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50 Pounds National Bank of New Zealand Limited
| Issuer | National Bank of New Zealand Limited |
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| Year | 1877-1894 |
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| Printer | Perkins, Bacon & Petch (Perkins, Bacon and Co.), United Kingdom (1820-1935) |
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| Obverse description | The British royal arms vignette is centred at the upper portion of the note, flanked by the bank's monogram seals in oval guilloche cartouches at left and right, all printed in red-orange on a fine lathe-work underprint. The bank title and incorporation legend arc across the upper field, with denomination ovals bearing '£50' at the upper corners. A large bold letterpress 'FIFTY.' overprint in dark blue ink dominates the central field, with the word 'FIFTY' repeated in a panel at lower left and signature lines for Dunedin issuance below; a SPECIMEN cancellation punch and overprint appear at lower centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE NATIONAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND LIMITED INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACTS AND THE NEW ZEALAND ACT 1.1873 DUNEDIN WE PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND FIFTY POUNDS STERLING FOR THE NATIONAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND LIMITED FIFTY |
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The National Bank of New Zealand Limited was incorporated in London in 1872 and operated as a British overseas bank, meaning its notes were designed and printed in the UK for export to the colony. Perkins Bacon's steel intaglio work was the standard of the period for anti-forgery security — their siderographic process, transferring engraved designs onto printing plates, was the same technology underpinning many colonial and South American issues of the era.
A fifty-pound denomination in 1870s–1890s New Zealand represented a substantial sum — well beyond ordinary commercial transactions — so surviving examples with genuine circulation wear are rare. Most would have passed between banks or large merchants rather than through public hands.