
Bank
note printing and cash management system firms worldwide show their expertise
by printing examples or samples, usually called Test Notes or Promotional Notes. ![]()
Click on a specific firm/show or scroll through the
selections. [International Bank Note Society - European
Congress] No promotional notes were made for the International Bank Note Society European Congress from inception (1979) until 1985. Thanks Henderik for all the ABN images! 10 Deutchmark (NO IMAGE - ANYONE HAVE ONE?)
1 Unit
5 Units
10 Units (no image)
20 Units
50 Units
100 Units Thanks Henderik for this set! Countries’ Seals Set horse and cow Deutchmark Denomination Set (NO
IMAGES – ANYONE HAVE ANY?) 5 DM 10 DM 20
DM 50 DM 100 DM 500 DM 1000
DM Acquired
by Thomas De La Rue in 1995. Dollar
Denomination Set 10 Units (NO IMAGE) 20 Units (NO IMAGE) 50 Units 100 Units (NO IMAGE) "Excellence
in Selfbanking" 5 Euro 10 Euro 20 Euro 50 Euro Thanks for the
images Henderik!
1 Unit 5 Units 10 Units 20 Units 50 Units 100 Units 5 Specimen 10 Specimen 100 Dollars Founded in 1813, first produced
banknotes in 1860 for Mauritius, Frontier Set Pole
Alexander Puszkin in city scene.Specimen w/Queen of Spades on reverse.
The following images are but a sample of the 200+ testnotes from Henderik's
collection. Find Henerik's email address at the links page here. Click once
for each new image & wait for the image to appear.
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TESTNOTE GROUPTHE CATALOG OF TEST NOTES 4th Edition COMPLETED!!
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International Bank
Note Society European Congress
1985 (Bradbury
Wilkinson)
1986
(Bradbury Wilkinson)
1987 (Bradbury
Wilkinson)
1988 (Thomas De
La Rue)
1988 (AB
Tumba Bruk)
1989 (Thomas
De La Rue)
1989
(Harrison’s Security Printers)
1990 (Thomas De
La Rue)
1991 (Thomas De
La Rue)
1992 (Bradbury
Wilkinson)
1993 Proba
FormaState Printer of Hungary - Blue
1993 Proba
FormaState Printer of Hungary - Green
1993 (Wallsall
Security Printers)
1994 (Thomas De
La Rue)
1995 Not Available. Debdens Security Printer for Bank of England. Anybody have
a sample or image?
1995
(Thomas De La Rue)Trafalgar, Lord Nelson - Blue
1995
(Thomas De La Rue)Trafalgar, Lord Nelson - Green
1996 (Thomas De
La Rue)
1997 (Thomas De
La Rue)
1998 (Thomas De
La Rue)
1999 forward not Available. Anybody have a sample or image?
ABN Bank, Netherlands
Testgeld Animal Set
5
Testgeld 10
Testgeld 25 Testgeld (NO IMAGE) 50
Testgeld 100
Testgeld /250
Testgeld
10
Units
ADS (Anker) Electronic, Germany
American
Banknote Co., United States
Arca-Tech Systems, United States
Ascom
oCharlie
Brown characters
IScrooge
McDuck
IIGarfield
& Opie
IIIAsterix
IIIIFred,
Wilma, Barney, & Betty
IIIIILucky
Luck
IIIIIIkuifje
IIIIIIIIPink
Panther
20
DeuchmarksLike German note
AT&T (American
Telephone & Telegraph), United States – Cash Handling Systems now Owned by NCR
B A Banknote Group, Canada
horse drawn plow
and cart
horse with boys and
horses
dog and deer
horse drawn plow
and horses' heads
horse with farm
animals and horse grazing
Dog's head and
different dog's head
horse drawn hay
wagon and horse being shoed
cow's head and
buffalo
BACCO
No value on one side grey printed on light with Swedish text.
Belgium
National Bank
Billcon Corporation, Japan
20 Francs (NO IMAGE - ANYONE HAVE ONE?) 200
Francs (NO IMAGE - ANYONE HAVE ONE?)
1000 Yen
10 Euros
"B"
Dollars
Bradbury Wilkinson, England Acquired by Thomas De La Rue in 1986.
Portrait w/Sail Ship
100 Units -
Arabic style color trial
Lithograph
Number 17 green color with castle
Charles
Dickens
female
bust/cherubs
See IBNS for other samples.
Brandt Inc., United States
One Unit
One Dollar Five Dollars Ten Dollars Twenty Dollars
BSP (Bank Service Portery – Germany)
Buic (VIP), Italy
Bunker-Ramo, United States
Burroughs Corporation, United States
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
"Instant Teller"
Cable Print
10 ECU
Issued for 1992 Expo in Seville, Spain
Casa De Moneda de Chile
Celda
Cikam, Netherlands
Units Set 1
10 Units 25 Units 50 Units 100 Units 250 Units
Units Set 2
10 Units 25 Units 50 Units 100 Units
Commercial
Bank of Australia
Demonstration Money used by bank employees for practice.
10 Dollars
100 Dollars
CP Bourg S.A., Belgium
Euro Set
5 Euro
10 Euro
20 Euro
50 Euro
100 Euro
200 Euro
500 Euro
Cross Universal Technologies Inc., United States Cross in the U.S. distributor for Hyosung - Korea
20 Dollars
Reproduction of new U.S. 20
Cummins Coin &
Currency Systems, Canada
DECbank (Digital), United States
De La Rue, England
Owned German Garny from 1989 to 1998.
Owned half of Swiss Giori from 1965 to 2001.
1 Unit Ocean liner
5 Unit Town view,
river/ bridge 10 Unit Buffalo herd
20 Unit Settlers 50 Unit Logging with
hand saw 100 Unit Cowboys
roping cattle
Lord Nelson
Given away during exhibition of the British Museum in 1987. (Thanks Vsevolod!)
Lord Nelson note as above, but watermarked paper. Given away on Sunday of 1993
IBNS Congress.
man’s bust
woman’s bust
Grey woman’s bust
Red
woman’s bowed head
diamond pattern
on 3 notes
Pole
Alexander Puszkin in city scene. Thanks Paul for informing me who the printer
is for this note!
Woman’s Bust Testgeld Set
10
TestgeldSmall logo 10
Testgeld Large logo 25
TestgeldLarge Logo 50 Testgeld 100
Testgeld 250
Testgeld 250 Testgeld Large
logo
1000
Testgeldwoman's bust - also available with "testschein"
diagonally across front
20 Dollars
Teller Cash Dispensing Division
Euro Set With Twin Sides
5 Euro 10 Euro 20 Euro 50 Euro 100 Euro 200 Euro 500
Euro
50 Core
(front) 50 Core
(back) 2001, 40th Anniv. IBNS (Thanks Ron W!)
De La Rue Giori, S.A., Switzerland
No units3 Portraits of U.S. presidents, 1972 (Giori)
no value
(De La Rue Giori) Le Monte on year 2000
”Varinola”
musician Beethoven both sides (serial numbered)
”Varinola”
musician Beethoven both sides (specimen)
Lausanne 1
Pass
Lausanne 1
Pass "Super Simultan"
Lausanne Specimen((Thanks Jim N!)
Completa
1 Pass
Varinota
20 Cents Replica of Central Bank of China note
De La Rue Garny, Germany
Woman’s Bust Set
10 20 (no image) 50
Small logo 50
Large logo 100 Small logo 100
Large logo 200 (small
image)
500
Also available with "Testschein" diagonally across note.
See IBNS for other samples.
Unit with Zukunfts-Bank,
Communica" Twin Sides Set
50 Units100 Units (No Images)
Collage of Currency (Old Logo) Set
1 Unit (NO IMAGE)5 Unit (NO IMAGE)10 Unit (NO IMAGE)20 Units50Unit (NO IMAGE)
Collage of Currency (New Logo)
1 Unit 5 Units 10 Units 20 Units 50 Units 100UnitsThanks
Henderik!
A doublesof
these available for sale/trade. Press sale icon for details.
5UnitsATM
1062 Thanks Henderik!
Euro “Test” Set – Thanks Henderik!
5Euro 10Euro
Euro “Sample” Set – Thanks
Henderik!
5Euro 10Euro 20Euro 100Euro
5EuroTABS
Thanks Henderik!
First working ATM patented 1973. Now defunct.
No Denomination
First working ATM patented 1973. Now defunct.
100 Units
Deutchmark Set Thanks Henderik!
10Deutchmarks 20Deutchmarks 50Deutchmarks
100Deutchmarks 200Deutchmarks 500Deutchmarks
Unit Set Thanks Henderik!
10
Units25Units50Units100Units250Units1000Units
European Banknote SetThanks Henderik!
10Swiss
Francs 50Swiss
Francs 200French
Francs 500Austrian
Shillings
Netherlands Gulden(Alex Linder) Set Thanks Henderik!
10
Gulden25
GuldenOld note25GuldenNew
note50Gulden100GuldenOld
Note250Gulden
10Cash
Master Testnote
Blank
In existence for almost three centuries, producing banknotes since 1736.
Units Set (NO IMAGES – ANYONE HAVE ANY?)
10 Units 20Units 50 Units 100 Units 1000 Units
10
Krooninote
Plates were found for this note were printed on one side.
The note of 1940 was not issued due to the breakout of World War II.
Unknown printers showing eurospecimens. Does anybody know the printers?
Map of Europe with Arches Set
5 Euro 10 Euro 20Euro 50 Euro 100 Euro 200 Euro 500 Euro
Vignettes of Current Money Set
5 Euro 10 Euro 20 Euro 100 Euro 200 Euro 500 Euro
Deutchmark on Front, Flags
onReverse Set
5 Euro10 DM10 Euro20 DM20 Euro50 DM50 Euro100 DM100 Euro200 DM200 Euro500 DM
10 Units Woman on blue paper
(NO IMAGE)
Current Euros Set Thanks Henderik!
5 Euro 10 Euro 20 Euro 50 Euro 100 Euro 200 Euro 500 Euro
French
samplewith woman with helmet bust.
Same
notewith front oriented in reverse.
These banknotes are from the 1250 series and were printed in France in the
late'70s and early '80s as Echantillon or sample notes. The entire series
was eventually dropped in favor of more modern designs.
000 UnitsBalzak
"No Value"
100 Musical
theme - Ravek
20 Unit
50 Unit
Fujitsu repeated
red stripes
redstripesJapanese
writing
10 DollarsFujitsu
Systems of America
20 DollarsFujitsu
Systems of America
20 DollarsPhoto-like
note
Value
AddedCoupon
Pesetas Spanish Note Set (NO
IMAGES - ANYONE HAVE ANY?)
1000 Pesetas2000 Pesetas
Thanks Henderik for this
entire set!
Woman's Bust (like De La Rue) Set
10
Units 25
Units 50
Units 100
Units
Two Circular Pattern Set
10
Units 25
Units 50
Units 100
Units
Red, White,&Blue Circles Set
10
Units 25
Units 50
Units 100
Units
Umbrella Set
10
Units 25
Units 50
Units 100
Units
75
Florijn
No
Unit"Laurel"&"Scan Coin"
20 DollarsReproduction of new U.S. 20
Green on White Set (NO IMAGES –ANYONE HAVE ANY?)
1 Units5 Units10Units20 Units50 Units
10 UnitsPersonal
Banking Machine Gift Certificate
10 UnitsPersonalBanking
Machine
20 Units
20 Units(Yellow)
50 Units (NO IMAGE -ANYONE HAVE ONE?)
100 Units (NO IMAGE -ANYONE HAVE ONE?)
250 Units (NO IMAGE -ANYONE HAVE ONE?)
50 Deutchmarks
Model 3624 (U.S.) SetThanks Henderik!
5 Units 20 Units
Model 4700 Finance Communication System (U.K.) SetThanks Henderik!
NoUnit
Shown (10) NoUnit
Shown (25)
Model 3614 (Neth.) SetThanks Henderik!
100Demoflorijnen 10Demoflorijnen
Model 3624 (Neth.) SetThanks Henderik!
25Demoflorijnen
Model 4736 (Neth.) SetThanks Henderik!
25Demoflorijnen 100Demoflorijnen
Model 4733 (Neth.) SetThanks Henderik!
5Demoflorijnen 50Demoflorijnen 250Demoflorijnen
$10/20/20/40
Different amount in each corner
Mirror Image Set
Joint venture between
Diebold&IBM. Wholly owned by Diebold now.
1 Unit
5 Units 20 Units
Sold out to Thomas de La Rue
in 1992
Units With World Map Set
10 Units (No Image) 20 Units (NO Image) 50 Units
100 Units
500 Units
1000 Units
Units "Paymaster"
in German Set (NO IMAGES - ANYONE HAVE ANY?)
10 Units 20 Units 50 Units 100 Units 200
Units
Eye Logo in Center w/web Addressat Bottom Set
5 Units 10 Units 10 Units(NoWeb Address) 50Units
Thanks Henderik for all
these!
No
Units
Several varients of this note exist: 72 X 140mm, 76 X 141mm, block letters on
back, and "cancelled" stamped numerously on back.
1
EurovisieEuro coins on front.
100 Marks (NO IMAGE -ANYONE HAVE ONE?)
500 Yen (NO IMAGE -ANYONE HAVE ONE?)
1000 Yen (NO IMAGE -ANYONE HAVE ONE?)
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Keba was kind enough to provide high resolution scans on CD.
If only I had the memory space to show these off at 300!
5 Units Front 5 Units Back
10Units
-"Keba"top left,"Zehn"lower left and right.(NO IMAGE -ANYONE
HAVE ONE?)
20 Units -"Keba"top left."Zwanzig"lower left and right(NO
IMAGE -ANYONE HAVE ONE?)
100 Units -"Keba"top left."Hundart"lower left and right(NO
IMAGE -ANYONE HAVE ONE?)
MCS9700 Set
10 Units 20 Units 50 Units 100 Units
1982Cartoon
Set
50 Units 100 Units
Deutchmarkwith German Notes Set (NO IMAGE – ANYONE HAVE ANY?)
10Deutchmarks 20Deutchmarks 50Deutchmarks 1000 Deutchmarks
Owned by De La Rue from 1992 to 1998.
DollarSet
with US Presidential Caricatures Set
1 Dollar 5 Dollars 10 Dollars 20 Dollars 50 Dollars 100 Dollars
FrontierSet
1 DollarOceanLiner5 DollarsTownView,
River/Bridge10
DollarsBuffaloherd20 DollarsSettlers
50 DollarsLoggingwith
hand saw100
DollarsCowboysroping cattle
LMLogo with Easy Banking Set (NO IMAGES – ANYONE HAVE ANY?)
10Units 20 Units 50 Units 100 Units 200 Units 500 Units
25th Anniversary of Mexico Printing Works in 1994
30th Anniversary of Banco de Mexico Printing in 1999
75th Anniversary of Banco de Mexico in 2000
Specimen w/Mexican motifs
Specimen w/Mancera&bank vault
Letter Set (NO IMAGES -
ANYONE HAVE ANY?)
C Unit D Unit
Thanks to Jim N for most these NCR note images. Check Jim's great newsletter by checking the links page.
Euro Buildings of Europe Set
10 Euro 50 Euro
Euro"If you are concerned about the euro ... you
can relax” Set
5 Euro.10 Euro 20 Euro 50 Euro 100 Euro
DeutchmarkPortraits Set
20 D Mark50 D Mark (NO IMAGE)100 D Mark
Personas Set
1 personas 5 personas 10 personas 20 personas
50 personas 100 personas 200 personas 500 personas
Provepenge Denmark Set
20 Provepenge(NO IMAGE)50 Provepenge (NO IMAGE)100 Provepenge500 Provepenge (NO IMAGE)