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Cayman Islands 1974 — Cayman Islands Currency Board 1 Dollar Specimen with Perforated 'SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE' (Pick 5as)

This specimen note represents the one dollar denomination prepared for the Cayman Islands Currency Board under the Cayman Islands Currency Law of 1974 and was printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited, with the PMG label attributing the production to a not dated 1981 printing. The note was never intended for circulation and instead functioned as terminal archival reference material within the printer and issuing authority control framework. The defining feature of this specimen is a large dot-matrix perforation reading “SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE” applied across the face of the note. ... Read more →

Cayman Islands 1974 — Cayman Islands Currency Board 1 Dollar Specimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 5bs)

This specimen note represents the one dollar denomination prepared for the Cayman Islands Currency Board under the Cayman Islands Currency Law of 1974 and was printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited, with the PMG label attributing the production to a not dated 1985 printing. It was produced as a controlled reference specimen and permanently invalidated through a combination of overprint, printer-applied control stamps, and physical cancellation. The defining invalidation features consist of a bold red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint across the face, accompanied by two red oval printer control stamps reading “SPECIMEN / DE LA RUE / NO VALUE.” These oval stamps are applied in the standard Thomas De La Rue format used to mark internally controlled specimen material. ... Read more →

Cayman Islands 1974 — Cayman Islands Currency Board 1 Dollar Specimen with Perforated 'SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE' (Pick 5bs)

This specimen note represents the one dollar denomination prepared for the Cayman Islands Currency Board under the Cayman Islands Currency Law of 1974 and was printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited, with the PMG label attributing the production to a not dated 1985 printing. The note was never intended for circulation and instead represents a terminal archival control state retained for record and security reference purposes. The defining feature of this specimen is a large dot-matrix perforation reading “SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE” applied across the face of the note. ... Read more →

Cayman Islands 1974 — Cayman Islands Currency Board 1 Dollar Specimen with Red Overprint (Pick 5s)

This specimen note represents the one dollar denomination prepared for the Cayman Islands Currency Board under the Cayman Islands Currency Law of 1974 and was printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited, with the PMG label attributing the production to a not dated 1985 printing. It was produced as a presentation and institutional reference specimen and was never intended for public circulation. The defining feature of this example is a single bold red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint applied across the face of the note. ... Read more →

Poland 1928 — Bank Polski 20 Zlotych Archival Watermarked Paper (Miłczak 67)

This archival sheet represents an original watermark paper prepared by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited in London for the 20 złotych banknote dated 2 January 1928 for Bank Polski. The banknote itself was never introduced into circulation, and surviving material from this project is known almost exclusively in specimen form. The present piece preserves the production substrate — the multitone watermark paper — rather than a printed banknote. ... Read more →

Cayman Islands 1970 — Cayman Islands Currency Board 5 Dollars Unissued Back Photographic Proof

This unissued photographic proof represents the reverse design prepared for the five dollars denomination of the Cayman Islands Currency Board during the transitional monetary planning period around 1970. The piece survives as a standalone back design proof and documents a stage at which the reverse composition was evaluated independently before any finalized pairing with an approved obverse. The Cayman Islands Currency Board operated under a disciplined currency board framework derived from British colonial monetary practice. ... Read more →

Cayman Islands 1974 — Cayman Islands Currency Board 5 Dollars Issued Note (Pick 6a)

This issued five dollars note of the Cayman Islands Currency Board forms part of the 1974 design series authorized under the Cayman Islands Currency Law of 1974. The series represents the mature phase of the Currency Board system, where disciplined monetary backing was combined with high-grade security engraving executed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited. The obverse presents a formally structured composition centered on institutional authority. ... Read more →

Cayman Islands 1996 — Cayman Islands Currency Board 5 Dollars Specimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 17s)

This 1996 five dollars specimen of the Cayman Islands Currency Board belongs to the revised series issued under the Cayman Islands Currency Law (Revised) and printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited. Unlike the earlier 1974 phase, this series reflects the modernized design language of the late twentieth century while retaining the institutional discipline characteristic of the Currency Board system. The specimen format is defined by a layered invalidation protocol. ... Read more →

Cayman Islands 1996 — Cayman Islands Currency Board 25 Dollars Specimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 19s)

This twenty five dollars specimen of the Cayman Islands Currency Board belongs to the 1996 revised series issued under the Cayman Islands Currency Law (Revised) and printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited as controlled reference material. It preserves the fully authorized production design while being permanently invalidated for non-monetary use through established printer control measures. The specimen format is defined by a bold red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint across the face, accompanied by two red oval control stamps reading “SPECIMEN / DE LA RUE & CO LTD / NO VALUE.” A single punch cancellation is present in the signature area, physically voiding the note while leaving the engraved composition entirely legible. ... Read more →

Cayman Islands 1991 — Cayman Islands Currency Board 100 Dollars Specimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 15s)

This one hundred dollars specimen of the Cayman Islands Currency Board belongs to the 1991 series issued under the Cayman Islands Currency Law (Revised) and produced by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited as controlled reference material. It preserves the fully authorized production design of the denomination while being permanently invalidated for non-monetary use through layered printer control measures. The specimen format follows De La Rue’s established control protocol. ... Read more →

Cayman Islands 1996 — Cayman Islands Currency Board 100 Dollars Issued Note (Pick 20, B/1 251767)

This one hundred dollars issued note belongs to the 1996 revised series of the Cayman Islands Currency Board, authorized under the Cayman Islands Currency Law (Revised) and produced by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited. The 1996 revision represents a matured phase of Cayman’s modern currency program, retaining the formal Currency Board structure while introducing a refreshed engraving palette and expanded marine iconography. The obverse is dominated by the engraved portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Second at right, rendered in fine intaglio linework that concentrates both authority and technical complexity in a single visual anchor. ... Read more →

Uruguay 1939 — Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 Pesos Specimen, Oval De La Rue Cancel, Serie B, Specimen No. 45 (Pick 40as)

This specimen note represents the five hundred pesos denomination of the Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay, issued under the monetary law of 2 January 1939 and printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited. It is a non-circulating institutional reference example prepared for controlled handling rather than for public monetary use, preserving the full production design standard of the series. Within the 1939 denomination structure, the five hundred pesos occupied a high tier intended for major accounting, treasury movement, and upper-level commercial settlement. ... Read more →