Collection PL

Poland 1994 — 50 Złotych Remainder (Pick 175ar Miłczak 198a–b)

Remainder of the 50 złotych note issued by Narodowy Bank Polski within the first fully modern banknote series of the Third Republic, dated 25 March 1994. This example represents production-stage material retained outside the finalized circulation workflow and is cataloged as Pick 175ar, corresponding to Miłczak 198a–b. The note preserves the complete printed design prepared by Thomas De La Rue, London, including the portrait of King Kazimierz III Wielki (Casimir the Great), the integrated guilloche structures, and the finalized denomination and emblematic layout of the modernized Polish currency system. ... Read more →

China 1949 — People's Bank of China 100 Yuan Red Ship Unnumbered Alignment Trial with Displaced 1948 100 Yuan Background Impression (Pick Unlisted)

This 1949 100 Yuan Red Ship unnumbered alignment trial from the People's Bank of China belongs to the production history of the First Series Renminbi, the foundational paper-money issue of the early People's Republic of China. The issued Red Ship design is cataloged as Pick number 831b, while this production-stage survivor is cataloged as Pick Unlisted because of its unfinished format, oversized sheet margin, printer guide marks, missing numbering, and displaced 1948 100 Yuan background impression beneath the face design. The Red Ship type was printed by the Shanghai Banknote Printing Plant. ... Read more →