Collection PL

Barbados 1968 - Government of Barbados 500 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Perforated Cancelled, Prefix A

Invalidation is effected solely by perforated lettering spelling the word “CANCELLED,” applied twice in the lower right corner of the note, with one perforated cancellation placed above the other. This perforation-based cancellation permanently invalidates the document while preserving it for reference. No ink stamps, overprints, or additional cancellation methods are present. Read more →

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

The legal text establishes the bill as payable to order out of the Consolidated Fund at any commercial bank in Barbados or at the Treasury, reflecting the standardized obligation language adopted for Treasury Bills of this later period. The place of issue, Bridgetown, is incorporated into the printed layout, anchoring the instrument within the formal administrative framework of Barbados. Read more →

Barbados 1960 - Government of Barbados 1,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix B

Specimen Treasury Bills of this denomination were produced in limited quantities for government files and printer archives. Surviving examples combining printed numbering trials, prefix-based serial format, punch cancellation, and dated handwritten annotations represent a distinct and rarely encountered configuration within Barbados fiscal material. Read more →

Barbados 1960 - Government of Barbados 5,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix C

At the top margin of the note appears a printed numbering trial line consisting of the elements “C0001”, “1234”, and “C0400”. This line represents a serial and prefix configuration trial associated with numbering layout and spacing and is distinct from both issuance serials and handwritten archival annotations. Read more →

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

Cancellation has been applied by a single punch hole, precisely placed to invalidate the instrument for redemption while preserving it as an official reference document. The use of a single punch hole represents a deliberate specimen treatment variant observed on selected Barbados Treasury Bills of this period. Read more →

Barbados 1960 - Government of Barbados 10,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix D

At the top margin of the note appears a printed numbering trial line consisting of the elements “D0001”, “1234”, and “D0400”. This line represents a serial and prefix configuration trial associated with numbering layout and spacing and is distinct from both issuance serials and handwritten archival annotations. Read more →

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

Cancellation is effected by a single punch hole applied to the note, permanently invalidating it for payment while preserving it as an official reference example. The use of a single punch hole reflects a controlled specimen treatment applied to selected high-denomination Treasury Bills of this period. Read more →

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

This example is preserved in graded condition and represents a complete specimen state defined by denomination clarity, standardized legal wording, engraved security printing, and punch-hole cancellation. Surviving specimen Treasury Bills of this denomination are scarce and are typically encountered as isolated institutional remnants rather than as part of documented series. Read more →

Barbados 1960 - Government of Barbados 50,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix E

The background is formed by a dense multicolour security underprint composed of repeated “Government of Barbados” text, serving both issuer identification and anti-counterfeiting purposes. The design is enclosed within an engraved guilloche border consistent with British fiscal security printing practices of the mid-twentieth century. Read more →

Barbados 1975 - Government of Barbados 50,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Perforated SPECIMEN, Prefix F (Atypical for Denomination)

This example survives in graded condition and represents a singularly configured Treasury Bill specimen combining high denomination, perforated SPECIMEN marking, zero serial format with prefix F, absence of punch-hole cancellation, and extensive contemporaneous administrative annotations. Taken together, these features define a unique specimen format within Barbados fiscal documentation. Read more →

Barbados 1981 - Government of Barbados 50,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, Prefix E

A bold diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint is applied across the face of the bill, clearly identifying it as a specimen retained outside any live issuance or settlement context. The serial number is E000000, consisting of a zero serial format with the prefix letter E, a configuration reserved for specimen material rather than issued Treasury Bills. Read more →

Barbados 1968 - Government of Barbados 100,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Perforated Cancelled, Prefix F

Along the upper margin, handwritten archival annotations are present, including a clearly legible date reading "15 NOV 1968," a signature notation, and a numerical reference. These markings document an internal handling or approval event and provide a firm temporal anchor for this specimen’s use within government workflow. Read more →