Collection PL

Barbados 1980 - Government of Barbados 5,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix C

The note is printed in the official multicolour security design, featuring an ornate guilloche frame and a dense repeating “Government of Barbados” background pattern across the entire face. The denomination “$5,000” is clearly printed at lower left. A bold diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint is applied across the face, permanently identifying the document as a specimen prepared outside of any circulation context. Read more →

Barbados 1980 - Government of Barbados 10,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix D

The note is printed in a multicolour engraved security design with an ornate guilloche frame and a dense repeating “Government of Barbados” underprint covering the entire face. The denomination “$10,000” is printed prominently at lower left. A bold diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint crosses the face, clearly identifying the document as a specimen produced outside any circulation or settlement context. Read more →

Barbados 1975 - Government of Barbados 50,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Perforated SPECIMEN, Prefix F (Atypical for Denomination)

Across the central field of the bill, the word SPECIMEN is formed through a perforated dot-matrix pattern punched directly into the paper. This perforated SPECIMEN treatment differs materially from ink overprints and from circular punch-hole cancellations, indicating a distinct specimen-marking method used for internal control material. Read more →

Barbados 1981 - Government of Barbados 50,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, Prefix E

A bold diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint is applied across the face of the bill, clearly identifying it as a specimen retained outside any live issuance or settlement context. The serial number is E000000, consisting of a zero serial format with the prefix letter E, a configuration reserved for specimen material rather than issued Treasury Bills. Read more →

Barbados 1968 - Government of Barbados 100,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Perforated Cancelled, Prefix F

Invalidation is effected solely by perforated lettering spelling the word "CANCELLED," applied twice in the lower right corner of the note, with one perforated cancellation placed above the other. This perforation-based cancellation permanently invalidates the document while preserving it for reference. No ink stamps, overprints, or additional cancellation methods are present. Read more →

Barbados 1971 - Government of Barbados 100,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Prefix F

Unlike other specimen formats within the Barbados Treasury Bill series, this example does not bear punch-hole cancellation, perforated cancellation text, or specimen overprint. The absence of these features distinguishes this piece as a separate specimen handling state within the broader specimen framework. Read more →

Barbados 1981 - Government of Barbados 100,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, Prefix F

A bold diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint is applied across the central field of the note, identifying it as specimen material retained outside any live issuance or settlement context. The serial number printed on the face is F000000, consisting of a six-digit zero serial with prefix F, a format reserved for specimen material rather than issued Treasury Bills. Read more →

Barbados 1976 - Government of Barbados 500,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Prefix G

Unlike other specimen formats within the Barbados Treasury Bill series, this example does not bear punch-hole cancellation, perforated cancellation text, or specimen overprint. The absence of physical cancellation or overprint distinguishes this piece as a plain internal specimen state. Read more →

Barbados 1981 - Government of Barbados 500,000 Dollars Treasury Bill Red Overprint Specimen, Prefix G

A bold diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint is applied across the central field of the note, identifying it as specimen material retained outside any live issuance or settlement context. The serial number printed on the face is G000000, consisting of a six-digit zero serial with prefix G, a format reserved for specimen material rather than issued Treasury Bills. Read more →

Poland 1994 - Narodowy Bank Polski Complete Five-Denomination Series WZÓR Number 010 Specimen Set

Each note preserves the complete design of its denomination with the red WZÓR overprint and WZÓR No. 010 designation. The five-note sequence presents Mieszko I, Boleslaw I Chrobry, Casimir III the Great, Wladyslaw II Jagiello, and Sigismund I the Old, preserving the full denomination and portrait structure of the 1994 issue. Read more →

Poland 1994 - 10 Zlotych, Narodowy Bank Polski WZÓR Specimen Number 010 (Pick 173s)

The obverse features Prince Mieszko I, the Polish eagle, the denomination DZIESIEC ZLOTYCH, the Warsaw date of 25 March 1994, and the printed signatures of Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz and Wieslaw Biernatowicz. The red WZOR overprint and WZOR No. 010 designation identify the note as a specimen. Read more →

Poland 1994 - 20 Zlotych, Narodowy Bank Polski WZÓR Specimen Number 010 (Pick 174s)

The obverse features King Bolesław I Chrobry, the Polish eagle, the denomination DWADZIEŚCIA ZŁOTYCH, the Warsaw date of 25 March 1994, and the printed signatures of Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz and Wiesław Biernatowicz. The red WZÓR overprint and WZÓR No. 010 designation identify the note as a specimen. Read more →