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Banque Internationale à Luxembourg 1951 - 100 Francs Multi-Stage Photographic Proof Assembly (Pick Unlisted)

This photographic proof assembly of the one hundred francs note of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg S.A. represents a rare and highly informative record of sequential banknote design development. Rather than a single uniform proof, the mounted composition combines multiple design states within one archival piece, documenting the progression from early layout study to near-final engraved configuration several years prior to the issued 1956 note. ... Read more →

Banque Internationale à Luxembourg 1956 - 100 Francs Face Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

Photographic proof of the face of the one hundred francs note of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg S.A., representing the finalized obverse design stage prior to full production printing. Executed in monochrome, this proof preserves the complete engraved face layout with all principal visual and administrative elements already in place. The composition centers on a classical female allegorical portrait enclosed within a laurel-framed oval, surrounded by finely engraved guilloche structures and flanked by symbolic figures representing labor, production, and national economic strength. ... Read more →

Banque Internationale à Luxembourg 1956 - 100 Francs Back Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

Photographic proof of the reverse of the one hundred francs note of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg S.A., representing the finalized back design stage prior to full circulation printing. Produced in monochrome, this proof preserves the reverse layout in a production-ready state, including both compositional structure and serial placement logic. The reverse is dominated by a structured industrial tableau featuring workers, machinery, and architectural elements arranged in a balanced engraved composition. ... Read more →

Banque Internationale à Luxembourg 1956 - 100 Francs Issued Note (Pick 13a)

Issued one hundred francs note of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg S.A., dated 1956 and cataloged as Pick 13a. This note represents the final realized form of the series, following a clearly traceable development sequence documented by the 1951 multi-stage design proofs and the later 1956 photographic proof material. The obverse presents a fully resolved engraved composition centered on a classical female allegorical portrait enclosed within a laurel-framed oval. ... Read more →

Barbados 1968 - Bank of Barbados 5 Dollars, Front and Back Archival Photograph (Pick Unlisted)

This item consists of a matched pair of archival photographic prints documenting the front and back designs of a proposed 5 Dollars banknote for Barbados, dated to approximately 1968 and produced by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited of New Malden, Surrey, England. The pair preserves a transitional and apparently abandoned currency concept carrying the issuer name Bank of Barbados, a title that does not correspond to the formal issuing authority ultimately adopted by the country. The front design presents a complete engraved banknote layout featuring a portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Second, the Barbados coat of arms, ornamental denomination panels, and the inscription Bank of Barbados across the center. ... Read more →

China 1949 - People's Bank of China 100 Yuan Red Ship Unnumbered Multi-Layer Alignment Trial with Inverted 1948 100 Yuan Underprint (Pick Unlisted)

This 1949 100 Yuan Red Ship alignment trial from the People's Bank of China belongs to the production history of the First Series Renminbi, the founding paper-money issue of the early People's Republic of China. The issued Red Ship note is cataloged as Pick 831b, while this piece is Pick Unlisted because it survives in an unfinished production-stage format, without serial numbers or final trimming and with oversized margins and printer guide marks. The Red Ship type was printed by the Shanghai Banknote Printing Plant. ... Read more →

Poland 1994 - 50 Zlotych Rare London Print C-Prefix Note, CH9769411, Milczak 198A

This 1994 Poland 50 Zlotych issued note, serial CH9769411, belongs to the London-printed portion of the first redenominated banknote series of the Third Polish Republic. It is cataloged as Milczak 198A and Pick 175a and was produced by Thomas De La Rue in London for Narodowy Bank Polski. Its principal significance lies in the CH prefix. ... Read more →

Scotland 1966 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Issued Note (Pick 272a)

This 1966 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds issued note represents the completed circulation form of the bank's mid-twentieth-century sterling design, cataloged as Pick 272a. Dated Edinburgh, 4th January 1966, and bearing serial number L247675, the note belongs to the 1963-1966 issue period and was printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson and Company. PMG grades the note 58 Choice About Uncirculated, preserving the design at a high level for a denomination that functioned as practical banking currency rather than as presentation material. ... Read more →

Scotland 1962 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Photographic Back Proof, Edinburgh Castle Design (Pick Unlisted)

This 1962 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds photographic back proof preserves the Edinburgh Castle reverse design that belongs to the visual development of the bank's early 1960s 5 Pounds issue. The proof is cataloged here as Pick Unlisted and stands as a separate production artifact for the reverse side of the design, centered on Scotland's capital rather than on the legal and textual structure of the face. The composition is built around Edinburgh Castle and the surrounding city architecture, with the fortress rising above the neoclassical buildings and urban landscape below. ... Read more →

Scotland 1962 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Photographic Back Proof, Landscape Design (Pick Unlisted)

This 1962 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds photographic back proof preserves a separate landscape reverse concept from the same design period. Cataloged here as Pick Unlisted, it records a proposed scenic direction for the bank's 5 Pounds reverse, with the design organized around countryside, water, trees, distant hills, and open Scottish terrain. The image has a very different character from the Edinburgh Castle reverse. ... Read more →

Australia 1965 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney 20 Dollars Travellers Cheque Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

Photographic proof for the 20 Dollars traveller's cheque prepared for The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited during the 1965 Bradbury Wilkinson and Company design and approval sequence. Dated 31 March 1965 in manuscript below the proof image and preserved mounted on cardstock, this piece records the earliest known photographic review stage for the 20 Dollars denomination, appearing only eight days after the 23 March 1965 submitted design proof of the same value. The proof reproduces the 20 Dollars design in monochrome, allowing the engraved structure, text hierarchy, border density, central Australia map motif, and signature placement to be examined without the distraction of full colour. ... Read more →

Australia 1965 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney 50 Dollars Travellers Cheque Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

Photographic proof for the 50 Dollars traveller's cheque prepared for The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited during the 1965 Bradbury Wilkinson and Company design and approval sequence. Mounted on cardstock and dated 1 April 1965 in manuscript below the proof image, this piece records the early photographic review stage for the top denomination, following the 23 March 1965 submitted design proof and preceding the 12 April 1965 review letter noted on the companion colour proof. The proof reproduces the 50 Dollars design in monochrome, allowing the engraved structure and tonal balance of the top denomination to be studied without the full rose and pink colour scheme. ... Read more →