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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 Serie B five hundred pesos specimen is distinguished by the deliberate restraint of its cancellation system. Identified as Specimen No. 45, it carries the completed design of the Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay issue together with a single localized red oval SPECIMEN DE LA RUE CANCELLED stamp on the face. The absence of a large diagonal overprint allows the engraved composition to remain unusually open and visually intact. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 Pesos Specimen Printed Cancel Serie C Specimen No. 10 (Pick 40bs)

The obverse cancellation system is intentionally emphatic. A diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint cuts across the center, while two oval SPECIMEN DE LA RUE CANCELLED stamps reinforce the printer's control over the piece. These markings do more than invalidate the note. They establish a visible chain of institutional authority, leaving no uncertainty about its reference status while preserving the underlying engraving for technical inspection. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 Pesos Specimen Printed Cancel Serie D Specimen No. 12 (Pick 40cs)

A broad diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint crosses the obverse, supplemented by oval SPECIMEN DE LA RUE CANCELLED stamps. Their placement establishes the note as a formally controlled printer specimen without preventing examination of the portrait, serial fields, watermark area, or central denomination. The repeated use of more than one control device reflects a specimen protocol intended to make the note's administrative status unmistakable. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Specimen Printed Cancel Serie A Specimen No. 13 (Pick 39as)

Printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited, this Specimen No. 13 preserves a distinctive Serie A control format centered on individual numbering and a localized printer stamp. It is a complete production-standard record of the one hundred pesos design and an important document of the measured administrative procedures applied to Uruguay's 1939 institutional reference currency. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Specimen, Black Overprint Serie B Specimen No. 9 (Pick 39as)

Numbered Specimen No. 9, this Serie B one hundred pesos note preserves a fully developed black-overprint reference format prepared by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited for the Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay. Its controlled identity is expressed through the prefix B all-zero serial number, the printed specimen number, a large diagonal SPECIMEN inscription, and oval printer stamps applied across both faces. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Specimen, Black Overprint, Serie C (Pick 39bs)

A large diagonal black SPECIMEN overprint crosses the central face. Two oval SPECIMEN DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED NO VALUE stamps reinforce the printer-controlled status of the note and frame the design from the upper left and lower right. The markings form an integrated administrative layer over the completed monetary design. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Specimen, Red Overprint, Serie D (Pick 39cs)

This Serie D one hundred pesos specimen of the Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay is identified as Specimen No. 2 and represents the red-marked member of an exceptional matched specimen-control pair. Its companion carries the same Pick 39cs classification, the same Serie D designation, the same all-zero serial format, the same Specimen No. 2 assignment, and the same completed banknote design, but was prepared with black specimen markings. Together, the two notes preserve parallel printer-controlled presentations of the same reference position. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Specimen, Black Overprint, Serie D (Pick 39cs)

Printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited, this black Serie D, Specimen No. 2 note is a major documentary partner to the red-marked example. Viewed together, the pair demonstrates the existence of parallel specimen-control presentations using the same denomination, series, specimen number, serial format, and completed design. The two notes therefore preserve an unusually precise record of how Uruguay's 1939 one hundred pesos reference currency was prepared, differentiated, and managed at the printer level. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 50 Pesos Specimen, Red Oval De La Rue Cancel, Serie A (Pick 38as)

This example carries a red oval printer control stamp reading “SPECIMEN – DE LA RUE & CO LTD – CANCELLED” applied to the lower central field of the obverse. Unlike some parallel specimen formats of the same emission, this note does not bear a large diagonal SPECIMEN overprint across the face and shows no cancellation markings on the reverse. The invalidation protocol relies solely on the oval ink cancellation, preserving the engraved design in full clarity while formally rendering the note non-monetary. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 1000 Pesos Specimen, Printed Cancel, Serie B, Specimen No. 8 (Pick 41bs)

Cancellation is executed through a printed method combining a diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint across the central field with a red oval printer control stamp reading "SPECIMEN DE LA RUE & CO LTD – CANCELLED." No perforation or punch cancellation is present. This layered ink cancellation method represents De La Rue’s controlled specimen handling protocol for formally invalidating reference material while preserving full design clarity. Read more →

Uruguay 1887 - Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos Issued Note SORIANO Branch Overprint, Serial D099758 (Pick A88c)

This 20 Centesimos note was issued by the Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay under the monetary framework dated 25 de Agosto de 1887 and printed in London by Waterlow and Sons. The base note corresponds to the mechanically signed production phase classified as Pick A88c. It bears an additional red SORIANO branch overprint applied after central issuance. Read more →

Uruguay 1896 - Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos Issued Note PAGADO 25.8.96 Perforation Cancel, Serial L084390 (Pick A88b)

This is not a specimen marking and not a branch validation overprint. It is a structured institutional redemption cancel applied through a mechanical punch device. The perforations are evenly spaced and uniform in diameter, forming clearly legible letter shapes and numerals. The density and alignment indicate deliberate administrative invalidation rather than random damage or informal cancellation. Read more →