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

Unlike the issued note, whose reverse carries two different completed serial numbers in separate positions, this proof uses identical placeholder numerals as a functional stand-in during pre-print verification. Their presence is a critical technical feature and demonstrates that the proof was intended not merely for artistic review but for production control. Read more →

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

Three engraved signatures appear along the lower register of the obverse, each aligned with its respective institutional designation. Their placement forms part of the final administrative structure of the note and reflects the fully authorized issuing format adopted for circulation. The engraved typography, ornamental borders, and denomination indicators are all fully stabilized, with no remaining elements of experimental or transitional design visible. Read more →

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

This example is certified PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated. That level of preservation is significant for a provisional overprint issue, because such notes were created for emergency use rather than archival retention. Most surviving examples of Paraguay’s 1912 overprint currency show evidence of circulation, handling, or storage wear. A high-grade certified survivor preserves not only the original Waterlow paper and printing, but also the sharpness and placement of the state overprint itself. Read more →

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

PMG identifies this example as Pick 156, Money Portal number MC160.a-b, with serial number A 0017632, printer Waterlow & Sons, and watermark 5. The watermark is a key production feature because it confirms the physical paper stock used for the denomination. In the context of the 5 Pesos revalidation trio, the watermark helps anchor the relationship between the issued base note and the later overprinted forms. Beneath every later state or Treasury marking was this original Waterlow paper, engraving, watermark, and value clause. Read more →

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

This matched front and back pair is preserved in Paper Money Guaranty holders, with the front graded 66 Gem Uncirculated and the back graded 65 Gem Uncirculated. As a complete archival design pair documenting an apparently unadopted Barbados issuer concept produced by Bradbury Wilkinson, the set represents exceptionally important and highly elusive Caribbean monetary archive material. Read more →

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

PMG identifies the piece as a proof, graded PMG 55 EPQ About Uncirculated, with specimen perforation and selvage included. The retained selvage gives the proof a sheet-context that is rarely preserved on a single note, while the specimen perforation marks the piece as controlled production material. These features keep the object close to the production and approval process rather than reducing it to a separated printed design. 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)

This example belongs to the IB serial series, classified as Miłczak 78b. The note preserves the original design, watermark, paper characteristics, and printing features of Poland's final pre-war 1 Zloty treasury ticket. Read more →

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

As an archival object, it documents a specimen form of one of the final monetary issues prepared by the Polish state before the outbreak of the Second World War. The completed design beneath the overprints records the appearance and production characteristics of the 1938 1 Zloty State Ticket. Read more →

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

The BD prefix belongs to the Miłczak 99b variety. Miłczak identifies this variety as the Warsaw printing produced by Staatsdruckerei und Münze in the former facilities of Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych S.A. The plant, equipment, and established security-printing infrastructure of the former PWPW works continued to be used under the wartime administrative structure. Read more →

Poland 1941 - 1 Zloty Bank Emisyjny w Polsce Uncut Sheet of 3 Notes (Pick 99b)

No WZÓR examples of the 1941 1 Zloty issue are known. This surviving three-note section documents the issued Miłczak 99b design in connected production format and preserves three complete impressions, their full serial numbers, watermark type 14, punch holes, red control mark, and original arrangement before final separation. Read more →

Poland 1946 - 1 Zloty Narodowy Bank Polski State Note (Pick 123)

Unlike most contemporary Polish banknotes, this denomination was issued without a serial number or prefix. The paper incorporates a multi-tone watermark composed of repeating light and dark triangles across the full surface, providing an additional security feature despite the note's simple typographic design. Read more →