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proof

Also known as: proof
Related terms: prototype; trial-piece
Scope note: A proof is made as part of the working process. The term is only entered as an Object Name (as well as in the Description) for ceramics, coins or paper money. In the case of pictorial prints (engravings, woodcuts, etc.), the term 'proof' is only entered in the Description field and not repeated as an Object Name..
Broader terms: x8592; production/replication

1,365 related objects

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.519 |
Authority: BIOG114996 Issuer:Government of Seychelles |
Production place: Issued in:Seychelles

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.518 |
Authority: BIOG114996 Issuer:Government of Seychelles |
Production place: Issued in:Seychelles

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.174 |
Production place: Issued in:Cyprus

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.710 |
Production place: Issued in:Barbados

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.708 |
Production place: Issued in:British Guiana and West Indies

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.736 |
Production place: Issued in:Malaya

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.299 |
Production place: Issued in:Jamaica

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.731 |
Production place: Issued in:Malaya

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.740 |
Production place: Issued in:Falkland Islands

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.729 |
Production place: Issued in:Malaya

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.20 |
Production date: 1937 |
Production place: Issued in:Bermuda

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.738 |
Production place: Issued in:Malaya

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.356 |
Production date: 1941 |
Production place: Issued in:Malaya

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.64 |
Production date: 1940-1941 |
Production place: Issued in:Barbados

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.67 |
Production date: 1940-1941 |
Production place: Issued in:Barbados

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.721 |
Production date: 1941 |
Production place: Issued in:Malaya

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.717 |
Production place: Issued in:Jamaica

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.700 |
Production place: Issued in:Hong Kong

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.720 |
Production date: 1941 |
Production place: Issued in:Malaya

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.300 |
Production place: Issued in:Jamaica

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.728 |
Production place: Issued in:Malaya

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.754 |
Production place: Issued in:Cyprus

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.50 |
Production place: Issued in:Bahamas

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.744 |
Production place: Issued in:Jamaica

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.722 |
Production date: 1941 |
Production place: Issued in:Malaya

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.40 |
Production place: Issued in:British Guiana and West Indies

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.758 |
Production place: Issued in:Bahamas

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.584 |
Production place: Issued in:Trinidad and Tobago

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.32 |
Production place: Issued in:British Guiana and West Indies

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.756 |
Production place: Issued in:Cyprus

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.60 |
Production date: 1940-1941 |
Production place: Issued in:Barbados

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.41 |
Production place: Issued in:British Guiana and West Indies

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.725 |
Production date: 1941 |
Production place: Issued in:Malaya

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.586 |
Production place: Issued in:Trinidad and Tobago

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.22 |
Production date: 1937 |
Production place: Issued in:Bermuda

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.755 |
Production place: Issued in:Cyprus

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.52 |
Production place: Issued in:Bahamas

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.63 |
Production date: 1940-1941 |
Production place: Issued in:Barbados

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.759 |
Production place: Issued in:Bahamas

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.699 |
Production place: Issued in:Hong Kong

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.735 |
Production place: Issued in:Malaya

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.23 |
Production date: 1937 |
Production place: Issued in:Bermuda

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.25 |
Production date: 1937 |
Production place: Issued in:Bermuda

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.559 |
Production date: 1930 |
Production place: Issued in:Straits Settlements

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.588 |
Production place: Issued in:Trinidad and Tobago

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.698 |
Production date: 1939 |
Production place: Issued in:Hong Kong

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.705 |
Production place: Issued in:Bermuda

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.37 |
Production place: Issued in:British Guiana and West Indies

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.515 |
Authority: BIOG114996 Issuer:Government of Seychelles |
Production place: Issued in:Seychelles

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.753 |
Production place: Issued in:Tonga

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.749 |
Production place: Issued in:Tonga

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.597 |
Production place: Issued in:Tonga

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.596 |
Production place: Issued in:Tonga

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.594 |
Production place: Issued in:Tonga

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.750 |
Production place: Issued in:Tonga

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.599 |
Production place: Issued in:Tonga

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.751 |
Production place: Issued in:Tonga

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.748 |
Production place: Issued in:Tonga

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.277 |
Production date: 1942 |
Production place: Issued in:Gibraltar

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.275 |
Production date: 1927 |
Production place: Issued in:Gibraltar

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.280 |
Production place: Issued in:Gibraltar

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.276 |
Production date: 1927 |
Production place: Issued in:Gibraltar

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.274 |
Production date: 1927 |
Production place: Issued in:Gibraltar

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1981,1122.438 |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Issued in:Kendal (parish)

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.396 |
Authority: BIOG111786 Issuer:Government of Malta |
Production date: 1939 |
Production place: Issued in:Malta

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.397 |
Authority: BIOG111786 Issuer:Government of Malta |
Production date: 1939 |
Production place: Issued in:Malta

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.428 |
Authority: BIOG112068 Issuer:Government of Mauritius |
Production date: 1943 |
Production place: Issued in:Mauritius

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1981,1122.439 |
Authority: BIOG110666 Issuer:Kendal Bank |
Production date: 1800-1893 |
Production place: Issued in:Kendal (parish)

banknote; proof

Museum number: 2012,4244.60 |
Producer name: BIOG113525 Printed by:Perkins & Heath |
Authority: BIOG107397 Issuer:Enskilda Bank |
Production date: 1847 |
Production place: Issued in:Malare Provinsernas

banknote; proof

Museum number: 2012,4244.61 |
Producer name: BIOG113525 Printed by:Perkins & Heath |
Authority: BIOG107397 Issuer:Enskilda Bank |
Production date: 1847 |
Production place: Issued in:Malare Provinsernas

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.741 |
Production place: Issued in:Falkland Islands

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.757 |
Production place: Issued in:Cyprus

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.170 |
Production date: 1943 |
Production place: Issued in:Cyprus

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.304 |
Production place: Issued in:Jamaica

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.357 |
Production date: 1941 |
Production place: Issued in:Malaya

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.697 |
Production date: 1939 |
Production place: Issued in:Hong Kong

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.66 |
Production date: 1940-1941 |
Production place: Issued in:Barbados

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.707 |
Production place: Issued in:British Guiana and West Indies

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1981,1122.369 |
Authority: BIOG112370 Issuer:Monmouth & Abergavenny Bank |
Production date: 1812-1836 |
Production place: Issued in:Monmouth

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1981,1122.28 |
Authority: BIOG104100 Issuer:Beverley Bank |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Issued in:Beverley

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1981,1122.368 |
Producer name: BIOG194498 Made by:Coventry |
Authority: BIOG112370 Issuer:Monmouth & Abergavenny Bank |
Production date: 1812-1836 |
Production place: Issued in:Monmouth

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1981,1122.345 |
Authority: BIOG111691 Issuer:Macclesfield & Cheshire Bank |
Production date: 1808-1841 |
Production place: Issued in:Macclesfield

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1981,1122.179 |
Authority: BIOG108396 Issuer:General Bank |
Production date: 1800-1836 |
Production place: Issued in:Exeter

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1981,1122.216 |
Authority: BIOG179444 Issuer:Halifax Bank |
Production date: 1807-1836 |
Production place: Issued in:Halifax (West Yorkshire)

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1981,1122.276 |
Authority: BIOG111058 Issuer:Leeds Old Bank |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Issued in:Leeds (West Yorkshire)

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1981,1122.62 |
Authority: BIOG104573 Issuer:Brighton Union Bank |
Production date: 1805-1894 |
Production place: Issued in:Brighton (East Sussex)

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1981,1122.518 |
Authority: BIOG114374 Issuer:Richmond Bank |
Production date: 1851-1899 |
Production place: Issued in:Richmond (North Yorkshire)

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1981,1122.50 |
Authority: BIOG104511 Issuer:Bradford Old Bank |
Production date: 1804-1864 |
Production place: Issued in:Bradford (West Yorkshire)

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1981,1122.397 |
Authority: BIOG112870 Issuer:North Riding Bank |
Production date: 1821-1827 |
Production place: Issued in:Malton (North Yorkshire)

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1981,1122.536 |
Authority: BIOG114717 Issuer:Saddleworth Union Bank |
Production date: 1821-1826 |
Production place: Issued in:Saddleworth

banknote; proof

Museum number: 2016,4047.12 |
Producer name: BIOG242890 Printed by:Harrison & Sons |
Production date: 1991 |
Production place: Issued in:KazakhstanPrinted in:British Isles

banknote; proof

Museum number: 2015,4123.28 |
Producer name: Engraved by:James MoorePrinted by:De La Rue |
Authority: BIOG115225 Issuer:Government of Singapore |
Production date: 1980 |
Production place: Printed in:British IslesIssued in:Singapore

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1981,1122.71 |
Authority: BIOG104742 Issuer:Brymbo Iron Works |
Production date: 1800-1809 |
Production place: Issued in:Brymbo

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1984,0605.475 |
Authority: BIOG115873 Issuer:State Bank of Ethiopia |
Production date: 1950 |
Production place: Issued in:Ethiopia

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1981,1122.458 |
Producer name: BIOG36002 Engraved by:William Home Lizars |
Authority: BIOG104509 Issuer:Bradford Commercial Joint Stock Bank |
Production date: 1833-1859 |
Production place: Issued in:Bradford (West Yorkshire)

banknote; proof

Museum number: CIB.53073 |
Producer name: BIOG184263 Made by:Carpenter |
Authority: BIOG110051 Issuer:Ipswich Bank |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Issued in:Ipswich (Suffolk)

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1981,1122.52 |
Producer name: BIOG36002 Engraved by:William Home Lizars |
Authority: BIOG104509 Issuer:Bradford Commercial Joint Stock Bank |
Production date: 1833-1899 |
Production place: Issued in:Bradford (West Yorkshire)

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.245 |
Production date: 1940-1943 |
Production place: Issued in:Fiji

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.252 |
Production date: 1942-1943 |
Production place: Issued in:Fiji

banknote; proof

Museum number: 1999,0903.243 |
Production date: 1940-1943 |
Production place: Issued in:Fiji