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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 Bank of Australasia was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1835 and operated as one of the earliest British joint-stock banks active in Australia. From its inception, the bank relied on engraved paper currency to support commercial expansion in the Australian colonies, issuing notes payable in sterling on demand at its offices. 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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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 Specimen No. 000001 (Pick Unlisted)

The Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata, incorporated in London in 1862, operated as a British controlled private bank with branches in Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Rosario, and Montevideo. The Rosario branch, established in 1867, functioned within a rapidly expanding grain export and river trade corridor, while operating under persistent tension with provincial authorities and competition from locally controlled institutions such as the Banco Provincial de Santa Fe. 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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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)

The design reflects early British export engraving for Latin America. Bradbury Wilkinson employed refined lathe-work borders, dense guilloché structures, and a central condor vignette, a powerful regional symbol associated with vigilance, sovereignty, and the Andean frontier. The choice of imagery reinforced provincial identity while the technical execution projected credibility in regions where confidence in paper money depended heavily on perceived printing authority. 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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