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Test Note Thomas De La Rue and Co. Ltd.
| Issuer | Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd. |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse lettering | THOMAS DE LA RUE & CO. LTD. LONDON ENGLAND |
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| Protection description | Watermark reproducing the central ornamental vignette motif, visible against light on the reverse. |
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| Comments |
De La Rue has produced specimen and test notes for internal and client demonstration purposes since the nineteenth century. These were never issued as currency — they exist to showcase printing capabilities, paper stock, security features, or new production techniques to prospective client governments and central banks. The watermark on this example would have been a deliberate selling point, paper security being among the firm's core commercial arguments.
No monetary authority stands behind this note. Its value to collectors is entirely as a document of the printing trade.