Issued 10 Shillings from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, dated 1 August 1934. Printed by Thomas De La Rue with kiwi bird vignette at left, national coat of arms, and Maori warrior portrait with full moko. Watermark: Bank title. ... Read more →
Specimen of the 2004 Northern Bank £50, printed by De La Rue for Northern Bank Limited, Belfast. This pre-issue design was the last note prepared before the bank’s December 2004 robbery, the largest cash theft in UK history. The note carries the red SPECIMEN overprint and the oval NO VALUE control stamps, serial DA000000 001, and watermark of Sir Samuel C. ... Read more →
Specimen of the redesigned 2005 Northern Bank £50, printed by Thomas De La Rue and issued under the new Northern Bank Limited branding after the December 2004 robbery. Serial JB000000, watermark Sir Samuel Davidson, and bold red SPECIMEN overprint across the face. This version was part of the printer’s formal reference and approval series prepared for bank and regulator use. ... Read more →
Circulation version of the 2005 Northern Bank £50, printed by Thomas De La Rue for Northern Bank Limited, Belfast. Serial range JB000001 onward, watermark Sir Samuel C. Davidson, printer imprint TDLR. ... Read more →
Replacement note for the 2005 Northern Bank £50 issue, printed by Thomas De La Rue, bearing the distinct 'YY' prefix used exclusively for replacement sheets following the 2004 Belfast vault robbery. These notes were part of the emergency replacement program that saw all pre-robbery stock withdrawn and destroyed, with new serial ranges produced under enhanced security oversight. Featuring the portrait of Sir Samuel Cleland Davidson (1846–1921), inventor and industrialist, the design celebrates Northern Ireland’s engineering legacy. ... Read more →
Official De La Rue specimen for the inaugural 5000 Denari of the Republic of Macedonia. Standard TDLR controls are present: red SPECIMEN overprint, oval DE LA RUE NO VALUE stamp, twin punch cancels, and sequential specimen number. Serial EA0000000 indicates non-circulating format used for printer distribution and verification. ... Read more →
Issued 5000 Denari from the first modern series after independence, printed by De La Rue in London. Design highlights include the Maenad in orange-violet intaglio, layered over a complex guilloche field. Security set includes watermark of the Maenad, microtext, embedded thread, see-through register, and a multi-tint offset base that supports the intaglio key plate. ... Read more →
De La Rue specimen of the 500 Denari featuring the Golden Death Mask from Trebenishte. Controls include red SPECIMEN overprint, oval TDLR NO VALUE stamp, twin punch cancels, serial GA0000000, and a sequential specimen number. These controls show the distribution standard used for reference sets sent to central banks and internal departments. ... Read more →
Issued 500 Denari from the 1996 National Bank series printed by De La Rue in London. Design centers on the Golden Death Mask motif with a warm orange-lavender palette. Security features include watermark of the mask, microtext, embedded thread, see-through register, and a crisp intaglio key plate over offset underprint. ... Read more →
Follow-up printing dated January 2003 that keeps the Golden Death Mask motif while adjusting color balance and guilloche. This note is a continuation of the 1996 design language rather than a clean redesign. It shows how the central bank maintained visual identity across a new date and production batch while keeping the same core symbol. ... Read more →
Archival embossed proof prepared for the New South Wales Treasury in 1865, showing the crowned arms of the colony and the inscription 'ONE HALF PERCENT' surrounded by laurel wreaths. Produced on Cowan & Sons watermarked paper, this piece combines colourless embossing with printed blue 'Specimen' text and framing lines, representing the official presentation format used for fiscal die approval. This proof belongs to the earliest generation of Australian government fiscal printing, created to authenticate legal documents and financial instruments before the widespread adoption of adhesive revenue stamps. ... Read more →
Original front design proof of the 1994 Poland 50 Złotych issue, engraved and printed by Thomas De La Rue. Certified by PMG as Pick 175ap1, this front proof was produced for internal approval prior to full-scale printing. It shows the final obverse layout of the issued note, featuring King Kazimierz III Wielki (Casimir the Great), Poland’s 14th-century monarch credited with codifying national law and founding the University of Kraków. ... Read more →