The De La Rue Safeguard Pen – “The Millionaire Pen” Prototype

Onoto

£699

The Millionaire Prototype pen is rooted in a shared industrial history that dates back to 1905, when Onoto was originally introduced by De La Rue as a premium writing instrument brand. More than a century later, this connection is revisited through a contemporary experimental piece that brings together two defining systems of value: currency and writing. Based on the Onoto Scholar, the Millionaire Prototype pen is hand crafted from transparent resin, with shredded banknotes supplied by De La Rue embedded throughout both barrel and cap. The distribution of material is entirely non-uniform, resu

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UK company
Registered at Companies House as THE ONOTO PEN COMPANY LIMITED, number 03744683. Checked 2026-08-29.
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UK operations
Not yet checked.
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British-owned
No majority shareholding traced outside the UK. Companies House.
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Where it is made
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