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Libya 1971 — Central Bank of Libya 10 Dinars Color Trial Specimen (Omar al-Mukhtar Portrait, Pick 37cts)

This color trial specimen represents a pre-issue production stage of the Central Bank of Libya 10 Dinars note introduced in 1971, prepared during the immediate post-monarchy redesign of the national currency. Following the establishment of the Libyan Arab Republic, royal imagery was formally removed and replaced with revolutionary-era symbolism, most prominently the portrait of Omar al-Mukhtar, positioned as a unifying national figure and ideological anchor of the new regime. Color trial specimens occupy a critical position within the banknote production sequence. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1967 — 100 Dollars (Pick 168as, Fleming Signature, Perforated 'SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE', PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated)

Perforated specimen of the inaugural 1967 hundred-dollar issue bearing the signature of R.N. Fleming, the first Chief Cashier to appear on New Zealand’s decimal currency. Fleming’s signing period lasted barely two years—from the currency’s introduction in July 1967 until his retirement in 1969—making any surviving hundred with his name historically significant. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1975 — 100 Dollars (Pick 168bs, R.L. Knight Signature, Perforated 'SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE', PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated)

Perforated specimen of the 1975–77 100 Dollars note signed by R.L. Knight, printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. It shows the perforated legend 'SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE' across the face, the variant used for internal archive control copies within De La Rue London. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1985 — 100 Dollars (Pick 175bs, S.T. Russell Signature, Perforated 'SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE', PMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated)

Perforated 'SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE' specimen of the 1985–89 100 Dollars note, signed by S.T. Russell as Chief Cashier and printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Company for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Perforated specimens like this were retained in De La Rue and BWC archives for internal control and reference, rarely escaping destruction once design revisions began. ... Read more →