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New Zealand Bank of Australasia £50 Christchurch proof note dated 1896, Victorian engraved colonial banknote printed by Perkins Bacon, PMG 55 proof

New Zealand 1896 - Bank of Australasia £50 Christchurch Proof (Pick Unlisted)

This proof displays the fully engraved obverse design, including denomination roundels, the seated allegorical vignette at center, and the formal promise to pay the bearer on demand. The layout reflects mature Victorian security printing practice, balancing ornamental complexity with legibility and authority. The absence of serial numbering, signatures, and circulation elements confirms its status as a proof prepared for reference and institutional record rather than issue. Read more →

New ZealandProof189650 PoundsPMG 55 About Uncirculated Proof Banknote50 PoundsPre Issue ProofNon Circulating ProofInstitutional Presentation NoteBank of AustralasiaBritish Chartered BanksColonial Banking in New ZealandColonial FinanceBritish Security PrintingVictorian EngravingExport Engraved NotesNew ZealandChristchurch188819211896Pick UnlistedMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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Australia Bank of Australasia 10 Pounds Melbourne proof note, early Victorian colonial banknote, Perkins Bacon engraving, PMG 45 proof

Australia 1835-1850 - Bank of Australasia £10 Melbourne Proof (Pick Unlisted)

The layout reflects early Victorian security printing practice, with heavy border engraving, balanced symmetry, and restrained ornamentation intended to convey authority and trust. The absence of serial numbering and signatures is consistent with proof status and confirms that the note represents a design-stage artifact rather than an issued instrument. Read more →

AustraliaProof183510 PoundsPMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine Proof Banknote10 PoundsPre Issue ProofNon Circulating ProofInstitutional Presentation NoteBank of AustralasiaEarly Australian BankingBritish Chartered BanksColonial FinanceBritish Security PrintingEarly Victorian EngravingExport Engraved NotesAustraliaMelbourne183518501835-1850Museum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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Australia Federal Bank of Australia Limited one pound Sydney specimen printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, annotated 1882, PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated

Australia 1879–1903 - Federal Bank of Australia, Limited £1 Sydney Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

This note is a true specimen, not intended for circulation, and was produced as part of Bradbury, Wilkinson’s export engraving program for colonial banks. The design reflects late Victorian security printing conventions: a balanced bilateral layout with allegorical female vignettes, dense blue underprinting, and wide margins characteristic of British-engraved export notes. At left, a young woman holding a lamb symbolizes prosperity and trust; at right, a classical female figure represents authority and stability. Together these figures formed a visual reassurance to depositors and merchants in Sydney and other colonial financial centers. Read more →

AustraliaSpecimen18791 PoundPMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Annotated, Top Population) Specimen Banknote1 PoundPrinter SpecimenAnnotated SpecimenExport Engraved NoteLarge Format BanknoteBradbury WilkinsonBWCBritish Security PrintingVictorian Era EngravingPrivate Banknote ProductionFederal Bank of Australia LimitedAustralian Private BanksPre Federation AustraliaSydney Banking HistoryVictorian Banking Crisis1893 Banking CollapseAustraliaSydney187919031879–1903Pick UnlistedTop PopMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUniqueAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Argentina 1871 Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 10 Pesos Rosario control specimen, serial 000001, punch cancelled, with period pencil annotation dated February 1872

Argentina 1871 - Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 10 Pesos Rosario No. 000001 Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

The design combines national symbolism with British security engraving. The portrait of General Jose de San Martin anchors the note in Argentine identity, while the surrounding border architecture, denomination counters, and symmetrical layout reflect Bradbury Wilkinson early export style for Latin America, engineered for rapid recognition and trust in active commercial environments such as ports, warehouses, and trading houses. Read more →

ArgentinaSpecimen187110 Pesos Moneda BolivianaUncirculated (Archival Control Specimen, Serial 000001) Specimen BanknotePick UnlistedSingle Instance Control SpecimenSerial Number 000001Punch CancelledArchival Control MaterialBanco de Londres y Rio de la PlataBritish Controlled BankingRosario BranchProvincial Private BankingMoneda BolivianaFragmented Monetary SystemNineteenth Century ArgentinaJose de San MartinNational IconographyEngraved Portrait VignetteBradbury WilkinsonBWCBritish Security PrintingExport Engraved NotesArgentinaRosario1871Handwritten Archival AnnotationMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUniqueAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Barbados 1943 Government of Barbados 100 Dollars unissued banknote design, front and back archival photographs, PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated

Barbados 1943 - Government of Barbados 100 Dollars Prefix AA Front and Back Archival Photograph Pair (Pick Unlisted)

The reverse design consists of an elaborate geometric guilloche composition centered on a blank cartouche, flanked by denomination panels. The emphasis is placed on symmetry, line density, and ornamental balance, consistent with British security printing practices of the early 1940s. Read more →

BarbadosFront & Back Archival Photograph1943100 DollarsPMG 65 Gem Uncirculated Archival PhotographFront Archival PhotographBack Archival PhotographFront and Back Archival Photograph PairUnissued Banknote Design100 DollarsGovernment of BarbadosBritish Colonial AdministrationKing George VIBradbury WilkinsonBWCDesign of Pick 6Pick UnlistedPMG 65Wartime Currency DesignCaribbean Monetary HistoryBritish West IndiesSecurity Printing HistoryPublic Finance HistoryBarbados1943Museum GradeR9 Extremely Rare

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Italy 1869 Credito Agricolo della Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna 30 Lire specimen serial number 0001 printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company PMG 63 Top Pop

Italy 1869 - Credito Agricolo della Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna 30 Lire Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

The design reflects the highest level of nineteenth century security engraving, with dense guilloche frameworks, a central portrait medallion, and a refined blue underprint panel integrated into the main composition. Bradbury Wilkinson’s involvement places this piece within the early expansion of British security printing influence into continental European financial systems, particularly in transitional economies seeking both credibility and technical sophistication. Read more →

ItalySpecimen186930 LirePMG 63 Choice Uncirculated Top Pop Serial Number 0001 SpecimenAgricultural Credit NoteCredito AgricoloCassa di Risparmio in BolognaPrivate Banking InstrumentControlled Credit IssueOdd Denomination30 LireBradbury Wilkinson and CompanySecurity PrintingGuilloche EngravingBlue UnderprintPortrait MedallionIssuance PanelItalian Banking HistoryPost Unification ItalyNineteenth Century FinanceAgricultural Credit SystemHistoryItaly1869Pick UnlistedPMG 63Top PopUniqueR9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Brazil 1000 Cruzeiros 1963 specimen P181s TDLR

Brazil 1963 - 1000 Cruzeiros Specimen, (Pick 181s)

The 1963 series was produced near the end of Brazil’s first Cruzeiro era, when inflation prompted increasingly higher denominations. De La Rue’s involvement reflected the country’s reliance on British security printing during periods of rapid design turnover and monetary change. The engraving quality-fine portraiture, intricate guilloche, and tonal depth-illustrates De La Rue’s technical precision even as Brazil prepared to overhaul its note structure only a few years later. Read more →

BrazilSpecimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp19631000 CruzeirosPMG 64 Choice Uncirculated Pick 181sPick 181aSpecimenRed OverprintTDLREstampa 2ABrazil19631000 Cruzeiros

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Poland 1919 Bank Polski 100 Zlotych issued note, series S.B. and serial 5482263, featuring Tadeusz Kosciuszko and printed by Waterlow and Sons Limited in London.

Poland 1919 - Bank Polski 100 Zlotych Serial S.B. 5482263 Issued Note (Pick 57)

The design combines blue-grey engraving with a warm brown underprint. Acanthus ornament, intricate guilloche work, corner denomination panels, and a distinctive repeating border surround the principal elements. An unprinted oval field at right contains the profile watermark of Tadeusz Kosciuszko, joining the patriotic subject of the engraved portrait with the note's principal paper-security feature. Read more →

PolandIssued Note1919100 ZlotychPMG 58 EPQ Choice About Uncirculated Issued NoteBank Polski100 ZlotychSeries S.B.Serial 5482263First Zloty IssueTadeusz KosciuszkoKosciuszko PortraitTadeusz Kosciuszko WatermarkPortrait WatermarkCrowned Polish White EaglePolish White EagleNational SymbolismStanislaw KarpinskiZygmunt ChamiecMarian KarpusBank Polski SignaturesGrabski Currency ReformWladyslaw GrabskiPolish Monetary ReformRestoration of the ZlotyPost-Independence CurrencyReleased 28 April 1924Waterlow & Sons LimitedWaterlow & SonsLondon PrintingBritish Security PrintingEngraved BanknoteGuilloche DesignAcanthus OrnamentMulticolour UnderprintSecurity Printing History172 x 103 mmPolandPoland 1919Second Polish RepublicSecond Polish Republic Currency19191924Pick 57Milczak 53PMG 58 EPQEPQChoice About UncirculatedMuseum GradeR7 Extremely Rare

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New South Wales 1865 - Embossed 'ONE HALF PERCENT' Stamp Duty Fiscal Proof Specimen

The proof is printed on watermarked paper manufactured by Cowan & Sons, one of the principal British suppliers of high-grade security paper during the nineteenth century. Such paper stocks were widely used for government revenue instruments and later for colonial banknotes. The presence of Cowan paper reflects the integration of New South Wales fiscal printing into the broader British security printing industry. Read more →

AustraliaFiscal Die Proof1865One Half PercentUnissued archival proof (colourless embossing with printed SPECIMEN) Fiscal ProofDie ProofEmbossed Revenue PaperStamp Duty PaperAd Valorem DutyOne Half PercentNew South Wales TreasuryColonial Revenue SystemGovernment Fiscal PaperLegal Document AuthenticationThomas De La RueTDLRCowan & Sons PaperSecurity Paper ProductionEmbossed Die EngravingEarly Security PrintingAustraliaNew South Wales1865Colonial Fiscal PrintingRevenue Paper HistoryMuseum Grade

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Argentina 1876 Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte archival specimen printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, condor vignette, provincial private bank issue, PMG 64 EPQ

Argentina 1876 - Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte Specimen (Pick S1880s)

Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company’s involvement documents the early penetration of British security printing into Argentina’s interior provinces. While later national issues would dominate the historical record, provincial banknotes such as this one represent the experimental and transitional phase of Argentine monetary development, when regional institutions exercised near-sovereign authority over credit and currency. Read more →

ArgentinaSpecimen18761 Peso FuertePMG 64 Choice Uncirculated Exceptional Paper Quality (Top Population) Specimen BanknotePick S1880sSingle Instance Control SpecimenArchival Approval NoteProvincial Private Bank IssuePunch Cancelled SpecimenBanco de San JuanArgentine Provincial BanksRegional Monetary AutonomyLey de Bancos GarantidosFrontier Province FinanceCondor VignetteNational Andean SymbolismEngraved Security PrintingBradbury WilkinsonBWCBritish Security PrintingExport Engraved NotesArgentinaSan Juan1876Exceptional Paper QualityTop PopMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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Argentina 1876 Banco de San Juan 5 Pesos Fuertes archival specimen printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, provincial private banknote, PMG 64 EPQ

Argentina 1876 - Banco de San Juan 5 Pesos Fuertes Specimen (S1881s)

The engraving reflects Bradbury Wilkinson’s mature export style for Latin American provincial banks. At center, a classical female allegory embodies republican ideals and stability; flanking vignettes incorporate native fauna and the provincial coat of arms, asserting regional identity within a federal framework. Dense lathe-work borders, layered guilloché fields, and crisp intaglio linework demonstrate security printing standards far beyond the capacity of local printers, reinforcing confidence in paper money issued far from the capital. Read more →

ArgentinaSpecimen18765 Pesos FuertesPMG 64 Choice Uncirculated Exceptional Paper Quality (Top Population) Specimen BanknotePick S1880sSingle Instance Control SpecimenArchival Approval NoteProvincial Private Bank IssuePunch Cancelled SpecimenBanco de San JuanArgentine Provincial BanksRegional Monetary AutonomyLey de Bancos GarantidosFrontier Province FinanceAllegorical VignetteProvincial Coat of ArmsNative Fauna IconographyEngraved Security PrintingBradbury WilkinsonBWCBritish Security PrintingExport Engraved NotesArgentinaSan Juan1876Exceptional Paper QualityTop PopMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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Barbados 1968 Bank of Barbados 5 Dollars unissued banknote design archival photographs, front and back pair produced by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited, PMG 66 and PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated

Barbados 1968 - Bank of Barbados 5 Dollars Prefix AA Front and Back Archival Photograph (Pick Unlisted)

The front design presents a complete engraved banknote layout featuring a portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Second, the Barbados coat of arms, ornamental denomination panels, and the inscription Bank of Barbados across the center. The serial-style placeholder numbering A0000000 confirms the non-circulating and archival nature of the design. Unlike finalized specimen or proof notes prepared from approved issues, this photographic pair appears to document an earlier developmental stage before the issuer structure and legal framework of the note issue were fully settled. Read more →

BarbadosFront & Back Archival Photograph19685 DollarsPMG 66 Gem Uncirculated front and PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated back Archival PhotographFront Archival PhotographBack Archival PhotographFront and Back Archival Photograph PairUnissued Banknote DesignPick Unlisted5 DollarsBank of BarbadosQueen Elizabeth IISerial Number A0000000Prefix ABradbury WilkinsonBWCNew Malden Surrey EnglandBritish Security PrintingPMG 66PMG 65Proposed Currency DesignUnadopted Issuer NamePrinter Archive MaterialCaribbean Monetary HistoryBritish West IndiesPost-Colonial Currency DesignPublic Finance HistorySecurity Printing HistoryBarbados1968Museum GradeR9 Extremely Rare

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