Banking Company of Sydney LimitedCorrespondent Banking NetworkInternational Banking SystemFinancial Identity VerificationInterwar FinanceHistoryAustralia1929PCGS 50About NewMuseum Grade

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Argentina 1876 Bradbury Wilkinson engraved condor vignette used on Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte banknote design

Argentina 1876 - Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte Condor Vignette (Bradbury Wilkinson and Company)

The proof bears the imprint "BRADBURY, WILKINSON & CO LD ENGRAVERS, LONDON" beneath the image together with die number 203. It was printed separately from the completed banknote design, preserving the engraved vignette as an individual production component before its incorporation into the composite printing plate. Read more →

ArgentinaVignette1876Not ApplicablePCGS 58 Choice About New Apparent Minor Mounting Remnants VignetteCondor VignetteDie ProofEngraving ProofIntaglio EngravingBradbury Wilkinson and CompanySecurity PrintingBanknote ProductionDesign ElementBanco de San Juan1 Peso FuerteUn Peso FuerteLinked to Banknote IssueCompanion PieceLey de Bancos GarantidosArgentina Provincial BankingNineteenth Century ArgentinaLatin American Banking HistoryHistoryArgentina1876UnlistedPCGS 58RareR8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Argentina 1876 Bradbury Wilkinson engraved central portrait vignette used on Banco de San Juan 5 Pesos Fuertes banknote design

Argentina 1876 - Banco de San Juan 5 Pesos Fuertes Central Portrait Vignette (Bradbury Wilkinson and Company)

The proof bears the Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. engravers' imprint beneath the portrait together with die number 165. It was printed separately during the production process, preserving the central portrait as an individual engraved component before its incorporation into the completed banknote plate. Read more →

ArgentinaVignette1876Not ApplicablePCGS 58 Choice About New Apparent Minor Mounting Remnants VignetteCentral Portrait VignetteDie ProofEngraving ProofIntaglio EngravingBradbury Wilkinson and CompanySecurity PrintingBanknote ProductionDesign ElementBanco de San Juan5 Pesos FuertesCinco Pesos FuertesLinked to Banknote IssueCompanion PieceLey de Bancos GarantidosArgentina Provincial BankingNineteenth Century ArgentinaLatin American Banking HistoryHistoryArgentina1876UnlistedPCGS 58RareR8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Uruguay 1871 Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 10 Pesos face proof, obverse-only engraving proof, PCGS 61 New

Uruguay 1871 - Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 10 Pesos Face Proof (Pick S239p)

Face proofs occupied a distinct place within nineteenth-century banknote production. They were technical production artifacts used to evaluate and approve the engraved face before full note manufacture proceeded. This example therefore records the design at a critical production stage, preserving the approved plate work and original control layout associated with the 10 Pesos issue. Read more →

UruguayFace Proof187110 PesosPCGS 61 New Face ProofObverse OnlyEngraving Approval ProofPrinter Reference ProofBanco de Londres y Rio de la PlataNineteenth Century Security PrintingLatin American Banknote ProductionPlate Development ProcessPre Issue Production ArtifactUruguay1871MontevideoPick S239pMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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United States 1933 Any City U.S.A. City and County Scrip Five Dollars specimen with brown engraved design, serial 0000, generic municipal master form, Great Depression era

United States 1933 - Any City, U.S.A. 5 Dollars City and County Scrip Specimen (Generic Municipal Master Form)

The obverse is executed in dense brown engraved line work, incorporating wave-pattern security engraving, dual ornamental SCRIP cartouches, and a recessed central denomination panel reading FIVE DOLLARS. The lower margin carries the serial number No. 0000 and is overprinted SPECIMEN, confirming its status as a non-circulating printer-issued reference piece. The reverse is dominated by a large, highly complex radial guilloche medallion, reflecting professional security printing standards consistent with established banknote production rather than improvised emergency printing. Read more →

United StatesMunicipal Scrip Specimen19335 DollarsUncirculated Specimen City and County ScripMunicipal ScripAny City IssueGeneric Municipal Master FormInterest Bearing Instrument5 DollarsBrown Engraved NoteSpecimen OverprintSerial Number 0000Guilloche Security MedallionE. A. Wright Bank Note CompanySecurity PrintingPrivate Banknote PrinterDepression Era PrintingMunicipal Finance InstrumentGreat DepressionEmergency CurrencyMunicipal Debt InstrumentUnited States Monetary HistoryMunicipal Scrip HistoryUnited States1933Pick UnlistedMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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Uruguay 1939 Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 1000 Pesos specimen, Serie D, Specimen No. 23, Pick 41cs, with all-zero serial numbers, diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint, red oval specimen stamps, portrait and watermark of Jose Gervasio Artigas, and equestrian reverse, graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated Exceptional Paper Quality

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 1000 Pesos Specimen, Printed Cancel, Serie D, Specimen No. 23 (Pick 41cs)

Preserved in Paper Money Guaranty 65 Gem Uncirculated Exceptional Paper Quality condition, this Serie D, Specimen No. 23 example retains the sharp paper, strong color, clean margins, and engraving clarity required to study the design at its intended production standard. It is an important surviving document of Uruguay's 1939 monetary program, the specimen-control practices of Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited, and the visual language used for one of the country's highest-value banknote instruments. Read more →

UruguaySpecimen with Red Overprint and Oval Stamps19391000 PesosPMG 65 Gem Uncirculated Exceptional Paper Quality Specimen1000 PesosSerie DSpecimen No 23All Zero Serial NumbersRed SPECIMEN OverprintRed Oval Specimen StampsJose Gervasio Artigas PortraitJose Gervasio Artigas WatermarkEquestrian ReverseBanco de la Republica Oriental del UruguayThomas De La Rue and Company LimitedIntaglio PrintingSecurity EngravingGuilloche DesignWatermarked PaperPrinted Specimen CancellationInstitutional Reference SpecimenUruguay Monetary HistoryLaw of 2 January 1939High Denomination CurrencyState BankingSpecimen DistributionBanknote Production HistoryHistoryUruguay19391000 PesosPick 41csPick 41cPMG 65Exceptional Paper QualityR8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Uruguay 1939 Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 1000 Pesos specimen, Serie C, Specimen No. 2, Pick 41bs, with all-zero serial numbers, diagonal red SPECIMEN overprints, red oval specimen stamps, portrait and watermark of Jose Gervasio Artigas, and mounted rider reverse, graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 1000 Pesos Specimen, Printed Cancel, Serie C, Specimen No. 2 (Pick 41bs)

Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited printed the note in London, as stated in the lower reverse margin. The work reflects the firm's ability to unite symbolic portraiture, narrative engraving, watermark security, ornamental geometry, and large-denomination typography within a single coherent banknote design. Read more →

UruguaySpecimen with Red Overprint and Oval Stamps19391000 PesosPMG 63 Choice Uncirculated Specimen1000 PesosSerie CSpecimen No 2Low Specimen NumberAll Zero Serial NumbersRed SPECIMEN OverprintRed Oval Specimen StampsJose Gervasio Artigas PortraitJose Gervasio Artigas WatermarkEquestrian ReverseBanco de la Republica Oriental del UruguayThomas De La Rue and Company LimitedIntaglio PrintingSecurity EngravingGuilloche DesignWatermarked PaperPrinted Specimen CancellationNumbered Reference SpecimenUruguay Monetary HistoryLaw of 2 January 1939High Denomination CurrencyState BankingEarly Specimen SequenceBanknote Production HistoryHistoryUruguay19391000 PesosPick 41bsPick 41bPMG 63R8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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United States 1854 Empire City Bank 100 Dollars proof note, Collins Line steamship vignette, blank reverse with American Bank Note Company archival stamp, PMG Uncirculated 62 EPQ

United States 1854 - Empire City Bank 100 Dollars Proof (Pick NY1585G16P)

This note represents a proof of the one hundred dollars denomination prepared for the Empire City Bank of New York during the final year of the institution’s operation. It was produced as part of the internal design approval and engraving review process and was never intended for public circulation. As such, it belongs to the documentary layer of American private banknote production rather than to issued or remainder currency. Read more →

United StatesProof1854100 DollarsPMG Uncirculated 62 EPQ ProofProof Banknote100 DollarsHigh DenominationEmpire City BankABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyArchival ProofPunch of CancellationAmerican Private BankingPre Civil War CurrencyNew York Banking HistoryNineteenth Century BankingSecurity Printing HistoryCollins Line Steamer VignetteUnited States1854Pick NY1585G16PPMG 62Museum GradeR8 Extremely Rare

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Archival watermark paper prepared by Thomas De La Rue in London for the unissued 1928 Bank Polski 20 złotych banknote, featuring multitone watermark of Marynia Połaniecka after Piotr Stachiewicz, PMG certified 1921685-037, R9 Extremely Rare

Poland 1928 - Bank Polski 20 Zlotych Archival Watermarked Paper (Miłczak 67)

Archival watermarked paper prepared by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited in London for the unissued Bank Polski 20 Zlotych banknote dated 2 January 1928. This piece preserves the original production substrate for the note: the security paper with multitone portrait watermark, before banknote printing. It is not a printed banknote, but a surviving archival component from one of the most important unrealized Polish banknote projects of the interwar period. Read more →

PolandArchival Watermarked Paper192820 ZlotychPMG Certified Archival PaperArchival Watermarked PaperWatermarked PaperWoman's Head WatermarkMarynia PołanieckaPiotr StachiewiczSteel EngravingStalorytUnissued DesignUnissued Banknote ProjectProduction SubstrateSecurity PaperThomas De La Rue and Company LimitedBank PolskiSecond Polish Republic CurrencyInterwar Polish BanknotesSecurity Printing HistoryMultitone WatermarkPortrait WatermarkLondon PrintingThomas De La Rue ArchivePolandPoland 1928192820 ZlotychMiłczak 67Museum GradeR9 Extremely Rare

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New Zealand 1967 10 Dollars Fleming Signature TDLR Overprint Specimen Serial C4000000 Specimen No. 93 with double De La Rue oval stamps and single punch hole, Pick 166as, PMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated Top Population.

New Zealand 1967 - 10 Dollars Fleming Signature TDLR Overprint Specimen No. 93 Serial C4000000 (Pick 166as)

As a Fleming-signed specimen from the ND (1967–1968) issue, this note represents both institutional transition and technical refinement in banknote production. The combination of limited specimen distribution, short signature window, and complete cancellation format defines it as a fully realized example of Thomas De La Rue & Company specimen practices of the late 1960s. Read more →

New ZealandSpecimen with Red Overprint and Oval Stamps196710 DollarsPMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated SpecimenRed OverprintTDLR OverprintOval StampDouble Oval StampSingle Punch HolePunch Cancelled10 DollarsQueen Elizabeth II portraitNew Zealand falcon reverseCaptain James Cook watermarkThomas De La RueTDLRFleming SignatureRoderick Ninian FlemingSpecimen distribution formatDecimal SeriesReserve Bank of New ZealandFirst decimal issueNew Zealand currency reformHistoryNew Zealand196719681967-1968Specimen No. 93C4000000Pick 166asPick 166aPMG 67 EPQSuperb Gem UncirculatedTop PopMuseum Grade

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