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NBS-ZIN Test Note Barilli; Polymer
| Issuer | National Bank of Serbia |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Size | 165 x 80 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio portrait of Milena Pavlović-Barilli set within a windowed frame, flanked by multicolour guilloche rosettes and a secondary portrait vignette at right with the artist's cursive signature. A small yellow vignette of a harp-playing figure occupies the lower-left corner; the year '2005' appears in large numerals at lower right alongside the serial number prefix. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, OVD (Optically Variable Device), Security thread |
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Test notes of this type were produced by ZIN — the Serbian state security printer — to evaluate polymer substrate behavior under local printing conditions. By 2005, the global shift toward polymer banknotes was well underway following Australia's lead in the late 1980s, and several European state printers were running internal trials to assess whether their existing intaglio and offset equipment could be adapted. The "Barilli" designation likely references an internal project or substrate supplier code rather than a public issue name.
Never intended for circulation. Surviving examples exist almost exclusively through printer archives or specialist collectors who obtained them through official channels.