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Uruguay 1887 - Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos Issued Note Serial A053441 (Pick A88a)

This 20 Centesimos note was issued by the Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay under the monetary framework dated 25 de Agosto de 1887, during a period of structured national banking consolidation. Printed in London by Waterlow and Sons, it belongs to the hand-signed emission classified as Pick A88a and reflects the established production phase prior to mechanized signature adoption. Within the 1887 emission hierarchy, the 20 Centesimos denomination functioned as the fractional transactional unit of the series, circulating widely in daily commerce while retaining full engraved security standards. ... Read more →

Uruguay 1887 - Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos Issued Note Serial K078922 (Pick A88c)

This 20 Centesimos note was issued by the Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay under the monetary framework dated 25 de Agosto de 1887, during a phase of institutional consolidation and expanding note production. Printed in London by Waterlow and Sons, this example represents the mechanically signed emission classified as Pick A88c, marking a technical evolution within the same engraved design series. The Banco Nacional functioned as a principal national banking authority in late nineteenth century Uruguay, issuing notes convertible within a metallic-based monetary structure. ... Read more →

Uruguay 1887 - Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos Paysando Branch Overprint Serial J016899 (Pick A88c)

This 20 Centesimos note was issued by the Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay under the monetary framework dated 25 de Agosto de 1887 and printed in London by Waterlow and Sons. The base note corresponds to the mechanically signed production phase classified as Pick A88c. It carries an additional red PAYSANDO branch overprint applied after initial issuance. ... Read more →

Uruguay 1887 - Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos CANELONES Branch Overprint Serial H092503 (Pick A88c)

This 20 Centesimos note was issued by the Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay under the monetary framework dated 25 de Agosto de 1887 and printed in London by Waterlow and Sons. The base note corresponds to the mechanically signed production phase classified as Pick A88c. It bears an additional red CANELONES branch overprint applied after central issuance. ... Read more →

Fiji 1942 - 1 Pound Government of Fiji Overprint on New Zealand £1 (Pick 45c)

This one pound note issued for Fiji in 1942 was created by overprinting an existing Reserve Bank of New Zealand £1 note originally dated 1 August 1934. The base note was printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company in London for circulation in New Zealand, but during the Second World War it was adapted for emergency use within the British colony of Fiji. In early 1942 Japanese military expansion across the Pacific severely disrupted supply lines throughout the British colonial network. ... Read more →

Uruguay 1896 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 10 Pesos Serie A Sepia Photographic Proof Pair, Dated 29 April 1925 (Pick Unlisted)

Prepared for the Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay, this sepia photographic proof pair preserves a complete face-and-reverse design for the ten pesos denomination authorized under the law of 4 August 1896. Produced by Bradbury, Wilkinson and Company Limited, the two full-size photographic impressions document the proposed banknote through its Serie A numbering, all-zero serial fields, legal obligation, portrait placement, architectural imagery, national arms, denomination structure, and complete ornamental framework. Both the face and reverse photographs are mounted on original cardstock and carry the handwritten date 29 April 1925 along the upper margin. ... Read more →

Uruguay 1896 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 10 Pesos Series A Photographic Proof Pair (Pick Unlisted)

Prepared for the Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay, this photographic proof pair preserves a complete face-and-reverse design for the ten pesos denomination authorized under the law of 4 August 1896. Produced by Bradbury, Wilkinson and Company Limited, the two monochrome photographic impressions document the proposed banknote through its denomination structure, Series A serial arrangement, legal wording, institutional imagery, national arms, architectural vignette, ornamental borders, and reserved portrait areas. The face proof carries the Series A prefix and paired all-zero serial numbers in the form A000000. ... Read more →

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

Issued for the Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay, this photographic proof pair preserves a complete face-and-reverse design for the one hundred pesos denomination authorized under the law of 4 August 1896. Prepared by Bradbury, Wilkinson and Company Limited, the two monochrome photographic impressions document a fully developed banknote proposal through its portraiture, monetary language, serial arrangement, signature positions, national symbolism, ornamental structure, and intended front-to-reverse visual relationship. The face proof carries the Series A prefix and paired all-zero serial numbers, presented as A000000 on both sides of the design. ... Read more →

Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 500 Reales Vellón Serie C Issued Note No. 08785 (Pick S453a)

A fully issued 500 reales vellón banknote from Banco de Zaragoza dated 14 May 1857, Serie C, serial number 08785. Classified as Pick S453a, this is the circulation-authorized form of the denomination. Issued Zaragoza notes of this type are among the rarest survivors of Spain’s provincial banking era; nearly all original circulation was redeemed and destroyed during the consolidation of banknote issuance in the latter 19th century. ... Read more →

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

This specimen represents the sole documented control specimen of the Banco de San Juan 5 Pesos Fuertes issue, printed in 1876 by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company in London for the provincial Bank of San Juan. It is not part of a surviving series but a single archival output, with no issued, proof, or parallel specimen counterparts known. The Banco de San Juan operated within Argentina’s interior Andean province during a period when provincial banks exercised near-sovereign authority over local credit and currency issuance. ... Read more →

Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 200 Reales Vellón Serie B Issued Note No. 07958 (Pick S4532s)

A specimen of the Banco de Zaragoza 200 reales vellón dated 14 May 1857, Serie B, serial number 07958, classified as Pick S452s. This is the standard specimen format as preserved for printer archives and official reference, fully complete in its intended banknote form. The Madrid-school engraving includes the Spanish coat of arms, detailed acanthus ornaments, and formal promise text characteristic of Zaragoza's mid-19th century private-bank issues. ... Read more →

Cayman Islands 1974 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 1 Dollar Issued Note (Pick 5e)

This issued one dollar note of the Cayman Islands Currency Board belongs to the long-running series authorized under the Cayman Islands Currency Law of 1974, a framework that formalized the islands’ modern paper currency system while maintaining the Currency Board model of disciplined issuance. Although the note is dated 1974 in the series structure, the PMG label attribution indicates the later printing date as not dated 1985, reflecting a practice common to currency board emissions: a stable design and legal base date, paired with later printings as replacement and demand required during successive administrative terms. The obverse is built around a deliberately conservative composition typical of late twentieth century Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited output for British overseas territories. ... Read more →