Collection PL

Barbados 1959 - Government of Barbados Treasury Bill, Photographic Proof (Early Design Stage)

This photographic proof records an early design form of a Government of Barbados Treasury Bill prepared under the Treasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922. The proof differs materially in wording, layout, and structure from later issued and specimen Treasury Bills, and represents an earlier design stage within the Barbados treasury bill system. Read more →

Barbados 1968 - Government of Barbados 500 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Perforated Cancelled, Prefix A

The design is executed on a dense multicolor security underprint composed of repeated “Government of Barbados” text, combining issuer identification with anti-counterfeit intent. The engraved guilloche border reflects established British fiscal printing conventions of the mid-twentieth century. Read more →

Barbados 1980 - Government of Barbados 500 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, No Prefix

This example is preserved in graded condition and represents a complete specimen state defined by red overprint identification, standardized legal wording, engraved security printing, and punch-hole cancellation. Surviving specimen Treasury Bills of this denomination are scarce and are typically encountered as isolated institutional remnants rather than as part of documented series. Read more →

Barbados 1960 - Government of Barbados 1,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix B

The bill is denominated at one thousand dollars and sets out an obligation payable to bearer out of the General Revenue and Assets of Barbados, reflecting the earlier legal wording also observed on the photographic proof and preceding later standardized Treasury Bill formulations. The place of issue, Bridgetown, is included within the printed layout, confirming its issuance within the central administrative framework of Barbados. Read more →

Barbados 1960 - Government of Barbados 5,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix C

At the top margin of the note appears a printed numbering trial line consisting of the elements “C0001”, “1234”, and “C0400”. This line represents a serial and prefix configuration trial associated with numbering layout and spacing and is distinct from both issuance serials and handwritten archival annotations. Read more →

Barbados 1980 - Government of Barbados 5,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix C

Cancellation has been applied by a single punch hole, precisely placed to invalidate the instrument for redemption while preserving it as an official reference document. The use of a single punch hole represents a deliberate specimen treatment variant observed on selected Barbados Treasury Bills of this period. Read more →

Barbados 1960 - Government of Barbados 10,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix D

The bill is denominated at ten 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. The place of issue, Bridgetown, appears within the printed layout, confirming its origin within the central administrative framework of Barbados. Read more →

Barbados 1980 - Government of Barbados 10,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix D

This example is preserved in graded condition and represents a completed specimen state combining red overprint identification, controlled zero serial format, and punch-hole cancellation. Surviving specimen Treasury Bills of this denomination are scarce and are typically encountered as individual archival remnants rather than as part of complete denomination sets. Read more →

Barbados 1980 - Government of Barbados 10,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Punch Hole Cancelled, No Prefix

The legal text establishes the bill as payable to order out of the Consolidated Fund at any commercial bank in Barbados or at the Treasury, reflecting the standardized obligation language adopted for Treasury Bills of this later period. The place of issue, Bridgetown, is incorporated into the printed layout, anchoring the instrument within the formal administrative framework of Barbados. Read more →

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

Cancellation is effected by two large punch holes applied in the lower right portion of the note through the signature area. These punch holes constitute a physical method of invalidation, permanently preventing the document from being used for payment or settlement. Read more →

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

This example survives in graded condition and represents a singularly configured Treasury Bill specimen combining high denomination, perforated SPECIMEN marking, zero serial format with prefix F, absence of punch-hole cancellation, and extensive contemporaneous administrative annotations. Taken together, these features define a unique specimen format within Barbados fiscal documentation. Read more →

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

No punch-hole cancellation is present on this specimen. Invalidation is achieved solely through the red SPECIMEN overprint and zero serial configuration, distinguishing this example from other specimen formats that employ physical punch cancellation. Read more →