De La Rue Giori - Gutenberg prototype/demonstration note

De La Rue Giori produced demonstration pieces like this one to showcase press capabilities to central bank clients — not for circulation, not as legal tender, and not tied to any issuing authority. The "Gutenberg" designation references Johann Gutenberg as a marketing hook, a choice the firm used across several proof and sample runs to lend the pieces a sense of craft heritage without committing to any national symbolism that might complicate sales pitches across borders.

The OVD inclusion dates this piece to the period when Giori was actively promoting intaglio-plus-OVD integration as a combined security solution — a significant selling point in the 1990s market.