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Uruguay 1896 Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Series A photographic proof pair by Bradbury, Wilkinson and Company Limited, with paired A000000 all-zero serial numbers, portraits of Juan Antonio Lavalleja and Manuel Oribe on the face, Fructuoso Rivera on the reverse, national coat of arms, agricultural allegory, livestock landscape, and mirrored archive number 20239 001, certified PCGS 63 Choice New

Uruguay 1896 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Photographic Proof Pair, Series A (Pick Unlisted)

Issued for the Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay, this photographic proof pair preserves a complete face-and-reverse design for the one hundred pesos denomination authorized under the law of 4 August 1896. Prepared by Bradbury, Wilkinson and Company Limited, the two monochrome photographic impressions document a fully developed banknote proposal through its portraiture, monetary language, serial arrangement, signature positions, national symbolism, ornamental structure, and intended front-to-reverse visual relationship. Read more →

UruguayPhotographic Proof Pair1896100 PesosPCGS 63 Choice New Photographic Proof PairFace Photo ProofBack Photo ProofUnissued Design Proof100 PesosSeries AA PrefixAll Zero Serial NumbersA000000 Serial NumbersFace Photographic ProofReverse Photographic ProofFace and Reverse PairArchival Photographic RecordJuan Antonio Lavalleja PortraitManuel Oribe PortraitFructuoso Rivera PortraitNational Coat of ArmsSun of MayScales of JusticeCerro de MontevideoHorse Symbol of LibertyOx Symbol of AbundanceAgricultural AllegoryCornucopiaLivestock LandscapeThree Signature PositionsGeneral Manager Signature PositionPresident Signature PositionGovernment Delegate Signature PositionBanco de la Republica Oriental del UruguayMoneda Legal de Oro SelladoLaw of 4 August 1896Mirrored Archive Number 20239 001BradburyWilkinson and Company LimitedNew Malden Surrey EnglandPhotographic Banknote ProofSecurity Printing ArchiveBanknote Design DocumentationMonochrome Photographic PresentationPrinter Reference MaterialFace and Reverse Design RecordPhotographic Negative ArchiveArchival Ledger NumberArchival Production MaterialDesign Approval DocumentationBanknote Layout StudyPortrait EngravingNeoclassical Banknote DesignGuilloche DesignSecurity EngravingRelated Archive Number 20239 00Consecutive Bradbury Wilkinson Archive RecordRelated 1925 Photographic Proof PairUruguay Monetary HistoryGold Standard CurrencyLegal Gold CurrencyBanco de la Republica Foundation EraNineteenth Century Banknote DesignUruguayan IndependenceThirty-Three OrientalsEarly Uruguayan RepublicNational Party HistoryColorado Party HistoryState Banking HistoryPastoral EconomyAgricultural WealthNational Historical IconographyInstitutional Design RecordBanknote Production HistorySecurity Printing HistoryHistoryUruguay1896Pick UnlistedPCGS 63R9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Uruguay Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos photographic proof pair dated 29 April 1925, face and reverse mounted on original cardstock, paired all-zero serial numbers, separate denomination study, Plate 1C and 33 Green production notation, Jose Gervasio Artigas portrait, mounted patriot vignette, Monumento a Artigas, Joaquin Suarez portrait, and mirrored archival tracking number, certified PCGS 62 New

Uruguay 1925 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Photographic Proof Pair, Dated 29 April 1925 (Pick Unlisted)

The pair documents a banknote concept in which older gold-standard monetary language was combined with interwar production records dated 1925. Its value lies in this convergence of monetary history, national iconography, printer documentation, and physical evidence of the design-review process. The all-zero serial numbers, separate denomination study, handwritten date, color notation, internal ledger references, and mirrored photographic tracking number preserve a rare approval and archival trail rather than a simple illustration of a proposed note. Read more →

UruguayPhotographic Proof Pair1925100 PesosPCGS 62 New Photographic Proof PairFace Photo ProofBack Photo ProofUnissued Design Proof100 PesosAll Zero Serial NumbersFace Photographic ProofReverse Photographic ProofFace and Reverse PairMounted on Original CardstockSeparate Denomination StudyHandwritten Date 29 April 1925Plate 1C33 Green Color InstructionInternal Workshop NotationsMirrored Archive Number 20239 00Jose Gervasio Artigas PortraitMounted Patriot VignetteMonumento a ArtigasPlaza Independencia MontevideoJoaquin Suarez PortraitNational ArmsBanco de la Republica Oriental del UruguayMoneda Legal de Oro SelladaBradburyWilkinson and Company LimitedPhotographic Banknote ProofSecurity Printing ArchiveBanknote Design DocumentationMonochrome Photographic PresentationMounted Archival ProofPrinter Reference MaterialFace and Reverse Design RecordPhotographic Negative ArchiveColor and Plate InstructionsArchival Production MaterialDesign Approval DocumentationBanknote Layout StudySecurity Printing Production NotesUruguay Monetary HistoryGold Standard CurrencyLegal Gold CurrencyInterwar Banknote Design1925 Archival DateNational Independence IconographyUruguayan Civic MonumentGreat Siege of MontevideoState Banking HistoryInstitutional Design RecordBanknote Production HistorySecurity Printing HistoryHistoryUruguay1925Pick UnlistedPCGS 62R9 Extremely RareMuseum GradeAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Uruguay 1935 Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay one hundred pesos photographic proof pair, American Bank Note Company, previously mounted on cardstock, face PCGS 63 Choice New and back PCGS 62 New

Uruguay 1935 - Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Photographic Proof Pair (Pick Unlisted)

A photographic proof pair for the 1935 100 Pesos issue produced by the American Bank Note Company for the Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay. Prepared as part of the redesigned monetary series authorized in 1935, this proof pair records the finalized face and back designs prior to reduction to circulating format. Read more →

UruguayPhotographic Proof Pair1935100 PesosPCGS 63 Choice New (Face), PCGS 62 New (Back) Photographic Proof PairFace Photo ProofBack Photo ProofUnissued Design ProofMounted on CardstockArchival Presentation ProofAll Zero Serial Numbers100 PesosDepartamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del UruguayInterwar Currency DesignUruguayan Monetary HistoryState IconographyEngraving and Design DocumentationUruguay1935Pick 39PCGSPCGS 63PCGS 62R9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Uruguay 1939 Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay one hundred pesos photographic proof pair, American Bank Note Company, mounted on cardstock, PCGS 63 Choice New, face and back

Uruguay 1939 - Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Photographic Proof Pair (Pick Unlisted)

A photographic proof pair for the 1939 100 Pesos issue produced by the American Bank Note Company for the Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay. Forming part of Uruguay’s unified 1939 national series, the 100 Pesos denomination represented the entry level of the redesigned monetary structure beneath the higher 500 and 1,000 Pesos values. Read more →

UruguayPhotographic Proof Pair1939100 PesosPCGS 63 Choice New (Face and Back) Photographic Proof PairFace Photo ProofBack Photo ProofUnissued Design ProofMounted on CardstockArchival Presentation ProofAll Zero Serial Numbers100 PesosDepartamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del UruguayInterwar Currency DesignUruguayan Monetary HistoryState Authority and National IdentityArchitectural Banknote ImageryUruguay1939Pick 39PCGSPCGS 63R9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Uruguay 1935 Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay five hundred pesos large-format photographic proof pair, American Bank Note Company, mounted on cardstock, face PCGS 55 Choice About New and back PCGS 63 Choice New

Uruguay 1935 - Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 Pesos Large-Format Presentation Photo Proof Pair (Pick Unlisted)

Printed on photographic paper and mounted on original cardstock, this proof pair was not part of the currency production process but served as an archival and presentation record of the finalized design. Certified by Professional Coin Grading Service Currency as Choice About New 55 on the face and Choice New 63 on the back, it survives as a complete large-format photographic ensemble documenting Uruguay’s monetary iconography immediately prior to the stylistic refinements of the 1939 series. Read more →

UruguayLarge-Format Presentation Photo Proof Pair1935500 PesosPCGS 55 Choice About New (Face), PCGS 63 Choice New (Back) Photographic Proof PairFace Photo ProofBack Photo ProofUnissued Design ProofFace Photographic ProofReverse Photographic ProofFace and Reverse PairLarge-Format Presentation Photo ProofMounted on CardstockArchival Presentation Proof500 PesosAll Zero Serial NumbersDepartamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del UruguayInterwar Currency DesignUruguayan Monetary HistoryState Authority and National IdentityEngraving and Design DocumentationUruguay1935Pick 40PCGSPCGS 55PCGS 63R9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Uruguay 1939 Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay five hundred pesos photographic proof pair, American Bank Note Company, mounted on cardstock, PCGS 63 Choice New, face and back

Uruguay 1939 - Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 Pesos Photographic Proof Pair (Pick Unlisted)

A complete photographic proof pair for the 1939 500 Pesos issue produced by the American Bank Note Company for the Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay. Issued as part of Uruguay’s unified 1939 monetary series, the 500 Pesos denomination occupied a senior position within the structure of the issue, second only to the 1,000 Pesos. Read more →

UruguayPhotographic Proof Pair1939500 PesosPCGS 63 Choice New (Face and Back) Photographic Proof PairMounted on CardstockArchival Presentation Proof500 PesosDepartamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del UruguayInterwar Currency DesignUruguayan Monetary HistoryState Authority and National IdentityEngraving and Design DocumentationUruguay1939Pick 40PCGSPCGS 63R9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Uruguay 1939 Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay one thousand pesos large-format presentation photographic proof pair, archival cardstock mount with face and back proofs, American Bank Note Company, PCGS 63 Choice New

Uruguay 1939 - Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 1,000 Pesos Large-Format Presentation Photo Proof Pair (Pick Unlisted)

Dated 1939, this presentation proof pair represents the refined culmination of Uruguay’s interwar monetary design program, following earlier iterations while displaying heightened compositional control and engraving clarity. Preserved as a complete face-and-back ensemble within its original mount and certified by Professional Coin Grading Service Currency as Choice New 63, this piece must be regarded not as a conventional proof, but as a museum-grade archival artifact documenting the final visual authority of the issuing state. Read more →

UruguayLarge-Format Presentation Photo Proof Pair19391,000 PesosPCGS 63 Choice New (Face and Back) Large-Format Presentation Photo ProofPhotographic Proof PairMounted on CardstockArchival Presentation Format1,000 PesosDepartamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del UruguayInterwar Currency DesignUruguayan Monetary HistoryState Authority and National IdentityArchival Proof MaterialEngraving and Design DocumentationUruguay1939Pick UnlistedPCGSPCGS 63R9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Uruguay 1935 Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay one thousand pesos large-format presentation photographic proof pair, oversized cardstock mount with face and back proofs, PCGS 58 Choice About New

Uruguay 1935 - Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 1,000 Pesos Large-Format Presentation Photo Proof Pair (Pick Unlisted)

Dated 1935, this presentation proof pair occupies a critical position in Uruguay’s monetary design evolution, preceding the refined 1939 series while already displaying the mature engraving language of the interwar period. The use of oversized mounting suggests a presentation or reference function beyond routine production, likely reserved for institutional review, senior approval, or archival retention rather than workshop circulation. Read more →

UruguayLarge-Format Presentation Photo Proof Pair19351,000 PesosPCGS 58 Choice About New (Face and Back) Large-Format Presentation Photo ProofPhotographic Proof PairMounted on CardstockOversized Presentation Format1,000 PesosDepartamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del UruguayInterwar Currency DesignUruguayan Monetary HistoryState Authority and National IdentityArchival Proof MaterialEngraving and Plate StudyUruguay1935Pick UnlistedPCGSPCGS 58R9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Bradbury, Wilkinson and Company engraved portrait die proof of José Gervasio Artigas, reference 192A, printed on India paper and mounted on card with cancellation notation

Uruguay 1920 - Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company José Gervasio Artigas Engraved Portrait Die Proof (Reference 192A, Cancelled)

An engraved portrait die proof of José Gervasio Artigas produced by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company of London for the Republic of Uruguay. Printed in black from a master steel die onto thin India paper and mounted on card, this proof carries the printer identification, country designation, and the internal reference number “192A.” Directly beneath this reference, the word “CANCELLED” appears as a printed, typeset element, indicating formal cancellation at the printer level. Read more →

UruguayEngraved Portrait Die Proof1920NoneUncertified (archival engraved die proof) Engraved Portrait Die ProofIndia Paper ProofMounted on CardPrinter Archive MaterialJosé Gervasio ArtigasBradbury, Wilkinson and CompanyEarly Twentieth Century Currency DesignBritish Banknote EngravingUruguayan Monetary HistoryState IconographyEngraving Reference MaterialUruguay1920Pick UnlistedR9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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United States 1935D 1 Dollar Silver Certificate with Radar Serial Number Y88866888E, PMG 64 EPQ Choice Uncirculated, blue seal issue signed by Clark and Snyder with mirror-symmetric serial pattern

United States 1935D - 1 Dollar Silver Certificate Radar Serial Number Y88866888E (Friedberg 1613N, YE Block)

As a historical artifact, the 1935D Silver Certificate marks the last widely circulated U.S. note explicitly backed by silver - a tangible connection between paper money and physical commodity value. In the fancy-serial niche, radar examples from this series bridge artistry, mathematics, and monetary history. This Y88866888E specimen, certified Choice Uncirculated with EPQ originality, ranks among the most desirable blue-seal radar notes known in private hands. Read more →

United StatesFancy Serial Note19351 DollarPMG 64 EPQ Choice Uncirculated United StatesSilver CertificateFancy Serial NoteRadar Serial NumberFriedberg 1613N1935D Series1935Clark–Snyder SignaturesBlue SealNarrow FormatPMG 64 EPQChoice UncirculatedBureau of Engraving and PrintingPalindrome SerialUnited States Currency1 Dollar

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United States 1935F 1 Dollar Silver Certificate with Courtesy Autograph by Treasurer Ivy Baker Priest in blue ink, PMG 64 EPQ Choice Uncirculated, blue seal issue signed by Priest and Anderson

United States 1935F - 1 Dollar Silver Certificate Courtesy Autograph by Treasurer Ivy Baker Priest (Friedberg 1615, UI Block)

Courtesy autographs were personally applied by Treasury officials during their tenure-typically during public appearances, collector events, or visits to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Each signature transforms a standard note into a tangible piece of political and monetary history, marking direct engagement between government and the public. Priest’s autographs are particularly valued because she was the first woman to serve as Treasurer of the United States, a groundbreaking appointment during the postwar era. Read more →

United StatesCourtesy Autograph19351 DollarPMG 64 EPQ Choice Uncirculated United StatesSilver CertificateAutographed NoteCourtesy AutographIvy Baker PriestFriedberg 16151935F Series1935Robert B. AndersonBlue SealPMG 64 EPQChoice UncirculatedBureau of Engraving and PrintingPolitical HistorySigned CurrencyTreasurer of the United StatesUnited States Currency1 Dollar

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Paraguay 1856 2 Reales Tesoro Nacional Treasury Note, earliest national paper money of Paraguay, signed by Matias Reina and Santiago Ozcariz, Pick Unlisted and attributed as Miguel Pratt MC14.

Paraguay 1856 - Tesoro Nacional 2 Reales Treasury Note, Earliest National Paper Money (Pick Unlisted, Miguel Pratt MC14)

This 2 Reales Tesoro Nacional Treasury Note of 1856 is one of the foundational objects in the monetary history of Paraguay and is presented here as the unique known surviving example of this earliest national paper-money issue. Produced under the government of President Carlos Antonio Lopez, it predates the later and more familiar Paraguayan paper issues of the 1860s and belongs to the first attempt by the national Treasury to create a circulating paper instrument for domestic use. Read more →

ParaguayTreasury Note18562 RealesUncertified Very Fine Original, Blank Reverse 2 RealesTreasury NoteTesoro Nacional Treasury NoteEarliest National Paper MoneyFirst IssueHandsignedBlank ReversePrimitive LithographyThin Handmade PaperTesoro NacionalCarlos Antonio LopezMatias ReinaSantiago OzcarizAsuncion PrintingParaguayan Monetary OriginsEarly National PaperSouth American Fiscal HistoryWar of the Triple AllianceHistoryParaguay1856Pick UnlistedMiguel Pratt MC14R10 UniqueR10Unique Known ExampleMuseum Grade

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