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Poland 1994 50 Złotych front proof, Pick 175ap1, PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated, final approved obverse design by Thomas De La Rue

Poland 1994 - 50 Zlotych Front Proof (Pick 175ap1)

The definitive front proof of the 1994 50 Złotych issue, this sheet represents the final approved obverse design prepared by Thomas De La Rue for Narodowy Bank Polski during Poland’s post-communist monetary reform. Executed as an internal production proof, it preserves the complete engraved obverse exactly as authorized for issue, prior to serial numbering and reverse printing. Read more →

PolandFront Proof199450 ZłotychPMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (Front Proof, Top Pop 1/1) Front ProofPick 175ap1Thomas De La RueTDLRNarodowy Bank PolskiKazimierz WielkiCasimir the GreatModern Polish BanknotesRedenomination SeriesPoland1994PMG 63Top PopR9 Extremely RareUniqueMuseum Grade

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Poland 1919 Bank Polski 100 Zlotych issued note, series S.B. and serial 5482263, featuring Tadeusz Kosciuszko and printed by Waterlow and Sons Limited in London.

Poland 1919 - Bank Polski 100 Zlotych Issued Note S.B. 5482263 (Pick 57)

Series S.B. was one of three regular issued series used for the denomination. All surviving issued notes carry seven-digit serial numbers printed on both the left and right sides of the obverse. This example, serial 5482263, preserves an individually identifiable note from the inaugural Bank Polski issue released during the 1924 Grabski monetary reform. Read more →

PolandIssued Note1919100 ZlotychPMG 58 EPQ Choice About Uncirculated Issued NoteBank Polski100 ZlotychSeries S.B.Serial 5482263First Zloty IssueTadeusz KosciuszkoKosciuszko PortraitTadeusz Kosciuszko WatermarkPortrait WatermarkCrowned Polish White EaglePolish White EagleNational SymbolismStanislaw KarpinskiZygmunt ChamiecMarian KarpusBank Polski SignaturesGrabski Currency ReformWladyslaw GrabskiPolish Monetary ReformRestoration of the ZlotyPost-Independence CurrencyReleased 28 April 1924Waterlow & Sons LimitedWaterlow & SonsLondon PrintingBritish Security PrintingEngraved BanknoteGuilloche DesignAcanthus OrnamentMulticolour UnderprintSecurity Printing History172 x 103 mmPolandPoland 1919Second Polish RepublicSecond Polish Republic Currency19191924Pick 57Milczak 53PMG 58 EPQEPQChoice About UncirculatedMuseum GradeR7 Extremely Rare

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Poland 1919 Bank Polski 1 Zloty issued note, series S.26C and radar-repeater serial 070070, featuring Tadeusz Kosciuszko and printed by Imprimerie Benoit Arnaud in Lyon, France.

Poland 1919 - Bank Polski 1 Zloty Issued Note S.26C 070070 (Pick 51)

Designed, engraved, and printed in 1919, the issue was held in reserve while the Polish marka remained the circulating currency. The notes entered public circulation in 1924 during the monetary reform introduced under Prime Minister Wladyslaw Grabski. The new zloty replaced the inflation-damaged marka, and Bank Polski assumed its role as the central issuing institution. Read more →

PolandIssued Note19191 ZlotyPMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated Issued NoteBank Polski1 ZlotySeries S.26CSerial 070070Radar-Repeater SerialRadar SerialFirst Zloty IssueTadeusz KosciuszkoKosciuszko PortraitGrabski Currency ReformPolish Monetary ReformRestoration of the ZlotyPost-Independence CurrencyImprimerie Benoit ArnaudIMP BenoitBenoit ArnaudLyon PrintingFrench Security PrintingSecurity Printing HistoryEngraved BanknoteGuilloche DesignPolandPoland 1919Second Polish RepublicSecond Polish Republic Currency19191924Pick 51Milczak 47a-cPMG 66 EPQTop PopGem UncirculatedMuseum Grade

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Poland 1919 Bank Polski 1 Zloty specimen, series S.36B, serial 060793 and specimen control number 1893, with red WZÓR and BEZ WARTOŚCI overprints and two vertically arranged circular perforations.

Poland 1919 - Bank Polski 1 Zloty Specimen S.36B 060793 with WZÓR and BEZ WARTOŚCI Overprints (Pick 51s)

Designed, engraved, and printed shortly after Poland regained independence, the note formed part of the first zloty issue prepared for the restored Polish state. Although produced in 1919, the issue remained in reserve while the Polish marka continued as the circulating currency. It was released in 1924 during the monetary reform introduced under Prime Minister Wladyslaw Grabski, when the new zloty replaced the inflation-damaged marka and Bank Polski became the central issuing institution. Read more →

PolandSpecimen19191 ZlotyPMG 40 EPQ Extremely Fine SpecimenBank Polski1 ZlotySeries S.36BSerial 060793Specimen Control Number 1893First Zloty IssueWZOR OverprintWZOR Overprint with PeriodBEZ WARTOSCI OverprintRed WZOR Overprint on Both SidesBilateral Specimen Overprint7 mm WZOR LetteringTwo Circular PerforationsVertical Perforation ArrangementPunch-Cancelled SpecimenSpecimen Control SystemTadeusz KosciuszkoKosciuszko PortraitGrabski Currency ReformPolish Monetary ReformRestoration of the ZlotyPost-Independence CurrencyImprimerie Benoit ArnaudIMP BenoitBenoit ArnaudLyon PrintingFrench Security PrintingSecurity Printing HistoryEngraved BanknoteGuilloche DesignPolandPoland 1919Second Polish RepublicSecond Polish Republic Currency19191924Pick 51sMilczak 47WcPMG 40 EPQMuseum Grade

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Austria 1800 - Wiener Stadt Banco 1 Gulden Issued Note (Pick A29a)

By 1800, Banco-Zettel currency was already subject to inflationary pressure, a factor that would culminate in suspension of convertibility and subsequent monetary reforms. As such, this 1 Gulden serves not only as a unit of exchange but also as a document of Austria’s early experiment with state-backed paper money at scale. Read more →

AustriaIssued Note18001 GuldenPMG 63 Choice Uncirculated Issued NoteBanco-ZettelFiduciary Paper MoneyEarly State CurrencyTypographic BanknoteWiener Stadt BancoHabsburg Monetary SystemNapoleonic Era FinanceEveryday CirculationGaliciaZłoty ReńskiPolish Language TextAustrian Partition of PolandAustria1800PMG 63 Choice UncirculatedPick A29aMuseum Grade

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Austria 1800 - Wiener Stadt Banco 5 Gulden Issued Note (Pick A33)

Surviving examples of the 5 Gulden are notably scarcer than lower denominations. Notes of this value were more frequently accumulated, redeemed, or withdrawn during successive monetary reforms and episodes of depreciation that characterized the Banco-Zettel era. As a result, the 5 Gulden stands as an important documentary witness to the practical operation, administrative logic, and eventual contraction of Austria’s earliest paper-money system at the turn of the nineteenth century. Read more →

AustriaIssued Note18005 GuldenIssued Note (PMG graded example) Issued Note5 GuldenWiener Stadt BancoBanco-ZettelEarly Fiduciary Paper MoneyAustrian Paper CurrencyHabsburg MonarchyAustrian EmpireState-Backed Paper MoneyPre-Industrial Security PrintingGaliciaZłoty ReńskiPolish Lands under Austrian RuleValue Watermark Arabic and Roman NumeralsBlind Embossed SealsTypographic Banknote DesignAustria1800Pick A33Museum Grade

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Austria 1806 - Wiener Stadt Banco 10 Gulden Issued Note (Pick A39a)

By 1806, the Banco-Zettel system was increasingly strained by inflation and fiscal imbalance, conditions that would soon lead to the suspension of convertibility and successive monetary reforms. As such, the 10 Gulden serves both as a practical instrument of high-value exchange and as documentary evidence of Austria’s early attempt to sustain a large-scale paper currency system under prolonged financial pressure. Read more →

AustriaIssued Note180610 GuldenPMG 40 Extremely Fine Issued NoteBanco-ZettelFiduciary Paper MoneyEarly State CurrencyTypographic BanknoteWiener Stadt BancoHabsburg Monetary SystemNapoleonic Wars FinanceMultilingual DenominationImperial AustriaGaliciaZłoty ReńskiPolish Language TextAustrian Partition of PolandAustria1806PMG 40 Extremely FinePick A39aMuseum Grade

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Brazil 1963 Tesouro Nacional 10 Cruzeiros note featuring Getúlio Vargas, Pick 167b, PMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated

Brazil 1963 - Tesouro Nacional 10 Cruzeiros Issuede Note (Pick 167b)

Certified PMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated, this example ranks at the top of the surviving population. It retains perfect centering, fresh paper gloss, and original embossing. Such immaculate 10 Cruzeiros notes are seldom encountered because the issue circulated heavily until the 1967 currency reform that introduced the Cruzeiro Novo. Today it stands as a pristine record of the artistry and financial narrative of Brazil on the eve of monetary transformation. Read more →

BrazilIssued Note196310 CruzeirosPMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated Brazil196310 CruzeirosTesouro NacionalPick 167bPMG 67 EPQGetulio VargasABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyCruzeiroMonetary Reform

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Uruguay 1887 Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos Pick A88a issued note serial A029393 with hand applied signatures and Mercury vignette

Uruguay 1887 - Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos Issued Note Serial A029393 (Pick A88a)

This 20 Centesimos note was issued by the Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay under the monetary framework established on 25 de Agosto de 1887, during a formative period in the consolidation of Uruguay’s national banking authority. Printed in London by Waterlow & Sons, it represents the earliest hand-signed emission phase of the type and corresponds to Pick A88a. Read more →

UruguayIssued Note188720 CentesimosVF (PMG 20 est.) Issued Note20 CentesimosSerial A029393Hand SignedMercury AllegoryGreen Guilloche ReverseWaterlow and SonsBanco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del UruguayLey 25 de Agosto de 1887Uruguay Monetary ReformLate 19th Century BankingUruguay1887Pick A88aMuseum Grade

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Poland 1988 50 Złotych banknote prefix HK6400358 missing date and signatures of Prezes and Główny Skarbnik due to typographic printing omission

Poland 1988 - 50 Zlotych Prefix HK Missing Signatures Date Print Error Issued Note (Pick 142c)

Errors affecting the signature and date panel are significantly scarcer than ordinary color shifts or minor registration faults because they require a failure in the final stage of production after most printing operations were already completed. Such pieces provide valuable insight into the layered printing workflow used by PWPW in the late 1980s, immediately prior to the monetary reforms that would transform the Polish currency system in the following decade. Read more →

PolandIssued Note Error (Missing Print)198850 ZłotychRaw (Circulated) Issued Error NoteMissing Print ErrorMissing SignaturesMissing Date PanelTypographic OmissionKarol Swierczewski PortraitNarodowy Bank PolskiPolska Wytwornia Papierow WartosciowychPWPW Security PrintingLate Communist Era BanknotesPrefix HKSerial HK64003581988 Series50 ZlotychPick 142cCM165CM166CM167CM168CM169CM170Poland1988Error NoteMuseum Grade

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Issued Serie A No. 23322 Banco de Zaragoza 100 reales vellón, 1 May 1857, Pick S451b

Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 100 Reales Vellón Serie A Issued Note No. 23322 (Pick S451b)

Pick S451b denotes the fully signed circulation form of this emission. Nearly all issued notes from Banco de Zaragoza were redeemed and destroyed during the monetary reforms and centralisation of the 1870s, leaving an extremely small number of survivors. This note, with full signatures and strong detail, likely belongs to a group of fewer than five to ten existing issued examples. Read more →

SpainIssued Note1857100 Reales VellónExtremely Fine (Issued, Fully Signed) Issued NoteSerie ASerial 23322100 RealesPick S451bBanco de ZaragozaSpanish Provincial IssuePrivate BanknoteReales Vellon19th Century SpainCirculation IssueManuscript SignaturesRegional FinanceMonetary HistorySpain1857R8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Uruguay 1939 Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 50 centesimos issued banknote, Serie H, Pick 34, graded PMG 67 Exceptional Paper Quality, red serial numbers, printed by Casa de Moneda de Chile

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 50 Centesimos Issued Note Serie H (Pick 34)

This fifty Centesimos note was issued by the Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay under the monetary law of 2 January 1939, forming part of the comprehensive currency reform that standardized Uruguay’s interwar paper money system. Unlike the higher peso denominations of the same year, this fractional denomination is documented exclusively as an issued circulation note. No specimen format is known for the type, underscoring its strictly functional monetary role. Read more →

UruguayIssued Banknote193950 CentesimosPMG 67 Exceptional Paper Quality Issued Banknote50 CentesimosSerie HRed Serial NumbersNational Coat of ArmsJulio Solsona Flores SignatureJulian A. Illich SignatureOscar Goldie Arenas SignatureCasa de Moneda de ChileBanco de la Republica Oriental del UruguayMonetary Law 2 January 1939Interwar Monetary ReformState Issued CurrencyUruguay1939PMG 67 Exceptional Paper QualityTop PopPick 34Museum Grade

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