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Macau 1937 Foo Hang Bank 10 patacas archival printer proof compound sheet with blue obverse obligation form on the left and red reverse vignette showing the Foo Hang Bank building on the right

Macau 1937 - Foo Hang Bank 10 Patacas Archival Printer Proof Compound Sheet (Pick S105)

Foo Hang Bank operated in Macau during a period when the territory functioned as a distinct monetary and commercial enclave within southern China. As a Portuguese-administered port with deep ties to regional trade networks, Macau maintained a semi-autonomous banking environment in which local institutions issued currency tailored to cross-border commerce, silver settlement, and regional circulation needs. Banknotes produced for Macau in the interwar period reflect this hybrid monetary reality, combining Chinese commercial practice with colonial administrative oversight. Read more →

MacauArchival Printer Proof193710 PatacasUnissued (Archival Printer Proof) Archival Printer ProofCompound Proof SheetUnissued Banknote MaterialObverse ProofReverse Proof10 PatacasFoo Hang BankMacau Banking HistoryColonial-Era FinancePre-Issue Approval MaterialSecurity Printing ProcessBanknote Design HistoryChinaMacau1937R9 Extremely RareUniqueMuseum GradePick S105
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Scotland 1962 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds photographic back proof, Edinburgh Castle reverse design, Pick Unlisted, graded PCGS 55 Choice About New, mounted on card stock and associated with the issued Pick 272a design family

Scotland 1962 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Photographic Back Proof, Edinburgh Castle Design (Pick Unlisted)

The composition is built around Edinburgh Castle and the surrounding city architecture, with the fortress rising above the neoclassical buildings and urban landscape below. This was a deliberate institutional image. For a Scottish commercial banknote, Edinburgh Castle gave the back design an immediate national reference, combining historical authority, capital-city identity, and financial permanence in a single engraved scene.

Scottish Banking History Scottish Financial History Banknote Design History History
Scotland 1962 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds photographic back proof, landscape reverse design, Pick Unlisted, graded PCGS 55 Choice About New, mounted on card stock and preserving an alternate reverse concept for the 5 Pounds design group

Scotland 1962 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Photographic Back Proof, Landscape Design (Pick Unlisted)

The image has a very different character from the Edinburgh Castle reverse. Instead of using the capital city as the central symbol, this design turns toward landscape and atmosphere. The river, clustered trees, low horizon, and distant hills create a softer national image, closer to Scotland as countryside and natural setting than Scotland as civic monument or financial capital.

Scottish Banking History Scottish Financial History Banknote Design History History
Australia 1961 Bank of New South Wales Sterling Traveller’s Cheques complete printer’s proof set by Bradbury Wilkinson & Company showing 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 Pounds denominations with control punches, numbering annotations, and the 10 Pounds master approval sheet with perforated binding stub and red reverse sign-off

Australia 1961 - Bank of New South Wales Sterling Travellers Cheques, Complete Printer’s Proof Set £2-£50 (Pick Unlisted)

Each sheet displays the finished engraved face design adopted by the Bank of New South Wales for its early-1960s traveller’s cheque issue. The layouts feature multitone intaglio guilloche backgrounds, denomination tablets at the corners, a central payable text panel, and the London address of the issuing bank at 29 Threadneedle Street. All five sheets are printed on high rag-content proof paper, showing clear plate bite and fibre structure under angled light.

Australian Private Banking Traveller’s Cheque History Travelers Check History
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