Collection

New Zealand 1981 — 100 Dollars (Pick 175as, H.R. Hardie Signature, Side-Perforated and Overprint 'Specimen No.016', PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated)

Specimen of the 1981–85 100 Dollars note signed by H.R. Hardie as Chief Cashier, printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Company for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Bearing serial YAA 000000 and annotated with specimen number 016 (printed separately at upper right and repeated on the back), this note combines two specimen-control features: vertical perforations reading 'SPECIMEN' along both side margins and a bold black overprint 'SPECIMEN' across the face. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1985 — 100 Dollars (Pick 175bs, S.T. Russell Signature, Overprint Specimen, PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated)

Official overprint specimen of the 1985–89 100 Dollars note signed by S.T. Russell as Chief Cashier, printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Company for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. The note bears black 'SPECIMEN' overprints at center and right, a red De La Rue oval stamp at lower left reading 'SPECIMEN DE LA RUE & CO LTD NO VALUE', and serial number YAC000000 004. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1992 — 100 Dollars (Pick 181s, Rutherford Design, TDLR Overprint Specimen, PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated)

Specimen of the 1992 100 Dollars issue featuring Lord Ernest Rutherford of Nelson, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose portrait replaced Queen Elizabeth II on this new design printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. The note inaugurates the 'Series 6' family that would transition to polymer in 1999. The front depicts Rutherford beside the 1908 Nobel medal and an atomic model symbolizing his discovery of the nuclear atom; the reverse presents native flora and fauna in bronze-red tones. ... Read more →