Collection

North Macedonia 1996 - 500 Denari Vignette Die Proof (Golden Death Mask)

Engraved vignette die proof for the Golden Death Mask that anchors the 500 Denari design. Printed on proof paper with wide margins, the strike shows the burin work before any color, plate reduction, or press variables. The subject references the gold funerary mask from Trebenishte near Ohrid, tying the lower denomination to archaeological heritage and national identity. ... Read more →

North Macedonia 1996 - 500 Denari (Specimen, Pick 17s) Golden Death Mask GA0000000 No. 006

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 →

North Macedonia 1996 - 500 Denari (Issued, Pick 17a) GB2531560 Golden Death Mask

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 →

North Macedonia 2003 - 500 Denari (Issued, Pick 21a) DA8148021 Golden Death Mask

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 →