Collection PL

Barbados 1976 — Government of Barbados 500,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Prefix G

Specimen Treasury Bill issued by the Government of Barbados under the authority of the Treasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922, prepared for internal reference, accounting control, and archival retention rather than circulation or fiscal settlement. The document carries a printed denomination of five hundred thousand dollars and defines an obligation payable out of the Consolidated Fund at any commercial bank in Barbados or at the Treasury. The place of issue is identified as Bridgetown, confirming its role within the central administrative framework of the Barbadian state. ... Read more →

Barbados 1981 — Government of Barbados 500,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, Prefix G

Specimen Treasury Bill issued by the Government of Barbados under the authority of the Treasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922 and prepared as a non-circulating reference instrument for internal treasury, accounting, and archival use. The bill is denominated at five hundred thousand dollars, representing the highest denomination within the Barbados Treasury Bill series. Instruments of this value were intended exclusively for exceptional treasury reference and internal control purposes rather than routine fiscal operations. ... Read more →

Argentina 1869 — Banco Domingo Garbino, 1 Peso Fuerte Issued Note with Red Overprint (Pick S1802)

Issued 1 Peso Fuerte note of Banco Domingo Garbino, printed by the American Bank Note Company (Compañía Americana de Billetes de Banco Nueva York) and formally activated for circulation through the large vertical red overprint “DOMINGO GARBINO.” This overprint was the legal validation required to convert remainder stock (Pick S1791) into fully issued, signed, numbered, and payable currency. Pick S1802 represents the only surviving issued form of the Garbino 1 Peso denomination. The base design reflects ABNC’s late 1860s export engraving style. ... Read more →