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Mexico 1915 Ayuntamiento de Zitácuaro 10 Centavos uncut sheet of four notes numbered 1124 to 1127, revolutionary municipal currency from Michoacán

Mexico 1915 - Ayuntamiento de Zitácuaro 10 Centavos Uncut Sheet of Four M2952c (Pick Unlisted)

During the revolutionary conflict, the circulation of federal coinage and banknotes was severely disrupted. Local governments, merchants, and military authorities responded by authorizing provisional paper money commonly known as 'bilimbiques.' Municipal councils such as the Ayuntamiento de Zitácuaro printed their own fractional notes to keep everyday commerce functioning in markets and local trade. Read more →

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Mexico 1884 Fabrica de Tunal 1 Peso ABNC PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated serial A07769

Mexico 1884 – Fábrica de Tunal 1 Peso (Pick Unlisted, ABNC)

La Fábrica de Tunal operated in the rural industrial zone outside Durango city along the Tunal River, referenced repeatedly in contemporary mining, agricultural, and provincial reports. It functioned as a mixed enterprise that supported ore processing, local provisioning, and payroll systems in an economy where formal banking penetration remained minimal. Corporate notes such as this were legally payable 'al portador en moneda de plata'-to the bearer in silver coin-and operated as circulating value instruments within local markets, mining camps, haciendas, and caravan stops. This places the Tunal emission within the informal but highly consequential monetary layer that enabled industrial expansion in northern Mexico.

Ireland - Northern 1929 Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound uncut sheet of 3 proofs with specimen perforation, Pick Unlisted, showing three proof impressions on Ulster Bank Limited watermarked security paper with Charles Skipper and East Limited London printing attribution

Ireland - Northern 1929 - Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound Uncut Sheet of 3 Proofs with Specimen Perforation (Pick Unlisted)

The sheet shows the full engraved structure of the Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound design, including the formal bank title, ornamental borderwork, large denomination panels, Belfast wording, and the central maritime and industrial vignette. The promise-to-pay layout is present in proof-stage form, with the engraved obligation text, denomination structure, and bank identity arranged across each subject. The object preserves the design before final administrative completion, retaining the printed architecture of the note in its larger production format.

China 1915 South Sinkiang Border Defence Headquarters 1 tael textile emergency banknote printed on woven cloth with red overprint and bilingual inscriptions

China 1915 - South Sinkiang Border Defence Headquarters 1 Tael Textile Emergency Issue (Pick Unlisted)

The banknote is printed on hand-woven textile rather than paper, a deliberate and practical choice dictated by frontier conditions. The cloth substrate displays visible horizontal striping consistent with regional weaving traditions, providing durability and resistance to casual counterfeiting. Printing was executed using woodblock techniques, producing uneven ink penetration characteristic of authentic frontier textile issues.

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