American Bank Note Company Archives Part II

1945 (ca.1948). P-389 Unlisted. 5 Yuan Large Die Trial Color essay proof of back of banknote in green. Note was issued in blue. The issued banknote ha

1941. P-243 Unlisted. 100 Yuan Vertical uncut pair of trial color specimen - proofs, printed on light brown soft paper with grey-black face and blue b

1948. P-369A Unlisted, 50,000 CGU Uniface proof of this rare note that was never issued. Purple. Listed in Pick as such. Printed on banknote paper.

1918. P-S426s. 10 Taels Specimen banknote. Red specimen overprints, "00000" serial numbers and POC's. AU+ to Unc. with light paper be...

1944. P-Unlisted. 50 Yuan. Model or mockup of face proof border in orange of proposed essay design for "Central Bank of China" bank note b...

ND, ca.1944. P-Unlisted. 20 Yuan. Essay back or possibly a face model or mockup in blue and black of proposed Central Bank of China banknote by either

1944. P-unlisted. "?" Yuan. Essay face model or mockup in black on light blue and pink undertint of proposed Central Bank of China banknot...

ca.1947-48. P-unlisted. 1000 CGU's. Essay face model or mockup in black with no undertint of proposed Central Bank of China banknote by either A...

China. 1947. P-336 Unlisted. 500 Yuan. Essay face and back pencil sketches of outline of a note similar to P-336, 500 Yuan, Central Bank of China ban

1921. P-491s; P-495s. 1; 10 Yuan. 2 different specimen banknotes. Both with red specimen overprints, "00000" serial numbers and POC'...

1921. P-496As. 50 Yuan. Specimen banknote. Red specimen overprints, "00000" serial numbers and POC's. Choice uncirculated conditio...

1921. P-496Bs. 100 Yuan. Specimen banknote. Red specimen overprints, "00000" serial numbers and POC's. Large top margin with "...

1941. P-243 Unlisted. 100 Yuan. 2 different banknotes. 1). P-243 Specimen with smal red specimen overprints and POC's; 2). P-243 Unlisted. I...

1944. P-unlisted. 10 Yuan. Uniface front proof of essay Central Bank of China note by Security BNC. Obverse has red "PWF 19 1-15-44" o...

1921. P-S2927; P-S2928 Unlisted. 1; 5 Yuan. 2 different specimen banknotes. Choice Unc. Red specimen overprints, POC's and "000000" ...

1923. P-177s; P-178s. $10; $50. 2 different specimen banknotes. Choice Unc. Red specimen overprints, POC's and "000000" serial numbe...

1929. P-S2104 Unlisted Trial Color. 1 Yuan. Specimen banknote. Choice Unc. Unlisted color brown instead of issued color purple. Red specimen overpr

1919. P-S2516A Unlisted Trial Color. 5 Yuan. Specimen trial color banknote. Choice Unc. Unlisted color brown instead of issued color violet on face a

1919. P-S2516 Unlisted Trial Color. 10 Yuan. Specimen trial color banknote. Choice Unc. Unlisted color black instead of issued color green on face an

1905. P-S420s. $10. Specimen banknote. Eagle and globes. Red specimen overprint, POC's and "000000" serial numbers. Scarce note in ...

1925. P-S1614 Unlisted. $1. Specimen banknote. "Remittance Note - One Dollar - Big Money of Heilungchiang Currency". Hillside shrine vign...

1925. P-S1614B Unlisted Trial Color. $10. Specimen Trial Color banknote. "Remittance Note - One Dollar - Big Money of Heilungchiang Currency&qu...

ND, 1921. P-S3014 Unlisted. $1. Specimen banknote. Phoenix and horse face each other above globe. Light brown border with blue green undertint with

ND, 1921. P-S3015 Unlisted. $5. Specimen banknote. Phoenix and horse face each other above globe. Violet border with orange undertint with red back.

ND, 1921. P-S3016 Unlisted. $10. Specimen banknote. Phoenix and horse face each other above globe. Orange border with dark olive green undertint wit

ND, 1921. P-S3017 Unlisted. $50. Specimen banknote. Phoenix and horse face each other above globe. Blue border with brown undertint with brown back.

1923. P-171Af; P-175f. $1; $5. 2 different rare specimen banknotes. $1, dark greenish-black face and brown back. Chinese characters on face to the le

1923. P-176Af. $10. Specimen banknotes. Dark pink face and orange back. Chinese characters on face to the left and right of SYS in blue for "S...

1923. P-178Ac. $50. Specimen banknotes. Olive green face and grey-black back. Chinese characters on face to the left and right of SYS in blue for &...

China. 1946. P-395A Unlisted. 20 cents. Uncut proof sheet of 45 back proofs in green printed on white paper. Sampan at anchor. 44 are uncirculated a

1933. Proof of ABNC letterhead for Shanghai office printed on light brown thin card with address corrections added. ABNC eagle logo on upper right.

ca.1947. P-349. 5000 CGU. Steek printing plate of back of banknote with "Void" overprint drilled into plate backwords and missing the bott...

ca.1920. P-Unlisted. 3 different color vignette proofs, printed on india paper of the same design. Vignette has 2 planes flying over train. Colors

ca.1925. P-Unlisted. 3 different design vignette proofs, printed on india paper in black. All in choice condition. Rare vignettes from a rare banknot

1909. 7 different vignette proofs, 6 are different designs and one has a duplicate design in a different color. All from the 1909, Not Issued, ABNC n

1915, 1939. 3 different LDP vignettes, 2 printed on india paper and one printed on india paper on card. 1, 2). Emperor Huangti. 2 different colors,

1917. P-37J to P-37N Unlisted. 2 different color vignette proofs, printed on india paper, with one mounted on manila card, of the same design. Vigne

China. 1914. P-33 to P-35B Unlisted. 3 different vignette proofs printed on india paper and mounted to manila file envelope. All have vignette portra

HongKong. China. ca.1910-30's. LDP vignettes printed on india paper (one is printed on glossy white paper). Vignettes include 4 different vigne...

China. 1900. $25. LDP of bond coupon. Printed on india paper. Plate # G-7639 / V-18211. Chinese pagoda on left. Small print states "Directo...

China. 1917. P-38 to P-40 Unlisted. Cut down LDP printed on india paper. Vignette has portrait of "Gateways" in red. Choice uncirculated...

Shanghai. China. 1920. P-3s. $5. 4 different color proof back vignettes of standing lions, from center of back and P-3s, $5, purple specimen in choice

Hankow. China. 1922. P-S152A; S152B; S152C; S152D. $5; $10; $50; $100. 4 different proofs of bottom 1/2 of notes printed on india paper and mounted on

ca.1920's. Group of three different vignettes affixed on filing folder, depicting "The Higher Normal School Canton / The Provincial Bank /...

1955. P-Unlisted. 1 Yuan Unique 1 Yuan face and back hand drawn models of an essay banknote that was rejected by the Bank of Taiwan for their 1955 iss

1955. P-Unlisted. 1 Yuan 1 Yuan Face. Unique production file with proofs and models used in the design and production of this rejected for the front o

1955. P-Unlisted. 1 Yuan 1 Yuan Back. Unique production file with proofs and models used in the design and production of this rejected back design of

1955. P-Unlisted. 1 Yuan 1 Yuan Back (Alternate). Unique production file with proofs and models used in the design and production of this rejected bac

1955. P-unlisted. 5 Yuan Unique 5 Yuan face and back hand drawn models of an essay banknote that was rejected by the Bank of Taiwan for their 1955 iss

1955. P-unlisted. 5 Yuan Unique 5 Yuan Face. Unique production file with proofs and used in the design and production of this rejected design for the

1955. P-unlisted. 5 Yuan 5 Yuan Back. Unique production file with proofs and models used in the design and production of this rejected back design of

1955. P-unlisted. 5 Yuan 5 Yuan Back (Alternate). Unique production file with proofs and models used in the design and production of this rejected bac

1955. P-unlisted. 10 Yuan Unique 10 Yuan face and back hand drawn models of an essay banknote that was rejected by the Bank of Taiwan for their 1955 i

1955. P-unlisted. 10 Yuan Unique 10 Yuan face hand drawn model of an essay banknote that was rejected by the Bank of Taiwan for their 1955 issue. Draw

1955. P-unlisted. 10 Yuan 10 Yuan Face. Unique production file with proofs and models used in the design and production of this rejected design for th

1955. P-unlisted. 10 Yuan 10 Yuan Back. Unique production file with proofs and models used in the design and production of this rejected back design o

1955. P-unlisted. 10 Yuan 10 Yuan Back (Alternative). Unique production file with proofs and models used in the design and production of this rejected

1955. P-unlisted. 1;5; 10 Yuan Production material and photo-proofs of the proposed Bank of Taiwan 1955 issue that was rejected and never issued. Incl

1955. P-unlisted. 1;5; 10 Yuan Photo-proofs of the proposed Bank of Taiwan 1955 issue that was rejected and never issued. Included are photo-proofs of

1932. P-382. 1 Peso Specimen. Black Specimen. Black Specimen overprint, POC and "000000" serial numbers, Unc. ABNC.

1919. P-S297p; S299p. 1; 10 Pesos 2 different front proofs printed on india and mounted on card. No backs are included. Scarce ntoes. Unc. ABNC.

1905-1923. P-S553; S821p. 50 cent; 5 Pesos 2 different banknotes. P-S553, specimen, 5 Pesos, Red specimen OP, POC, "00000" serial numbers,...

1887. P-S868p. 10 Pesos Front and back proofs printed on india paper and mounted on manila cards. Rare note. AU. ABNC.

Cartajena. Colombia. 1877-88. P-S101; S123c; S421p; S422p. 10 cent; 50 cent; 1 peso 4 different banknotes are represented on this Hamilton Banknote Co

Cartagena. Colombia. 1888. P-S423 TC. 5 Pesos Front proof Trial Color in red. Unique in archive. Hamilton BNC.

188. P-S422 TC. 1 Peso Face and back proofs printed on india on card. The face proof is a trial color in brown, issued color was in orange. The bac

188- (ca.1885). P-S126 Trial Color Unlisted. 10 Pesos Face and back proofs printed on india on card. The face proof is a trial color in black on purp

188- (ca.1885). P-S126 Trial Color Unlisted. 10 Pesos Face and back proofs printed on india on card. The face proof is a trial color in black on brow

(ca.1919), Series E. P-S397 Unlisted, 10 pounds=50 Pesos Specimen. Purple border, Series E. Unlisted denomination and color in Pick. Red specimen o

(ca.1919), Series F. P-S397 Unlisted, 10 pounds=50 Pesos Specimen. Brown-red border, Series F. Unlisted denomination and color in Pick. Red specime

(ca.1919), Series B. P-S397 Unlisted, 20 pounds=100 Pesos Specimen. Dark brown border, Series B. Unlisted denomination and color in Pick. Red speci

(ca.1919), Series D. P-S397 Unlisted, 20 pounds=100 Pesos Specimen. Olive green border, Series D. Unlisted denomination and color in Pick. Red spec

(ca.1919), Series D. P-S397 Unlisted, 100 Pesos Specimen. Olive green border, Series D. Unlisted denomination and color in Pick. Red specimen overpr

(ca.1919), Series N. P-S397 Unlisted, 100 Pesos Specimen. Dark purple border, Series N. Unlisted denomination and color in Pick. Red specimen overpr

(ca.1919), Series P. P-S397 Unlisted, 100 Pesos Specimen. Orange border, Series P. Unlisted denomination and color in Pick. Red specimen overprint,

(ca.1919), Series A. P-S397. 100 pounds=500 Pesos Specimen. Blue border, Series A. Listed denomination and color in Pick. Red specimen overprint, PO

(ca.1919), Series C. P-S397 Unlisted. 500 Pesos Specimen. Green border, Series C. Unlisted denomination and color in Pick. Red specimen overprint, P

(ca.1919), Series H. P-S397 Unlisted. 500 Pesos Specimen. Brown border, Series H. Unlisted denomination and color in Pick. Red specimen overprint, P

(ca.1919), Series O. P-S397 Unlisted. 500 Pesos Specimen. Blue border, Series O. Unlisted denomination and color in Pick. Red specimen overprint, PO

188-, Series A. P-S921 Unlisted. 1 Peso. Face printing plate. Vignette of man leading horse on right and seated allegorical "Reaper" with...

Colombia. ca.1870-1920's. 4 different banknote proofs; 3 different vignette proofs used on banknotes or other fiscal documents and 1 cigar label...

ca.1869. P-S721. 1 Peso. Proof vignette in green of Title "El Banco - De Panama" and two different "1" counters. These were the...

1919-1936. P-176. 20 Colones 4 different proofs include front and back of P-176 mounted on large card and printed on india paper; P-175 back proof in

1919-1932. P-177. 50 Colones Front and back proofs mounted on large card and printed on india paper. Unc. Scarce note. ABNC.

18--; 1884. P-121p; 124, 10; 100 Pesos Front proof of P-121 with 1/4 of note cut off on right, otherwise appears AU. Printed in black. Back of P-124 a

1943-1951. P-212; P-220 Unlisted Proofs. 5; 100 Colones P-212 Unlisted proof front of 100 Colones. 1/2 inch tear on top middle border, otherwise would

1971. P-Unlisted (similar to P-239). 50 Colones Mockup proof of back of proposed USBNC essay note that evidently was printed by TDLR instead. Unique i

1987. P-254. 100 Colones; Ser.F Specimen of P-254 with large margins on white paper dated 10-20-87. Also included is a booklet filled with 6 pages of

1987. P-254. 100 Colones Specimen P-254 with large margins on white paper dated 10-20-87. The front is almost fully printed and the back of the note i

1987. P-254. 100 Colones 2 different partially printed specimen or proofs of P-254 with large margins on white paper. One is dated 12-9-87 and the oth

1986. P-256. 1000 Colones Partially printed specimen or proofs of P-256 with large margins on white paper. Dated 7-14-86. Also included are 3 color se

18--;(ca.1886-89). P-S221 Unlisted. 1 Peso Specimen banknote. Red specimen overprint, POC and "00000" serial numbers. Archival ink notat...

18--;(ca.1887-89). P-S222 Unlisted. 2 Peso Specimen banknote. Red specimen overprint, POC and "00000" serial numbers. Archival ink notat...

San Jose. Costa Rica. 18--;(ca.1887). P-S223 Unlisted. 5 Peso Specimen banknote. Red specimen overprint, POC and "00000" serial numbers. ...

San Jose. Costa Rica. 18--;(ca.1887). P-S224 Unlisted. 10 Peso Specimen banknote. Red specimen overprint, POC and "00000" serial numbers....

San Jose. Costa Rica. 1918-1932. P-156; P-178 Unlisted. 25 centisomos; 100 Colones 2 different specimen banknotes. Both have red specimen overprint,

1971. P-Unlisted. 10 Colones Unique proof model or mockup of a proposed 1971 issue by United States Banknote Corporation that was evidently printed by

18-- (ca.1880's). Specimen stock certificate used as a model for another certificate. There are corrections made on it in red ink changing it f...

Costa Rica. ca.1918-21. P-157 Unlisted. 50 Centavos. Face and back printing plates. Vignette of young woman in center. No Series listed, but from the

San Jose. Costa Rica. Jan.1, 1901. P-S176 Unlisted. 50 Colones, Serie A. Face and back printing plates of this rare issue. Missing the border plate of