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New Zealand 1981 100 Dollars printer annotation specimen with replacement star serial YA000000*, handwritten approval markings, single punch hole, no overprint or oval stamp, Pick 175as, PMG 55 About Uncirculated.

New Zealand 1981 - 100 Dollars H.R. Hardie Signature Replacement Star Serial YA000000* Printer Annotation Specimen (Pick 175as)

A defining feature of this specimen is the presence of multiple handwritten printer annotations across the obverse. The word 'approved' is clearly written within the left field, accompanied by additional handwritten markings including numeric notation and initials, indicating internal review and authorization stages within the production process. These annotations represent direct evidence of decision-making during the approval workflow at Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company, Limited. Read more →

New ZealandPrinter Annotation Specimen Replacement Star with Punch Hole1981100 DollarsPMG 55 About Uncirculated SpecimenPrinter annotation specimenPrinter’s annotationsHandwritten approvedApproval markingsStar serialReplacement style serialSingle Punch HolePunch CancelledNo OverprintNo Oval Stamp100 DollarsQueen Elizabeth II portrait revisedCaptain James Cook watermarkBradbury WilkinsonBWCHardie SignatureH.R. HardieProduction control stagePrinter evaluation pieceDecimal SeriesReserve Bank of New ZealandSecond design typeNew Zealand currency evolutionHistoryNew Zealand198119851981-1985YA000000*Pick 175asPick 175aPMG 55About UncirculatedMuseum GradeAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations
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New Zealand 1981 100 Dollars printer annotation specimen with serial YAA000000, handwritten approval markings, single punch hole, no overprint or oval stamp, Pick 175as, PMG 40 Extremely Fine.

New Zealand 1981 - 100 Dollars H.R. Hardie Signature Serial YAA000000 Printer Annotation Specimen with Single Punch Hole (Pick 175as)

A defining feature of this specimen is the presence of extensive handwritten printer annotations across the surface. The word 'approved' is clearly visible within the left field, accompanied by additional handwritten markings, numeric notations, and initials. Further writing appears along the lower margin, indicating multiple stages of internal review and verification. These markings document the progression of the note through approval checkpoints within the production workflow. Read more →

New ZealandPrinter Annotation Specimen with Punch Hole1981100 DollarsPMG 40 Extremely Fine SpecimenPrinter annotation specimenPrinter’s annotationsHandwritten approvedApproval markingsSingle Punch HolePunch CancelledNo OverprintNo Oval Stamp100 DollarsQueen Elizabeth II portrait revisedCaptain James Cook watermarkBradbury WilkinsonBWCHardie SignatureH.R. HardieProduction control stagePrinter evaluation pieceDecimal SeriesReserve Bank of New ZealandSecond design typeNew Zealand currency evolutionHistoryNew Zealand198119851981-1985YAA000000Pick 175asPick 175aPMG 40Extremely FineMuseum GradeAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations
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New Zealand 1981 1 Dollar printer annotation specimen with star serial AA000000*, handwritten not approved marking, single punch hole, no overprint or oval stamp, Pick 169as, PMG 65 EPQ Gem Uncirculated.

New Zealand 1981 - 1 Dollar H.R. Hardie Signature Printer’s Annotation Specimen Star Serial AA000000* (Pick 169as)

A defining feature of this piece is the presence of handwritten printer’s annotation reading 'not approved' across the obverse, directly indicating its rejection or exclusion from final production approval. This annotation provides rare insight into internal quality control processes at Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company, Limited, capturing a moment within the decision chain of banknote authorization.

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Cayman Islands Currency Board 100 dollars specimen with perforated SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE cancellation, serial prefix A/1 with all-zero serial, specimen number 097, upper right printer notation 801/A1, lower margin C.T. Wood 12.10.89 see notes on order form 3523, signed V. G. Johnson as Chairman, George Town capital reverse vignette, Pick 11s, PMG 66 EPQ holder

Cayman Islands 1974 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 100 Dollars Specimen with Perforated 'SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE' (Pick 11s, 801/A1)

This one hundred dollars Cayman Islands Currency Board specimen represents a terminal archival control state within the 1974 series authorized under the Cayman Islands Currency Law of 1974 and printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited. It preserves the fully approved production design of the highest denomination of the series while permanently removing any monetary validity through physical perforated cancellation and documented printer control markings.

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