Collection PL

Uruguay 1896 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 1 Peso Sepia Photographic Proof Pair (Pick Unlisted)

These photographic proofs were created as archival records of the finalized engravings rather than as press trials or circulation material. Preserved as a complete face-and-back ensemble and previously mounted on cardstock, the pair documents a presentation-stage photographic variant of Uruguay’s 1896 one peso design. Read more →

Uruguay 1935 - Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 1 Peso Photographic Proof Pair (Pick Unlisted)

The obverse presents a dual-portrait composition combining a helmeted allegorical female figure and a formal profile portrait of José Gervasio Artigas, arranged within a dense ornamental framework of guilloche and engraved line work. The central denomination and national arms anchor the composition with clarity and symmetry. Read more →

Uruguay 1896 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 5 Pesos Photographic Proof Pair (Pick Unlisted)

These photographic proofs were produced as archival records of the finalized engravings rather than as press trials or circulation material. Preserved as a complete face-and-back ensemble and previously mounted on cardstock, the pair documents the design language employed for Uruguay’s lower-denomination notes at the close of the nineteenth century. Read more →

Uruguay 1935 - Departamento de Emisión del Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Photographic Proof Pair (Pick Unlisted)

The obverse combines two principal motifs within a dense ornamental framework: a formal portrait of José Gervasio Artigas and a classical female figure holding scales, arranged symmetrically around the central national arms and denomination. The engraving emphasizes clarity of line, controlled tonal balance, and reduced ornamental excess, reflecting American Bank Note Company’s mature interwar style. Read more →

Uruguay 1920 - Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company José Gervasio Artigas Engraved Portrait Die Proof (Reference 192A, Cancelled)

The printed cancellation confirms that this vignette was officially voided and removed from further consideration or reuse by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company. Retained thereafter solely as an internal record, the proof survives as a pure engraving artifact rather than a currency object, documenting the British contribution to Uruguay’s state iconography during the early interwar period. Read more →