Auction Realised Prices For World Banknotes

Search for Race in all categories

Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
05/12/2021 Auction 175	World Banknotes	Lot 114	Italy (5) a collectible group consisting of some very collectible notes as the 1000 Lire "Ornata di Perle" (Decorated with Pearls) Pick 88b dated 11th February 1949 signatures Menichella & Urbini series H251 number 003927 printer I.P.S. Officina Carte-Valori, Rome and seal type Medusa/Bank's Monogram , VF - GVF. A faint purple on light brown underprint featuring a fabulous portrait of one of the "Three Graces" of the painting "Primavera", by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli made in the late 1470s or early 1480s. The reverse in blue and grey with guilloche panels. Also the 500 Lire "Mietitrice" Pick 51d dated 19th December 1940 signatures Azzolini & Urbini block Q219 number 7832 seal type Italia/Fascio, VF or near with small tape repairs at marginal tears at left and right. The common name amongst Italian collectors - "Meatrice" (Harvester/Reaper), perhaps given due to the bold slightly au naturel image of a female farm harvester on obverse, holding a sickle in one hand and in the other holding a sheet of wheat, and also seated on sheets of wheat. The reverse with Panthenonic -like statue with 3 allegorical figure representing "Economy", "Law" and "Finance". Printed in Rome by Officina della Banca d'Italia and a rather larger sized note popular amongst collectors. Together with a trio of 100000 Lires in mixed grades VG - about VF including Pick 108a dated 20th June 1978 signatures Baffi & Stevani (2) serial numbers RA 416853 G and TA 245653 D. Along with Pick 108b dated 1st July 1980 signatures Ciampi & Stevani serial number JA 376858 J. More banknotes like this	£60
05/09/2021 Auction 174	World Banknotes	Lot 71	China, People's Bank of China (2) 10 yuan front & back Specimen proofs dated 1949, trace number 001992, series (I II III) 000000 , both notes uniface and still attached at left side, Pick 815s for type, mount marks on reverse & small piece missing top right edge from front note, front note GEF and reverse note about UNC More banknotes like this	£160
05/09/2021 Auction 174	World Banknotes	Lot 73	China, People's Bank of China (2) 5 yuan front & back Specimen proofs dated 1948, trace number 16914, series (I ii iii) 0000000 , both notes uniface, Pick 801s for type, paper abrasions reverse from being mounted, cleaned & pressed, GEF or better More banknotes like this	£140
05/09/2021 Auction 174	World Banknotes	Lot 74	China, People's Bank of China (2) 500 yuan front & back Specimen proofs dated 1949, front trace number 0059124 & back trace number 0059114, series (I II III) 0000000 , both notes uniface, Pick 845s for type, mount marks reverse & stains, GEF or better More banknotes like this	£140
05/09/2021 Auction 174	World Banknotes	Lot 72	China, People's Bank of China (2) 200 yuan front & back Specimen proofs dated 1949, trace number 010354, series (II V I) 000000 , both notes uniface, Pick 837s for type, mount marks reverse & internal tears from being removed from archives, GVF to EF More banknotes like this	£120
06/12/2020 Auction 171	World Banknotes	Lot 158	Italy (3) a trio of the 1000 Lire "Ornata di Perle" (Decorated with pearls), as known amongst Italian collectors, all in GVF or about and in 2 different date varieties including Pick 83 dated 20th March 1947 signatures Einaudi & Urbini (2) block U 101 number 029397 and block Q90 number 068666. Along with the later dated Pick 88d dated 25th September 1961 signatures Carli & Ripa block U443 number 005121. All printed by I.P.S. Officina Carte-Valori, Rome, watermarked with the bust of "Italia" and seal type "Medusa". These notes very popular amongst collectors and feature the portrait of one of the "Three Graces" of the painting "Primavera", by the early Renaissance Italian painter Sandro Botticelli. More banknotes like this	£38
06/09/2020 Auction 170	World Banknotes	Lot 183	Ireland (Republic) Currency Commission Lady Lavery 1 Pound 'War Code' Letter B in red Pick 2C (PMI LTN18, BY E078) dated 6th August 1941 series 01M 028624 signatures Joseph Brennan & James J McElligott. The note in green on yellow and pale violet underprint featuring portrait of Lady Hazel Lavery on obverse and the River Lee mask on reverse. Fresh and relatively crisp about EF - EF Pinholes and a scarcer note. These Emergency Tracer Overprint Codes also called War Codes were identifying code letters used as wartime security measures as the notes continued to be printed in England and then shipped to Dublin for issue. More banknotes like this	£130
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1606	Scotland North of Scotland Bank Limited Seventh issue 5 Pounds Pick S645 (PMS NS44b, BY SC715b) post-war dated 1st July 1947 serial number DE064736 and signed George Logan Webster titled General Manager. VF or slightly better with very faint Pencil Annotation at upper margin and a tiny marginal tear at right but these not affecting the general appearance of the note and not extending into the design, the note in red and the obverse featuring an illustration of Aberdeen's King's College at centre and 3 Coat of Arms at 3 corners - top left is the Bank's Coat of Arms, top right is the County of Aberdeenshire and at lower left is the City of Aberdeen. The reverse displaying an enlarged Bank's Coat of Arms at centre on a guilloche panel. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co. Limited London and watermarked with a bust of Sir William Wallace based on the statue on Union Terrace in Aberdeen by Sir William Stevenson along with the Bank's monogram. The North of Scotland Bank notes have been and always are keenly sought after by collectors due to their imperviously beautiful design. It makes this a very rare and desirable note along with the fact that this bank was the last of Aberdeen issuers, the relatively small quantity of notes issued and this being the last design just before the bank's identity was completely lost in 1950 even through the Aberdonian directors determined efforts to preserve their independence after the London-based Midland Bank acquisition in 1923. All these facts make this a very rare and seldomly offered note More banknotes like this	£60
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1607	Scotland North of Scotland Bank Limited Seventh issue 5 Pounds Pick S645 (PMS NS44b, BY SC715b) wartime dated 1st July 1944 serial number CE008069 and signed George Logan Webster titled General Manager. VF faint Pencil Annotation at upper margin, the note in red and the obverse featuring an illustration of Aberdeen's King's College at centre and 3 Coat of Arms at 3 corners - top left is the Bank's Coat of Arms, top right is the County of Aberdeenshire and at lower left is the City of Aberdeen. The reverse displaying an enlarged Bank's Coat of Arms at centre on a guilloche panel. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co. Limited London and watermarked with a bust of Sir William Wallace based on the statue on Union Terrace in Aberdeen by Sir William Stevenson along with the Bank's monogram. The North of Scotland Bank notes have been and always are keenly sought after by collectors due to their imperviously beautiful design. It makes this a very rare and desirable note along with the fact that this bank was the last of Aberdeen issuers, the relatively small quantity of notes issued and this being the last design just before the bank's identity was completely lost in 1950 even through the Aberdonian directors determined efforts to preserve their independence after the London-based Midland Bank acquisition in 1923. All these facts make this a very rare and seldomly offered note More banknotes like this	£50
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 268	Guernsey Treasurer of The States World War II German Occupation notes (3) in comprising 2 Shillings 6 Pence Pick 18 (BY GU27a) serial number A/D 3629 signed H.E. Marquand titled Treasurer and the note printed on white paper in blue with "2'6" in brown at centre in the underprint and the reverse featuring a blue panel at centre with the Guernsey Seal at centre, about Fine Minor Cuts/Tears. 6 Pence Pick 24 (BY GU24b) dated 1st January 1942 serial number X 0456 signature H. E. Marquand and the note printed on blue paper and in black on blue/mauve underprint featuring the Guernsey Seal at centre reverse, VF or near so. 1 Shilling Pick 29 (BY GU25b) dated 1st January 1943 serial number T 0728 signed H.E. Marquand Red overprint on Pick 26 (BY GU26) and printed on white paper in black on yellow and brown underprint on obverse and brown reverse featuring the Guernsey Seal at centre, VF - GVF. The German troops landed in Guernsey by plane on 30 June 1940, after an offensive race through France and the British government decided the islands were not strategically important and left them undefended which resulted in the start of five years of occupation. The islands were turned into an "impregnable fortress" on the express orders of Adolf Hitler and a fifth of all the defence works in the Atlantic Wall were built on the Chanel islands. Scarce and interesting notes More banknotes like this	£320
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 123	Australia Queen Elizabeth II 1 Pounds signed Coombs & Wilson (2) including the earlier Commonwealth Bank of Australia issue 1953-1960 Pick 30a signature title at left Commonwealth Bank of Australia serial number HE/25 873167 about UNC along with the later Reserve Bank of Australia issue 1961-1965 signature title at left Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia serial number HJ/88 918523 VF. The notes in black on green and yellow underprint featuring Coat of Arms at upper centre and cameo portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right on obverse and reverse in green with facing portraits of Charles Sturt and Hamilton Hume. Captain Charles Napier Sturt (28 April 1795 – 16 June 1869) was a British explorer of Australia, and part of the European exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from both Sydney and later from Adelaide. His expeditions traced several of the westward-flowing rivers, establishing that they all merged into the Murray River. He was searching to prove his own passionately held belief that there was an "inland sea" at the centre of the continent. Hamilton Hume was an early explorer of the present-day Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. In 1824, along with William Hovell, Hume participated in an expedition that first took an overland route from Sydney to Port Phillip. More banknotes like this	£46
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 311	Italy Banca D'Italia 1000 Lire Pick 88d dated 25th September 1961 signatures Carli & Ripa (2) a consecutively numbered pair U390 0066430 & U390 0066431. The obverse in dark blue and brown featuring one of the "Three Graces" (Aglaia, Eufrosine and Talia) from the painting "Primavera" (by Botticelli) on left and a red Medusa seal at lower centre on obverse, the reverse featuring the denomination on a guilloche panel at centre and a Monogram of Banca d'Italia at right. Printed by I.P.S. Officina Carte-Valori, Rome inscribed in small script at lower left margin on obverse, these notes are also known amongst Italian collectors as "Ornata di Perle" (Decorated with Pearls). Both GEF - about UNC with Minor Foreign Substance on reverse More banknotes like this	£32
04/06/2017 Auction 157	World Banknotes	Lot 256	Straits Settlements One Dollar 1925 issue Pick 9a K/26 50549 EF with light traces of folds, Rare More banknotes like this	£800
04/06/2017 Auction 157	World Banknotes	Lot 233	Portuguese India 1000 escudos SPECIMEN dated 1959 series No.000000, trace number 30 in red ink top right, mounting residue left edge, Pick46s, about UNC and scarce high value More banknotes like this	£450
04/06/2017 Auction 157	World Banknotes	Lot 234	Portuguese India 30 escudos SPECIMEN dated 1959 series No.000000, trace number 31 in red ink top right, mounting residue left edge, Pick41s, about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£340
04/06/2017 Auction 157	World Banknotes	Lot 235	Portuguese India 300 escudos SPECIMEN dated 1959 series No.000000, trace number 31 in red ink top right, mounting residue left edge, Pick44s, about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£320
04/06/2017 Auction 157	World Banknotes	Lot 237	Portuguese India 600 escudos SPECIMEN dated 1959 series No.000000, trace number 30 in red ink top right, mounting residue left edge, Pick45s, about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£320
04/06/2017 Auction 157	World Banknotes	Lot 232	Portuguese India 100 escudos SPECIMEN dated 1959 series No.000000, trace number 31 in red ink top right, mounting residue left edge, Pick43s, GEF to about UNC More banknotes like this	£240
04/06/2017 Auction 157	World Banknotes	Lot 236	Portuguese India 60 escudos SPECIMEN dated 1959 series No.000000, trace number 31 in red ink top right, mounting residue left edge, Pick42s, about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£240
04/06/2017 Auction 157	World Banknotes	Lot 258	Sweden 1000 kronor dated 1939 series D,44674f, an issued note used a SPECIMEN, 1 punch hole at left and perforated ANULLERAD on all 4 sides, pinholes & mounting traces right edge on reverse, GEF and scarce More banknotes like this	£200
06/03/2016 Auction 152	World Banknotes	Lot 242	China, People's Bank of China (2) 10000 yuan front & back Specimen proofs dated 1949, trace number 20717, series (I II III) 00000000 , both notes uniface, Pick854s for type, mount marks on reverse, GEF to about UNC More banknotes like this	£80
07/12/2014 Auction 147	World Banknotes	Lot 354	Saint Thomas and Prince 20 escudos SPECIMEN dated 1944, inked trace number 40 top right & 2 small punch-holes, Pick29s, Bradbury Wilkinson imprint, UNC More banknotes like this	£280
07/09/2014 Auction 146	World Banknotes	Lot 418	Jersey £5 Specimen, QE2 portrait, issued 1972 series B000000, Clennet signature (small inked trace number 147 reverse), Pick9s2, UNC More banknotes like this	£55
30/11/2013 Auction 143	World Banknotes	Lot 210	Ireland Republic Central Bank Lady Lavery £1 (3) a consecutively numbered run dated 30.9.76, series 79L (Blake/Callaway LTN 63-only goes up to 78L), Pick64d, UNC and possibly highest traced last series More banknotes like this	£70
30/11/2013 Auction 143	World Banknotes	Lot 276	Papua New Guinea SPECIMEN set issued 1975, 2 kina, 5 kina, 10 kina & 20 kina, all series AAA 000000 with matching trace number 0311, Pick1s1 to Pick4s1, UNC More banknotes like this	£60
02/03/2013 Auction 140	World Banknotes	Lot 611	Nepal Specimens & colour trials (6), 5 rupees 1974 Specimen in red Pick23s and colour trial in purple Pick23ct, 10 rupees Specimen Pick24s & colour trial Pick24ct, 50 rupees Specimen Pick25s and 20 rupees Specimen Pick32s, all with punch-holes & trace numbers, UNC More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The World Specimen Banknote Collection	£550
02/03/2013 Auction 140	World Banknotes	Lot 528	Ghana printers Specimens dated 1979 (6), 1 cedi Pick17s, 2 cedis Pick18s, 5 cedis Pick19s, 10 cedis Pick20s, 20 cedis Pick21s and 50 cedis Pick22s, all series AA000000 with trace numbers on reverse, UNC More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The World Specimen Banknote Collection	£380
02/03/2013 Auction 140	World Banknotes	Lot 552	Iraq printers colour trials issued 1971 (2), 1/4 dinar Pick56ct in brown & 1/2 dinar Pick57ct in blue, SPECIMEN ovpt. and 1 punch-hole, trace numbers 60 and 71 respectively on reverse, UNC More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The World Specimen Banknote Collection	£300
02/03/2013 Auction 140	World Banknotes	Lot 534	Guinea printers Specimens dated 1985 (5), 50 francs Pick29s, 100 francs Pick30s, 500 francs Pick31s, 1000 francs Pick32s & 5000 francs Pick33s, all series AA000000 with trace numbers on reverse, UNC More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The World Specimen Banknote Collection	£220
01/09/2012 Auction 138	World Banknotes	Lot 511	Portuguese Guinea 5 escudos SPECIMEN dated 1944, 2 punch-holes & inked trace number 369 top left, Pick25s, faint edge stain at bottom centre otherwise UNC More banknotes like this	£140
01/09/2012 Auction 138	World Banknotes	Lot 492	Jersey £10 Specimen 1976-88 series DB000000, inked trace number 135 on reverse, signed Clennet, Pick13s, UNC More banknotes like this	£19
04/12/2011 Auction 135	World Banknotes	Lot 608	Jersey Specimens (3) all issued 1972 with Clennett signature, £5 series EB000000, £5 series GB000000 both Pick12as and £10 series CB000000 Pick13as, all with small ink trace number on reverse, about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£50
04/09/2011 Auction 134	World Banknotes	Lot 1139	South Africa (4) Boer Prisoner of War One Shilling and Two Shillings Green Point Track Capetown Racecourse, One Shilling and Two Shillings Marshall Stamp money Bulawayo, VF More banknotes like this	£85
04/09/2011 Auction 134	World Banknotes	Lot 934	Jersey £5 Specimen in red issued 1963 series B000000 signed Clennett, trace number 158 in ink on reverse, Pick9s1 UNC More banknotes like this	£50
06/03/2011 Auction 132	World Banknotes	Lot 414	Jersey £5 Specimen, QE2 portrait, issued 1963 serial B000000, Clennet signature (small inked trace number 166 reverse), Pick9s2, UNC More banknotes like this	£20
06/03/2011 Auction 132	World Banknotes	Lot 413	Jersey £5 Specimen, QE2 portrait, issued 1963 serial B000000, Clennet signature (small inked trace number 165 reverse), Pick9s2, about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£15
01/03/2008 Auction 120	World Banknotes	Lot 455	Jersey £5 SPECIMEN ovpt in black, signed Padgham serial A000000, Pick9as, trace number 192 reverse top border, UNC More banknotes like this	£30
01/03/2008 Auction 120	World Banknotes	Lot 456	Jersey £5 SPECIMEN ovpt in red, signed Padgham serial A000000, Pick9as, trace number 307 reverse top border, UNC More banknotes like this	£30
02/09/2007 Auction 118	World Banknotes	Lot 241	Congo Democratic Republic 100 franc SPECIMEN, trace number 152 top right corner, serial SA000000, Pick6s, faint stains, GEF More banknotes like this	£32

Please browse the results of our past auctions using the navigation tools above.
Or browse our previous auctions using our text-based directory

With London Coins selling your material could not be easier. We offer free appraisals, probate valuations, house visits, free collection of bulky material from your home, immediate cash offers and an auctioneering service.

If you have material to sell we offer a straightforward and easy to follow service which gives you the option of consigning your material to auction, or selling it to us direct for cash.

For further details please see our How To Sell Your Coins page and request our information pack.