IraqNational Bank Seventh issue 5 Dinars Pick 40b Law of 1947 (1955) signature Abdul Ilah Hafiudh serial number F011834 and variety with small head watermark, GVF - EF pressed Exceptionally Rare and widely collected. In red on multicolour featuring the popular thick lips portrait of King Faisal II as an adolescent at right obverse. The reverse depicting an ancient carving illustrating Hamurabiy yatasallam al-sharia (King Hammurabi receives the Law), Hammurabi (at left) is in conversation with the sun god Shamash. Hammurabi was the King of Babylon between 1792 and 1750 BC and, although not one of the greatest of the Babylonian kings, he is known because of this stele which contains the code of laws. The illustration is adapted from the famous diorite stele, discovered in 1901-02, which contains the laws of Hammurabi . Printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. This note is a fine example of the last issue for the National Bank before it became Central Bank of Iraq. The Iraqi revolution of 1958 lead to monumental change in the rule and administration of Iraq which lead to significant changes in the banknotes circulating in Iraq. Although the Bank's title changed in July 1956 during the last years before the monarchy was overthrown in 1958, the Central Bank's first issued notes were released into circulation on 5th February 1959 (for a full story see ‘The First Bank Notes of Republican Iraq’ in IBNS Journal Volume 44 Number 4).
France (Kingdom & Banque de France) issues along with County of Perth 5 Pound Sterling coupons (17) various issues and denominations in mixed grades on average VF-GVF some with the usual pinholes and includes a few higher grade notes. Comprises Assignat issues (6) including 25 Sols Pick A55b (Ass 25a) dated 4th January 1792 series 1358. 10 Livres Pick A66b (Ass 36c) dated 24th October 1792 series 11314 and variety with Loraine cross at left and right at upper left and watermark "RP-FR". And 23rd May 1973 issues (4) consisting of 10 Sols Pick A68b (Ass 40b) series 68o. watermark "RF". 15 SolsPick A69b (Ass 41b) series 1512 watermark "RF/15s". And 50 Sols Pick A70b (Ass 42b) watermark "RF 50s" (2) series 2989 & 3101. Also Banque de France issues (5) including 10 Francs "Mineur" Pick 99f (Fayette F8.21) signatures Gargam & Roussou dated 7th April 1949 series B.192 02989. Along with 100 Francs (4) consisting of the "Merson" Pick 78c (Fayette F24.14) signatures Boyer & Strohl series E.47256 052 and hand stamped over watermark area. It's successor the "Merson modifié" Pick 86b (Fayette F25.46) signatures Roussau & Favre-Gilly series O.66427 358. "Sully" Pick 94 (Fayette F26.29) signatures Rousseau & Favre-Gilly dated 16th May 1940 (2) a consecutively numbered pair series Q.10800 855 & Q.10800 856. And "Corneille" Pick 149c (Fayette F65.19) dated 7th December 1967 signatures Morant, Bouchet & Tondu series E.281 04024. In addition Corporation of the County of Perth 5 Pounds Sterling Municipal Loan Fund interest coupons (5) all perforated PAID and the interest payable 30th June 1878 at the Bank of Scotland, London, England and with the last 2 digits of the year hand written and bearing the signature of Robert Jones. All series 0009 and includes a few consecutive Debenture numbers 0132, 0133 and 0134 along with 0042 and 0126. A collectible group
Isle of Man & Gibraltar 1 Pounds (12) all about UNC - UNC comprising Isle of Man Cashen issues Pick 40b (BY IM35b, IOMPM M534) ND 1990-2009 (6) including a consecutive set of 4 serial numbers V920496 - V920499 along with Y098680 & Y098700. Gibraltar Government issues Pick 20e dated 4th August 1988 (6) a consecutive set numbered L601956 - L601961.
Isle of Man (5) a denomination set, Cashen (4) and Dawson ND (1983) "50 Pounds" Issue, comprising 1 Pound M534, Pick 40b QE2 and Tynwald Hill, series X553005. 5 pounds M535, Pick 41b QE2 and Castle Rushen, series J462427. 10 Pounds M537 first series early issue 1998, Pick 44a QE2 and Peel Castle, series G500075. 20 Pounds M539 first series 1999/2000, Pick 45a QE2 and Laxey wheel, series D855461, and last is 50 Pounds M528 ND (1983) with Peter Grudgeon's portrait used only on this issue, Pick 39a QE2 and Douglas Bay, series 041753. All UNC and the 50 pounds printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, New Malden and the rest printed by Thomas de la Rue & De la Rue, London
Isle of Man Government (26), 50 Pence (2) issued 1969 a consecutively numbered pair series 025014 & 025015, signed Stallard, (Pick27) Uncirculated, 1 Pound (13) issued 1983 including a consecutively numbered run of 10 notes, signed Cashen, (Pick40b) about Uncirculated to Uncirculated, 5 Pounds (6) issued 1983, a consecutively numbered run series K361730 - K361735, signed Cashen, (Pick41b) Uncirculated, 5 Pounds (2), new issue with interesting consecutive serial numbers M479999 & M480000, 10 Pounds issued 1983 VERY LOW serial number K000027, signed Cashen, (Pick42) Uncirculated, 10 Pounds issued 1998 signed Shimmin, (Pick44b) Uncirculated, 20 Pounds issued 2000 signed Shimmin, (Pick45b) EF, a high grade collection
Isle of Man (6), 20 Pounds issued 2000, signed Shimmin (Pick45b), 50 Pence issued 1979, signed Dawson (Pick33a), 1 Pound issued 1972, signed John W. Paul (Pick29c), 1 Pound (3) issued 1991 signed Cashen, a consecutively numbered run, (Pick40b), all Uncirculated
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