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NBS-ZIN Test Note Barilli; Polymer
| Issuer | National Bank of Serbia |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | NATIONAL BANK OF SERBIA 2005 MILENA PAVLOVIĆ-BARILLI 1909-1945 ZIN THE INSTITUTE FOR MANUFACTURING BANKNOTES AND COINS 2005 SPECIMEN |
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| Reverse lettering | MILENA PAVLOVIĆ-BARILLI 1909-1945 2005 NBS-ZIN THE INSTITUTE FOR MANUFACTURING BANKNOTES AND COINS no value SPECIMEN |
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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.