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Banque Internationale à Luxembourg 1956 - 100 Francs Face Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

Photographic proof of the face of the one hundred francs note of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg S.A., representing the finalized obverse design stage prior to full production printing. Executed in monochrome, this proof preserves the complete engraved face layout with all principal visual and administrative elements already in place. The composition centers on a classical female allegorical portrait enclosed within a laurel-framed oval, surrounded by finely engraved guilloche structures and flanked by symbolic figures representing labor, production, and national economic strength. ... Read more →

Banque Internationale à Luxembourg 1956 - 100 Francs Back Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

Photographic proof of the reverse of the one hundred francs note of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg S.A., representing the finalized back design stage prior to full circulation printing. Produced in monochrome, this proof preserves the reverse layout in a production-ready state, including both compositional structure and serial placement logic. The reverse is dominated by a structured industrial tableau featuring workers, machinery, and architectural elements arranged in a balanced engraved composition. ... Read more →

Banque Internationale à Luxembourg 1956 - 100 Francs Issued Note (Pick 13a)

Issued one hundred francs note of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg S.A., dated 1956 and cataloged as Pick 13a. This note represents the final realized form of the series, following a clearly traceable development sequence documented by the 1951 multi-stage design proofs and the later 1956 photographic proof material. The obverse presents a fully resolved engraved composition centered on a classical female allegorical portrait enclosed within a laurel-framed oval. ... Read more →

Italy 1869 - Credito Agricolo della Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna 30 Lire Portrait Vignette (Bradbury Wilkinson and Company)

This engraved portrait vignette was produced by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company as a direct design component for the 1869 Credito Agricolo della Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna 30 Lire issue. It is not a generic engraving but the exact portrait element incorporated into the final banknote, forming part of the original production chain of the note itself. Vignettes of this type were engraved separately within the security printing workflow, allowing master engravers to refine portrait structure, shading, and line depth before integration into the full note layout. ... Read more →

Paraguay 1907 - Banco de la República 5 Pesos with 1912 State Overprint (Pick 127, Base Pick 156)

Choice Uncirculated 1907 Banco de la República 5 Pesos note, printed by Waterlow & Sons, London, and later revalidated as part of Paraguay’s 1912 emergency state emission. The note is cataloged as Pick 127, created by applying the large oval face overprint “Emisión del Estado – Ley de 11 de Enero de 1912” to the original 1907 Banco de la República 5 Pesos base type, Pick 156. This is the standard cataloged 5 Pesos state-overprint issue and the direct counterpart to the larger 100 Pesos Pick 134 overprint on base Pick 159. ... Read more →

Paraguay 1907 - Banco de la República 5 Pesos Issued Note (Pick 156)

Issued 1907 Banco de la República 5 Pesos note, cataloged as Pick 156 and printed by Waterlow & Sons, London. This is the original, non-overprinted base type from which the later 1912 5 Pesos emergency state-overprint issue was created. In this untouched issued form, without the later “Emisión del Estado” oval stamp and without the additional reverse Treasury validation seen on the dual-side fiscalized variety, the note preserves the full Waterlow & Sons design as Paraguay originally released it under the monetary framework of 1907. ... Read more →

Barbados 1968 - Bank of Barbados 5 Dollars, Front and Back Archival Photograph (Pick Unlisted)

This item consists of a matched pair of archival photographic prints documenting the front and back designs of a proposed 5 Dollars banknote for Barbados, dated to approximately 1968 and produced by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited of New Malden, Surrey, England. The pair preserves a transitional and apparently abandoned currency concept carrying the issuer name Bank of Barbados, a title that does not correspond to the formal issuing authority ultimately adopted by the country. The front design presents a complete engraved banknote layout featuring a portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Second, the Barbados coat of arms, ornamental denomination panels, and the inscription Bank of Barbados across the center. ... Read more →

Ireland - Northern 1929 - Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound Proof with Specimen Perforation (Pick 306p)

This 1929 Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound proof belongs to the Northern Ireland Issue period, when commercial banks in Northern Ireland continued the older Irish and British private-bank note tradition under a sterling monetary system. The note is cataloged as Pick 306p and represents proof-stage material for an Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound design prepared after partition, when Belfast had become the central geographic identity for the bank’s Northern Ireland note issue. Unlike a state treasury or central-bank note, this design presents the obligation of a commercial bank. ... Read more →

Scotland 1966 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Issued Note (Pick 272a)

This 1966 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds issued note represents the completed circulation form of the bank's mid-twentieth-century sterling design, cataloged as Pick 272a. Dated Edinburgh, 4th January 1966, and bearing serial number L247675, the note belongs to the 1963-1966 issue period and was printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson and Company. PMG grades the note 58 Choice About Uncirculated, preserving the design at a high level for a denomination that functioned as practical banking currency rather than as presentation material. ... Read more →

Poland 1938 - Ministry of Finance 1 Zloty State Ticket IB4039776 (Pick 50)

Ministry of Finance 1 Zloty State Ticket dated 1 October 1938 and bearing serial number IB4039776. Issued by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Poland, it formed part of the emergency treasury-ticket program introduced to address the shortage of subsidiary coinage during the final days of the Second Polish Republic. The face centers on the authority and historical continuity of the Polish state. ... Read more →

Poland 1938 - Ministry of Finance 1 Zloty Specimen with WZÓR and BEZ WARTOŚCI Overprints (Pick 50s)

A specimen of the Ministry of Finance 1 Zloty State Ticket dated 1 October 1938, bearing red diagonal WZÓR overprints on both sides and a vertical BEZ WARTOŚCI overprint on the face. The overprints form the principal visible specimen markings applied across the completed ticket design. The face features King Boleslaw I the Brave within an engraved oval portrait medallion at right. ... Read more →

Poland 1941 - 1 Zloty Bank Emisyjny w Polsce State Note BD3580426 (Pick 99)

The 1 Zloty State Note issued by Bank Emisyjny w Polsce and dated Kraków, 1 August 1941, formed part of the second occupation-era monetary issue introduced for circulation within the General Government during the Second World War. It was the lowest denomination of the series and served as everyday transactional currency within the monetary system administered by Bank Emisyjny w Polsce. The obverse presents the issuing authority, denomination, Kraków issue date, and printed signatures of President Feliks Młynarski and Deputy President Rudolf Jędrzejowski within a compact typographic composition. ... Read more →