Search Results for "security design" - Collection

Barbados 1980 Government of Barbados 500 Dollars Treasury Bill specimen with red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint, two punch hole cancellations, and no prefix or serial number

Barbados 1980 - Government of Barbados 500 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, No Prefix

The note is printed in a multicolour engraved security design, framed by an ornate guilloche border and filled with a dense repeating “Government of Barbados” underprint across the entire face. The denomination “$500” is printed at lower left, while the central obligation text sets out payment terms under the authority of the Treasury Bills (Local) Act. Read more →

BarbadosTreasury Bill1980500 DollarsPMG 58 Choice About New SpecimenTreasury Bill500 DollarsGovernment of BarbadosTreasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922Bradbury WilkinsonBWCRed OverprintPunch CancelledNo PrefixNo Serial NumberPick UnlistedBarbados Fiscal HistoryGovernment Debt InstrumentsPublic Finance HistorySecurity Printing HistoryBarbados1980PMG 64Museum GradeR8 Extremely Rare

Held

Ask PMG Census

Barbados 1980 Government of Barbados 5,000 Dollars Treasury Bill specimen with red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint, prefix C serial C000000, and single punch hole cancellation

Barbados 1980 - Government of Barbados 5,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix C

The note is printed in the official multicolour security design, featuring an ornate guilloche frame and a dense repeating “Government of Barbados” background pattern across the entire face. The denomination “$5,000” is clearly printed at lower left. A bold diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint is applied across the face, permanently identifying the document as a specimen prepared outside of any circulation context. Read more →

BarbadosTreasury Bill19805,000 DollarsPMG 63 Choice Uncirculated SpecimenTreasury Bill5000 DollarsGovernment of BarbadosTreasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922Bradbury WilkinsonBWCRed OverprintPunch CancelledPrefix CSerial Format C000000Pick UnlistedSingle Punch HolePunch CancelledBarbados Fiscal HistoryGovernment Debt InstrumentsPublic Finance HistorySecurity Printing HistoryBarbados1980PMG 63Museum GradeR8 Extremely Rare

Held

Ask PMG Census

Barbados 1980 Government of Barbados 10,000 Dollars Treasury Bill specimen with red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint, prefix D zero serial D000000, and single punch hole cancellation

Barbados 1980 - Government of Barbados 10,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix D

The note is printed in a multicolour engraved security design with an ornate guilloche frame and a dense repeating “Government of Barbados” underprint covering the entire face. The denomination “$10,000” is printed prominently at lower left. A bold diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint crosses the face, clearly identifying the document as a specimen produced outside any circulation or settlement context. Read more →

BarbadosTreasury Bill198010,000 DollarsPCGS 58 Choice About New SpecimenTreasury Bill10000 DollarsGovernment of BarbadosTreasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922Bradbury WilkinsonBWCRed OverprintPunch CancelledPrefix DSerial Format D000000Pick UnlistedSingle Punch HolePunch CancelledBarbados Fiscal HistoryGovernment Debt InstrumentsPublic Finance HistorySecurity Printing HistoryBarbados1980PMG 58Museum GradeR8 Extremely Rare

Held

Ask PMG Census

Barbados 1980 Government of Barbados 10,000 Dollars Treasury Bill specimen with punch hole cancellation, no prefix, and no serial number

Barbados 1980 - Government of Barbados 10,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Punch Hole Cancelled, No Prefix

The note is printed in a refined multicolour engraved security design, framed by an ornate guilloche border and filled with a dense repeating “Government of Barbados” underprint across the entire face. The denomination “$10,000” is prominently printed at lower left, while the central obligation text sets out payment terms under the authority of the Treasury Bills (Local) Act. Read more →

BarbadosTreasury Bill198010,000 DollarsPCGS 64 Very Choice New SpecimenTreasury Bill10000 DollarsGovernment of BarbadosTreasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922Bradbury WilkinsonBWCPunch CancelledNo PrefixNo Serial NumberPick UnlistedBarbados Fiscal HistoryGovernment Debt InstrumentsPublic Finance HistorySecurity Printing HistoryBarbados1980PMG 64Museum GradeR8 Extremely Rare

Held

Ask PMG Census

South Africa 1861 Montagu Bank five pounds remainder, large format steel plate engraved private banknote with green counterfeit protector

South Africa 1861 - Montagu Bank 5 Pounds Remainder (Pick S231r)

The obverse features a finely engraved portrait of John Montagu, framed by elaborate architectural and ornamental elements. Adjacent to the portrait appears a complex security design intended to deter counterfeiting. The scenic vignette depicts a southerly view of Montagu itself, with recognizable local landmarks including the Dutch Reformed Church, the Orphanage, St Mildred’s Anglican Church, Barry’s Trading Store, the Parsonage, and Jouberthuis. This localized imagery transforms the note from a purely monetary instrument into a visual record of the town’s built environment during the mid nineteenth century. Read more →

South AfricaRemainder18615 Pounds SterlingUncirculated Remainder5 PoundsUnissued CurrencyMontagu BankPrivate BanknoteSteel Plate EngravingMid Nineteenth Century CurrencyCape Colony BankingCounterfeit ProtectorColonial Monetary HistorySouth Africa1861Pick S231rR7 Very RareMuseum Grade

Held

Ask PMG Census

Uruguay 1939 Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 pesos specimen Pick 40cs, Serie D, diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint on both sides with red De La Rue CANCELLED oval stamps and Specimen No. 12

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 Pesos Specimen Printed Cancel Serie D Specimen No. 12 (Pick 40cs)

This Serie D five hundred pesos specimen, numbered 12, preserves one of the most fully developed cancellation formats used for the Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay issue of 1939. Both sides carry bold red specimen markings, creating a complete reference instrument whose status is declared across the portrait, denomination, landscape, and surrounding security design. Read more →

UruguaySpecimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp1939500 PesosPMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated SpecimenRed Overprint500 PesosPrinted CancelDiagonal SPECIMEN OverprintOval DE LA RUE CANCELLED StampSerie DSpecimen No 12Banco de la Republica Oriental del UruguayInterwar Monetary SystemState Issued CurrencyInstitutional Reference NoteThomas De La RueTDLRUruguay1939PMG 58Pick 40csMuseum Grade

Held

Ask PMG Census

Uruguay 1939 Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 pesos specimen Pick 39as Serie A with perforated CANCELLED cancellation across obverse and reverse

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Specimen Perforated CANCELLED Serie A (Pick 39as)

At right appears the allegorical guardian of the Constitution, seated within a composition of classical, architectural, and industrial elements. The figure represents legal continuity and civic order, while the surrounding imagery extends the theme toward state development and economic organization. Fine intaglio modeling gives the figure sculptural presence within the intricate security design. Read more →

UruguaySpecimen1939100 Pesos Specimen100 PesosPerforated CancelPerforated CANCELLEDSerie ABanco de la Republica Oriental del UruguayState Issed CurrencyInterwar Monetary SystemInstitutional Reference NoteUruguay1939Pick 39asMuseum Grade

Held

Ask PMG Census

Paraguay 1907 - Banco de la República 5 Pesos with 1912 Dual-Side State and Treasury Revalidation Overprint (Pick Unlisted, Base Pick 156)

The design remains a finely engraved Waterlow & Sons production. The face presents the title “República del Paraguay” above the ornate Banco de la República lettering, with large 5 Pesos denomination devices, intricate guilloché fields, pale blue underprinting, a red serial number, and the national emblem at center. The layout is smaller than the 100 Pesos type but no less sophisticated, using dense security engraving, layered ornamental panels, and sharply defined denomination counters to create a formal and highly secure banknote design. Read more →

ParaguayDual-Side Overprint Issue19075 PesosUncirculated Dual-Side Overprint Issue5 PesosPick UnlistedPick 156Base Pick 156OverprintState OverprintTreasury OverprintDual-Side OverprintFace OverprintReverse OverprintProvisionalEmergency State IssueFiscal RevalidationTreasury RevalidationGovernment RevalidationWaterlow & SonsWaterlow & Sons LondonBanco de la RepúblicaEmisión del EstadoLey de 11 de Enero de 1912Departamento de HaciendaJunta FiscalizadoraConforme Decreto de 20 de Mayo 1912Moneda NacionalCincuenta Centavos Oro SelladoGold-Value ClauseSeries ARed Serial NumberBlack Oval OverprintReverse Treasury ValidationGuilloché Security DesignIntaglio PrintingParaguayan Emergency Issues1912 ReformParaguayan Civil War PeriodSouth American Monetary HistoryEarly 20th Century FinanceEmergency CurrencyOverprint VarietiesState LiabilityTreasury VerificationCurrency RevalidationPublic Finance HistoryHistoryParaguayRepublic of Paraguay19071912UncirculatedMuseum GradeR9 Extremely Rare

Held

Ask PMG Census

Paraguay 1907 Banco de la República 5 Pesos with 1912 Emisión del Estado state overprint on the face, Pick 127, base Pick 156, printed by Waterlow & Sons, London, PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated

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

The base design is a refined Waterlow & Sons production. The face combines black intaglio engraving, pale blue underprinting, large 5 Pesos denomination devices, a red serial number, and a dense guilloché security field. The Gothic-style Banco de la República lettering gives the note a strong institutional character, while the national emblem at center provides the ideal location for the later state overprint. The reverse, printed in brown, uses large denomination medallions, guilloché rosettes, and the national emblem to create a balanced and technically sophisticated security design. Read more →

ParaguayOverprint Issue19075 PesosPMG 64 Choice Uncirculated Overprint Issue5 PesosPick 127Pick 156Base Pick 156State OverprintSingle-Side OverprintFace OverprintProvisionalEmergency State IssueFiscal RevalidationGovernment RevalidationWaterlow & SonsWaterlow & Sons LondonBanco de la RepúblicaEmisión del EstadoLey de 11 de Enero de 1912Moneda NacionalCincuenta Centavos Oro SelladoGold-Value ClauseSeries ARed Serial NumberBlack Oval OverprintGuilloché Security DesignIntaglio PrintingBlue UnderprintBrown ReverseNational EmblemParaguayan Emergency Issues1912 ReformParaguayan Civil War PeriodSouth American Monetary HistoryEarly 20th Century FinanceEmergency CurrencyOverprint VarietiesState LiabilityCurrency RevalidationPublic Finance HistoryHistoryParaguayRepublic of Paraguay19071912PMG 64Choice UncirculatedMuseum GradeR7 Extremely Rare

Held

Ask PMG Census

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

The design is one of Waterlow & Sons’ most attractive small-denomination Paraguayan productions. The face features a central allegorical female portrait beneath the large Banco de la República title, flanked by ornate 5 Pesos denomination panels and framed by dense black intaglio ornament. Pale blue underprinting spreads across the lower half of the note, giving depth to the security design and separating the red serial number from the engraved black border. The Serie A designation, formal promise-to-pay wording, and engraved signatures reinforce the institutional character of the original issue. Read more →

ParaguayIssued Note19075 PesosPMG 65 EPQ Gem Uncirculated Issued Note5 PesosPick 156Banco de la RepúblicaBase TypeNon-Overprinted IssueOriginal IssueSeries ARed Serial NumberWaterlow & SonsWaterlow & Sons London5 WatermarkWatermark 5Allegorical PortraitFemale PortraitGuilloché Security DesignIntaglio PrintingBlue UnderprintBrown ReverseNational EmblemLarge Denomination PanelsMoneda NacionalCincuenta Centavos Oro SelladoGold-Value ClauseHalf Peso OroBase for 1912 State OverprintBase for Pick 127Base for Dual-Side Treasury RevalidationParaguayan Monetary HistorySouth American Monetary HistoryEarly 20th Century FinancePre-1912 Emergency IssueReference TypeCurrency Reform ContextHistoryParaguayRepublic of Paraguay19071912PMG 65 EPQGem UncirculatedExceptional Paper QualityMuseum GradeR7 Extremely Rare

Held

Ask PMG Census

Great Britain 1922 Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Travellers Cheque specimen printed in brown with red specimen and cancellation markings, portrait vignette, large denomination devices, and reverse payment text for Thomas Cook and Son Bankers Limited.

Great Britain 1922 - Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Travellers Cheque Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

Specimen of the 5 Pounds Travellers Cheque prepared for Thomas Cook and Son during the early 1920s, representing the finished specimen-stage form of one of the most recognizable private travel-payment instruments of the interwar period. Printed in a rich brown security design and marked with red specimen and cancellation wording, this cheque preserves the operational format used by Thomas Cook and Son for secure international travel finance after the First World War. Read more →

Great BritainSpecimen19225 PoundsUncirculated SpecimenTravellers ChequeTravelers Check5 PoundsPrivate IssueSpecimen CancelledPrinted ReverseSignature Verification InstrumentThomas Cook and SonThomas Cook and Son Bankers LimitedInternational Travel FinancePrivate Payment InstrumentsEarly Travellers Cheque SystemEarly Travelers Check SystemSecurity PrintingSpecimen Presentation FormProof and Specimen PairGlobal Payment SystemsGreat BritainGreat Britain 19221922Pick UnlistedR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level SpecimenMuseum Grade

Held

Ask PMG Census

Great Britain 1919 Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Circular Note alternate-design photographic proof mounted on cardstock, with centralized ornamental security engraving, vertical Thomas Cook and Son title, circular note wording, and prominent 5 Pounds denomination devices.

Great Britain 1919 - Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Circular Note Photographic Proof, Alternate Design (Pick Unlisted)

The design is built around a dense ornamental structure rather than the portrait-based layout seen on the companion proof. The Thomas Cook and Son name rises vertically at the side, while the central field is dominated by a large guilloche medallion, radiating linework, heavy security engraving, layered value panels, and prominent 5 Pounds denomination devices. The words "Circular Note for Five Pounds" are placed directly within the main security field, giving the instrument a compact and strongly centralized appearance. Read more →

Great BritainPhotographic Proof19195 PoundsPCGS 64 Very Choice New Photographic ProofCircular Note5 PoundsPrivate IssueAlternate DesignPre Issue Production ProofMounted on CardstockSignature Verification InstrumentSecurity Printing ProofThomas Cook and SonThomas Cook and Son LimitedInternational Travel FinancePrivate Payment InstrumentsCircular Note HistoryGlobal Payment SystemsPost First World War FinanceSecurity PrintingDesign Verification ArtifactProofing ProcessPhotographic Design ReviewProduction Review ProofOrnamental Security DesignGreat BritainGreat Britain 19191919Pick UnlistedPCGS 64 Very Choice NewR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUniqueMuseum Grade

Held

Ask PMG Census