Graded PCGS 64 Very Choice New, this example provides a rare look into the behind-the-scenes workflow of Brazilian banknote production. While visually minimal, such sheets are indispensable documentation of the practical precision required in government printing offices of the era. Read more →
Created amid Brazil’s shift toward a new Cruzeiro standard following inflationary adjustments and political transition, this proof embodies a period of modernization in both economic structure and banknote aesthetics. Surviving examples of such essays are seldom encountered outside institutional archives, and they provide critical insight into how mid-century design philosophy merged artistry with practicality in Brazil’s monetary evolution. Read more →
Within the broader context of Luxembourg’s monetary history under the Belgian Luxembourg Economic Union, this photographic proof represents the completed reverse design framework of the 1970 issue. Together with the corresponding face photographic proof, it forms a complete visual record of the note at the final approval stage prior to production. Read more →
Certified PCGS 64 Very Choice New, the proof preserves exceptional clarity of the engraved image and remains one of the few surviving examples documenting the original design state of New Zealand’s first Reserve Bank currency series. Read more →
Certified PCGS Currency 64 PPQ Very Choice New, this proof retains a strong engraved impression on clean proof paper. As a direct record of the engraving used in the final banknote design, it serves as primary documentation of the artistic and technical work performed in De La Rue’s engraving department during the development of Macedonia’s first modern currency series. Read more →
Certified PCGS Currency 64 Very Choice New, the note retains strong embossing, ideal inks, and bright white paper. It stands as both a testament to the final years of National Bank issuance and a physical record of small-town American finance during the transitional period between the National system and the modern Federal Reserve era. Read more →
Each photographic proof is mounted on its own original cardstock support and certified separately by Professional Coin Grading Service Currency as 64 Very Choice New. The face proof is identified on the grading label as the 1939 one peso Serie A design with all-zero serial numbers, while the reverse proof is recorded as the corresponding undated back design. Preserved together, the pair provides a complete archival record of both sides of the denomination. Read more →
The specimen corresponds directly to the archival photographic face and reverse proofs preserved in the related Uruguay 1939 one peso Serie A photographic proof pair. Together, the photographic proofs and this finished specimen document the progression from monochrome archival design record to completed security-printed reference note. The relationship preserves the Artigas portrait, national arms, all-zero Serie A layout, denomination structure, ornamental face design, and sailing-ship reverse across two distinct stages of the banknote's documented production history. Read more →
Certified by Professional Coin Grading Service Currency as Very Choice New 64 for both face and back, this proof pair survives in exceptional condition and represents a rare institutional artifact of American Bank Note Company production for Uruguay in the mid-1930s. Read more →
Certified PCGS 64 Very Choice New for the face and PCGS 63 Choice New for the reverse, this pair survives as a coordinated archival record of the ten pesos design. Its importance rests in the Series A all-zero serial numbers, the clearly visible DEIZ PESOS lettering error, locomotive vignette, gold-standard obligation, Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay headquarters, national arms, portrait studies, and surviving archival marking. Together, these elements preserve an exceptionally detailed account of the design and documentation process behind an unlisted Uruguayan banknote project. Read more →
This Treasury Bill specimen was issued by the Government of Barbados under the authority of the Treasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922 and represents a non-circulating fiscal instrument prepared for internal treasury reference and archival retention. The denomination of ten thousand dollars reflects a high-value obligation within the Barbados Treasury Bill structure, intended for significant accounting and liquidity operations rather than routine fiscal use. Read more →
Face-side photographic proof of the twenty francs issue of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, dated 24 November 1965, representing the finalized layout stage of the design prior to full production. Printed in monochrome and mounted on archival cardstock, this example preserves the obverse composition at the point where structural design decisions had been completed. Read more →