Collection PL

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

Specimen Treasury Bills of this denomination were produced in strictly limited numbers for government files and printer archives. Surviving examples combining prefix and serial number, double perforated CANCELLED cancellation, and dated handwritten annotations represent a highly specific and rarely encountered configuration within Barbados fiscal material. Read more →

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 →

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

The background is formed by a dense multicolor 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 1960 - Government of Barbados 5,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix C

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 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

Additional handwritten administrative annotations are present within the body of the bill, including a handwritten date reading “2/5/60”. These markings record an internal handling or review event and provide a firm chronological anchor for the specimen. Read more →

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 →

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

Cancellation is effected by two large punch holes applied in the lower right portion of the note through the signature area. These punch holes constitute a physical method of invalidation, permanently preventing the document from being used for payment or settlement. Read more →

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

This Treasury Bill specimen was issued by the Government of Barbados under the authority of the Treasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922 and represents a non-circulating internal specimen retained for treasury control, audit reference, and archival purposes. The denomination of fifty thousand dollars places this bill among the highest-value Treasury Bills produced for Barbados. Read more →

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

The bill is denominated at fifty thousand dollars, placing it among the highest-value Treasury Bills produced for Barbados. Instruments of this denomination were intended for large-scale fiscal operations and institutional treasury functions rather than routine financial transactions. Read more →

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

Specimen Treasury Bills of this denomination were produced in strictly limited numbers for government files and printer archives. Surviving examples combining prefix and serial number, double perforated CANCELLED cancellation, and dated handwritten annotations represent a highly specific and rarely encountered configuration within Barbados fiscal material. Read more →