East Africa Currency Board 1 FlorinPick 8 dated 1st May 1920 serial number A/4 28623 3 signatures at lower centre. A Thomas De La Rue printing in olive-brown and red featuring a medallion with a bust of KingGeorge V at right on obverse. The reverse in blue displaying a Hippopotamus with native spears and shield below. VF or near so and Exceptionally Rare note very seldom seen and offered with very few possible survivors left, one tiny pinhole
GambiaCentral Bank 1 Dalasi Commemorative "Opening of Central Bank 18.02.1978" SPECIMEN No. 027 Pick 8s ND 1978 serial number H 000000 punch-hole cancelled twice on signatures and red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint on both obverse and reverse, UNC. Purple on multi-coloured underprint featuring a sailing boat and Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, the First President of the Republic of Gambia, at right. The reverse Central Bank building in Banjul with commemorative text beneath. Watermarked with a Crocodile's head.
Rwanda Banque Nationale SPECIMEN100 FrancsPick 8s3 dated 1st July 1971 signature titles Administrateur and Gouverneur variety serial number AB000000 black SPECIMEN overprint diagonally on obverse and reverse. About UNC - UNC
Malaya and British BorneoOne Dollar 1959 issue, Printed by Waterlow and Sons, A/63 918053 Pick 8a">Pick 8a About Fine, Malaya (5) One Dollar 1.7.1941 issue Q/44 061447 Good Fine with an edge nick at the top, 50 Cents 1.7.1941 issue A/2 487797 Pick 10a VG, Ten Cents 1.7.1941 Pick 8 Fine, One Cent 1.7.1941 issue (2) Pick 6, both Fine, Malaysia (8) Twenty Ringgit 2012 issue, AD7365007 EF, Five Ringgit (2) 2012 issue Pick 52a, AA 0415258 early AA prefix UNC, undated issue (1985-1996) Solid security thread, NE 3613550, Pick 28a NEF a scarcer type, Two Ringgit DE0805932 Pick 40 NVF, One Ringgit (4) undated 1972-1976 issue, E/45 773088, Pick 7, Fine, undated 1981-1983 issue, AN 9746327, Pick 19a Fine, undated 1996-2000 issue, NM 9683132, Pick 39 EF, 2012 issue, signature Aziz, CF 2680515, Pick 51, EF
Sarawak $1 dated 1st January 1935 (2) series A/3 695200 and A/4 811363 , Pick 20, VG - Fine, Hong Kong Government of Hong Kong (2) Dollar ND(1936) Pick 312 and 10 Cents ND(1941) Pick 314 F-VF the 10 Cents with a banker's stamp obverse, Malaya 1st July 1941 issues (2) Dollar Pick 11 and 10 Cents Pick 8 VF or better, French Indo-China (3) Banque De L'Indochine 5 Piastres ND(1942-45) Pick 61, Piastre ND(1942-45), and Government General 20 Cents ND(1942) Pick 90 about Fine - VF, along with WW II Japanese occupation (3) 5,10 and 100 Dollars F-VF
World (36) in mixed grades to about UNC - UNC comprising an attractive selection of Spain issues mid 1920's to 1970's (12) comprising 2 Pesetas Pick 95 series 1938. 5 Pesetas (4) consisting of Pick 85">Pick 85 (2) series 1935, Pick 136 dated 5th March 1948 and Pick 145 dated 22nd June 1954. 10 Pesetas Pick 86 series 1935. 25 Pesetas Pick 74b 15.08.1928 series B3143993. 50 Pesetas Pick 75b 15.08.1928 series C0688044. 100 Pesetas (4) consisting of Pick 69c">Pick 69c dated 1st July 1925 series E3082553. Pick 76 dated 15th August 1928 series A6333496. And a near consecutive pair Pick 152 dated 17th November 1970 (2) series 3T 9802216 & 3T 9802218. And 500 Pesetas Pick 153 dated 23rd July 1971. Also a selection of pre and post war Hungary Pengo issues (5) consisting of 10 Pengő Pick 100 dated 22nd December 1936 no star Infront of block number. 100.000.000 Pengő Pick 124 dated 18th March 1946. 1 Milliard Pengo Pick 125 dated 18th March 1946. 1.000.000 Milpengő = 1.000.000.000.000 Pengő Pick 128 dated 24th March 1946. And a 1.000.000.000 Milpengő = 1.000.000.000.000.000 Pengő Pick 131dated 3rd June 1946. Denmark (2) including a 5 KronerPick 30i and 10 KronerPick 31p. Russia 500 Rubley Pick 14b 1912 (1927-17) signatures Shipov & Chikhirzhin and this the highest denomination of this issue and an impressively large sized note. A denomination set of the MalayaGeorge VI portrait 1941 issues (4) consisting of 1 Cent Pick 6. 5 CentsPick 7b. 10 Cents Pick 8. And 20 CentsPick 9a. Japan Hansatsu note. An Iraq 25 Dinars Gulf War Emergency 1990 Pick 74c. Along with a selection of Printer's Promotional and Test notes (9) as Giori Organization uniface William Shakespeare design. Bradbury Wilkinson IBNS 1992 No. 389. Thomas De La Rue IBNS 1991 No. 422 and a 100 Units IBNS 1997. De La Rue Giori 2.000 Units Leonardo Da Vinci. Walsall Security Printing 10 Units IBNS 1993. De la Rue 5 Units Orange with a river and town scene and a 50 Units green with a lumberjacks scene. Also a pink 20 Sterling Unit cash desk and ATM's test note.
Bahrain Monetary Agency Law of 1973 (4) in various grades VF-GVF to about UNC - UNC comprising 1/ Dinars (2) consisting of Pick 7 Law of 23/1973 (1973) solid security thread serial number TB597871 and Pick 17 Law of 23/1973 (1996) variety with brown shield in coat of arms and narrow segmented security thread serial number AB823727. A 1 Dinar Pick 8 Law of 1973 serial number FJ 113524. And along with the 20 Dinars Printed by false authorization Pick 16x Law of 1973 narrow segmented security thread and the variety confirmed by a wide space between the prefix letters in the lower right serial number TR 315527
East Africa Currency Board 1 FlorinPick 8 dated 1st May 1920 serial number B/7 20232 3 signatures at lower centre. A Thomas De La Rue printing in olive-brown and red featuring a medallion with a bust of KingGeorge V at right on obverse. The reverse in blue displaying a Hippopotamus with native spears and shield below. VF or near so and Exceptionally Rare note very seldom seen and offered with very few possible survivors left
NetherlandsSPECIMEN1 Gulden Zilverbon (Silver note) Pick 8s dated 1st May 1916 series IQ number 00000 in brown on light brown underprint and uniface. UNC and central perforation lines both vertically and horizontally splitting the note into 4 equal quadrants
Malaya Board of Commissioners of Currency KingGeorge Vi portrait issues 1940-41 (7) a various grade amalgamation VG - VF comprising 1940 issues (2) including 10 CentsPick 2 serial number E071835 and 25 CentsPick 3 serial number A424185. Along with 1st July 1941 issues (5) including 5 Cents Pick 7a no serial number uniface. 10 Cents Pick 8 no serial number uniface. 20 Cents pick 9a no serial number Coat of Arms of member states on reverse. 50 CentsPick 10a serial number A/17 043568 Coat of Arms of member states on reverse. And 1 DollarPick 11 serial number F/7 012129 Coat of Arms of member states on reverse and watermarked Lion's head.
Russia (Empire) Gosudarstveniy Bank 50 Rubley State Credit 1899 (1899-1917) issues (2) including a SPECIMEN note Pick 8s no serial numbers, signatures or signature titles can be observed on this note, "SPECIMEN" overprint in red at upper centre right and "ОБРАЗЕЦЬ" (Specimen) perforated at lower centre, About UNC Foreign Substance and an Exceptionally Scarce note. Accompanied by the regular issue Pick 8d serial number AP 269457 bearing signatures Shipov titled Управляющий (Manager) and Bogatyryov titled Кассиръ (Cashier), About UNC - UNC. The notes in black featuring a Portrait of Emperor Nicholas I, also the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland.
Albania & Romania (55) in mixed grades comprising mostly early 1900's circa World War II issues to modern. Some scarce issues including Albania 100 Franga Pick 8 ND(1940) series E2 number 3386, 20 Franga Pick 7 ND(1939) series E23 number 5553 and Romania 1000 Lei Pick 87 dated 20th September 1950, 1000 Lei Pick 85a dated 18th June 1948 and 500 Lei Pick 32b
Oman Currency Board Specimen Set ND (1973) "Rial Omani" Issues (6) comprising 100 Baiza Pick 7s, 1/4 Rial Omani Pick 8s, 1/2 Rial Omani Pick 9s, 1 Rial Omani Pick 10s, 5 Rials Omani Pick 11s, 10 Rials Omani Pick 12s. Comes with a letter of provenance from The Bank of Iran and The Middle East Tehran dated 1st February 1973. All series 000000, puncholed SPECIMEN and with red overprint SPECIMEN in English on reverse and Arabic on obverse. All about UNC - UNC each note with 2 staple holes left upper centre and Rare
The States of JerseySPECIMENS (2) 1 Pound SPECIMEN Pick 8s1 ND 1963 serial number A 000000 overprint SPECIMEN diagonally in black obverse and reverse, Padgham signature, olive green on pastel underprint portrait QE2 at right arms low centre value top left right and at centre and Mont Orgueil Castle on reverse. 5 Pounds SPECIMEN Pick 9s2 ND 1963 serial number B000000 overprint SPECIMEN diagonally in red obverse and reverse, Clennet signature, dark red on multicolour underprint portrait QE2 at right arms low centre value top left right and at centre and St. Aubins Fort on reverse. Both UNC with inked small numerals at upper right margin and printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Ltd
World (5) a group in mixed grades includes about UNC Asia & Australia early George VI issues 1940s comprising Ceylon1 RupeePick 36a dated 1st June 1948 straight edge at left George VI & Thuparama pagoda, Anuradhapura stamp on reverse. Malaya10 CentsPick 8 dated 1st July 1941 uniface George VI portrait at left. Australia 1 PoundPick 26b signed Armitage & McFarlane George VI & Shepherds. Along with Stamps (2) Tasmania Inland Revenue Beer Duty One Barrel Green 9 Shillings 1881 and Imperial Reply Coupon model Great Britain Type I Australia 2 1/2 d Blue Britannia holding trident & shield facing right looking towards arriving sailing ship with issue/exchange office circles to left & right watermarked GVR & Crown printed Waterlow & Sons Limited London last line reads "... OF THE MONTH OF ISSUE"
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