New Zealand 1895–1915 - Bank of New Zealand £5 Orange Specimen (Pick S192s)
A perforated CANCELLED marking is applied across the lower central area, executed through pin-perforation rather than ink overprint, serving as the primary method of invalidation. At far left, a wide vertical audit margin remains visible, a characteristic feature of printer’s file copies retained for inspection and documentation. This margin, combined with the cancellation method, firmly places the note within Bradbury Wilkinson’s internal specimen retention system rather than external presentation formats. Read more →
New ZealandSpecimen18955 PoundsPMG 55 About Uncirculated Specimen5 PoundsBank of New ZealandBradbury WilkinsonBWCA Prefix SpecimenA000001A020000Dual Serial NumbersPrinter Control NumberingPerforated CANCELLEDAudit Margin LeftPrinter AnnotationsTop Margin AnnotationDated Annotation 1915Printer Ledger MarkingsColonial IssueHigh DenominationEdwardian DesignMāori Portrait SeriesEngraved Security PrintingNew Zealand Banking HistoryPrivate Banknote EraPre-Reserve BankBNZ Color LineageVictorian to Edwardian TransitionMaritime Economy NotesBritish Colonial FinanceSecurity Printing HistoryOceania NumismaticsHistoryNew Zealand189519151895-1915Pick S192sPMG 55Museum GradeR7 Extremely RareAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations
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