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Australia 1880–1910 Commercial Bank of Australia £100 specimen, PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated

Australia 1880–1910 - Commercial Bank of Australia £100 Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

Engraved by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. in London and printed locally by Sands & McDougall in Melbourne, the note embodies the cooperative evolution of Australian banknote production. Bradbury, Wilkinson supplied the master plates, security devices, and engraving framework, while Sands & McDougall executed local printing to supply the bank's circulation demands across Victoria and the wider Australian colonies. The imprint 'Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., Engravers, London' confirms its master-plate origin, while the local printer’s marks establish the dual-track production typical of the late colonial banking era. Read more →

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AustraliaSpecimen1880100 PoundsPMG 64 Choice Uncirculated Specimen100 PoundsHigh DenominationCommercial Bank of AustraliaBradbury WilkinsonBWCSands & McDougallColonial SpecimenBilingualChinese-EnglishKong MengPick UnlistedColonial Banking HistoryAustralian Private BanknotesPre-Notes Act Era19th Century BankingMulticultural Trade NetworksSecurity Printing HistoryBritish Engraving InfluenceAustralian Monetary HistoryAustralia188019101880–1910PMG 64Museum GradeR9 Extremely RareUniqueAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations
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Mexico 1915 Ayuntamiento de Zitácuaro 10 Centavos uncut sheet of four notes numbered 1124 to 1127, revolutionary municipal currency from Michoacán

Mexico 1915 - Ayuntamiento de Zitácuaro 10 Centavos Uncut Sheet of Four M2952c (Pick Unlisted)

The present sheet preserves four consecutive notes numbered in blue ink from 1124 through 1127. The numbering was applied after printing, a typical practice in revolutionary municipal issues where sheets were produced locally and then hand-numbered before release. The slightly uneven placement of the numbers reflects this manual finishing stage and provides direct evidence of the improvised production methods used during the period. Read more →

MexicoRevolutionary Issue191510 CentavosUncut Sheet Revolutionary IssuePick UnlistedMunicipal CurrencyEmergency MoneyBilimbiquesUncut Sheet10 CentavosAyuntamientoHonorable AyuntamientoMunicipal Government IssueLocal PrintingMexican Revolution CurrencyRevolutionary Monetary CrisisFractional Municipal MoneyEconomic HistoryMexicoMichoacánZitácuaro1915M2952cMuseum Grade
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Honduras 1873 5 Pesos Billete de Tesoreria Comayagua Unlisted

Honduras 1873 - 5 Pesos Treasury Note Billete de Tesoreria, Comayagua (Pick Unlisted)

Historical context: In the 1870s Honduras relied on treasury vales and billetes to finance operations before standardized banknote issues. These pieces circulated locally, were accepted for taxes, and were later exchanged for formal notes when funding allowed. Surviving signed and endorsed examples from 1873 are scarce, as most were redeemed and destroyed. This example retains clear date, city, and redemption annotations-an instructive artifact of early Central American public finance. Read more →

Government Treasury of Honduras (Manuscript and Local Printing)
HondurasTreasury Note18735 PesosUncertified (Manuscript Signed, Endorsed/Converted) HondurasTreasury Note (Billete de Tesoreria)Billete de TesoreriaTreasury NoteFiscal NoteUnlistedPick Unlisted5 Pesos1873ComayaguaHandwrittenEndorsedConverted to BanknotesEarly Central AmericaNumismatic HistoryEducationalAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations
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Australia 1877 City of Melbourne Bank Limited £20 specimen engraved by Bradbury Wilkinson, PMG 62 Uncirculated, unique surviving example

Australia 1877 - City of Melbourne Bank Limited £20 Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

The engraving is a characteristic example of Bradbury Wilkinson’s late Victorian security printing: a bold central title cartouche, finely balanced allegorical figures symbolizing commerce and navigation, and dense lathe-work designed to defeat contemporary counterfeiting. These elements were not decorative excess, but functional security features exported from London to colonial issuers seeking credibility and trust in rapidly expanding financial markets.

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