Libya Bank of Libya First issue 5 Libyan Pounds Pick 26 AH 1382 - Law No. 4 of the 5th February 1963 series 4 B/6 513203, VF or slightly better and the second highest denomination in the series
World (211) a vast collection in an album ranging from VG to UNC and includes many and different examples from numerous countries and from different periods from 1920's and World War II period 1940's to modern. A few Scarce and more collectible notes include a Great Britain Bank of England 20 Pounds SomersetB351 prefix 73C and a Brixton 1 Pound. An interesting early issue Algeria5 FrancsPick 71b dated 19th May 1924 block Y.2802 series 447 signatures Moyse & Penalva. Bank of Scotland 1 Pound Pick 96a (PMS BA98a; BY SC104) first date and prefix 4th January 1945 series A 0351859, worn but Scarce. Belgium50 Francs / Frank = 10 Belgas / Belga Pick 106 dated 29th November 1944 series 5647J0460. Brunei an example of the very first banknotes issued and circulated in the country - 1 Ringgit/DollarPick 1a 1967. A Dominion of Canada25 CentsPick 11c 1923. Fiji 5 Shillings Pick 51d 1st September 1964 series C/12 142551. A selection of various French issues circa 1960's to modern including some very sought after examples as the 5 Francs "Pasteur" Pick 146a (Fayette F61.4) LAST date for signature type Tondu / Gargam / Morant dated 4th November 1966 block L.46 08696. 50 Francs Pick 148d (Fayette F64.28) LAST date for signature type Bouchet / Vergnes / Morant dated 3rd October 1974 block X.256 77027, also examples of the 1999 issues 50, 100 and 200 (2) Francs, a selection of 100 Francs Delacroix (8) with various dates and wording value with lines at upper left - 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 along with other various French examples. Also, French Equatorial Africa 100 Francs Pick 32 ND 1957 along with a West African States 100 Francs Pick 2a 23rd April 1959 no Code Letter. A Promotional set of the Jason Islands Len Hill notes 50 Pence and 1, 5, 10 and 20 Pounds, used to support the Birdland Zoo Gardens in Great Britain in the late 1970s. A RARE Libya Bank of Libya 5 PoundsPick 26 Law No. 4 of 5th February 1963 series 4 B/6 473591, an always sought after note. Luxembourg10 FrancsPick 44a, an American printing. Malta (2) 10 Liri Pick 47 and 20 Liri Pick 48. A Sweden modern 100 Krona P65a 2002, a higher denomination. Also includes other issues from Macedonia, Mozambique, Kuwait, China, Romania, Sri Lanka, Germany, Brasil, Peru, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Indonesia, Korea and many others. A very attractive lot
Libya Kingdom part denomination set of the 1st January 1952 'King Idris' issues (4) all in good Fine to GVF-EF comprising the 5 PiastresPick 12 series K/4 099561, red. 10 PiastresPick 13 series H/2 010338, green. 1/2 Libyan PoundPick 15 series D/2 941400, purple on multi-coloured underprint. And together with 1 Libyan Pound Pick 16 series C/3 883462, blue on multi-coloured underprint, some Rust spots. All Scarce and collectable examples
Libya UNITED KINGDOM Law of 1951 'Libyan Pound' issues (4) in about VF to about UNC comprising 5 PiastresPick 5 series L/2 223241, red on light yellow underprint - Roman forum at left obverse. 10 PiastresPick 6 (2) series K/8 567636 and K/12 881542, green on light orange underprint - Trajan arch at left obverse. Together with 1/4 Libyan Pound Pick 7 series G/1 523481, blue on light orange/green underprint - Ruins of the "Temple by the Sea" at left on obverse. A Scarce and interesting group of early UNITED KINGDOM notes
Libya - Kingdom of Libya Treasury Half Libyan Pound dated 1st January 1952 "King Idris" issue, series D/3 490451, Pick 15 featuring King Muhammad Idris as Sanussi on left and bush at lower centre, VF or about with light staining and scarce
An accumulation in a home-made cabinet and box includes GB Mint Set 1994, GB Proof Set 1970, GB Halfcrowns to Farthings 18th to 20th Century, GB 18th CenturyHalfpenny tokens (12), Anglesey Penny Token 1787, 19th Century Penny Tokens (3), Penny 1841 REG:, with World items including USA Mint Sets (2) 1972 and 1972D, USA Large Cents (4) 1812, 1837, 1842 and 1852, Austria Thaler 1780 Maria Theresa Restrike, as part of a group of USA, Canada, South Africa, France, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India and more, includes some in silver in mixed grades (lot), also a group of GB and World Banknotes (47) in mixed grades includes Libya - Bank of Libya Quarter Libyan Pound issued in the name of King Idris I in accordance with Law No.4 5th February 1963, and United Kingdom of Libya Ten Piastres , Law No.4, 24th October 1951 in the Reign of King Idris I, United Kingdom of Libya Five Piastres, Law No.4 24th October 1951, in the Reign of King Idris I
World (3) - Libya (2) & Lebanon (1) - Central Bank of Libya Half DinarPick 34b, ND (1971 & 1972), series 1 D/9 495148, Arms & Refinery, about UNC and 10 Dinars Pick 37b">Pick 37b, ND (1971 & 1972), series 1 A/19 757729, both with inscription at lower right on front - (sura 2, 188: "... Wa la ta’kulu amwalakum baynakum bi-l-batil - and do not use your funds among yourselves in an improper way"), GVF stained with a small tear on right but not extending to design, along with Republique Libanaise 50 Piastres Pick 37, 01.08.1942, City view on obverse, printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, New Malden, about UNC
Middle East (33) in mostly high grades comprising issues from Qatar (3) Monetary Agency issues including 1 RiyalPick 1a ND 1973 serial number A/7 700988 Red on lilac and multicolour. 1 Riyal Pick 13a ND 1985 serial number U/20 622783 watermark Hawk - beaks top bill overlaps bottom. 5 Riyals Pick 2 ND 1973 FRIST series serial number A/1 110243. Yemen Arab & Democratic Republic (9) including 1 Rial Pick 16B ND 1983 issue. 1 Rial Pick 11b ND 1973. 50 Rials Pick 15b ND 1973. 5 RialsPick 17c 1991. 1 DinarPick 7. 500 Fils Pick 6. 5 DinarsPick 8b. 10 Dinars Pick 9a. 250 FilsPick 1b ND 1965 serial number J949429. Libya (13) comprising 10 Dinars (3) including Pick 37b with inscription serial number I A/18 363826, Pick 46a serial number 2 A/94 705427 and Pick 61a serial number 4 A/72 591431. 1 Dinar Pick 54 serial number 4 J/2 278276. Law 4 of 5th February 1963 issues (3) comprising 1/4 PoundPick 23 serial number 3 F/1 575720, 1/2 Pound Pick 24 serial number 4 D/11 177014 and 1 Pound Pick 25 serial number 5 C/31 197607. 5 Dinars Pick 36b with inscription (2) serial numbers I B/41 312757 and I B/46 497265. 1 Dinars Pick 35b with inscription (2) serial numbers I C/26 820829 & I C/26 992999. 1/2 Dinar Pick 34a without inscription serial number I D/1 997005. 1/4 Dinar Pick 33b with inscription serial number I E/17 547670. Central Bank of Kuwait (5) including 20 Dinars Pick 16b L. 1968 (1986-91). 1/4 Dinar Pick 11a. 1 Dinar Pick 13d L.1960 prefix denominator 46. 5 Dinars Pick 14c prefix denominator 20 Contraband stolen by the Iraqi Forces during the Invasion in 1990. 10 Dinars Pick 15c prefix denominator 71. United Arab Emirates (2) including 5 Dirhams Pick 26 and 10 DirhamsPick 27.
Jordan (41) Five Fils to Quarter Dinar 1950s to 1990s issues in mixed grades some later dates EF and lustrous, Libya (26) One Millieme to 100 Milliemes 1952-1965 in mixed grades to EF
World (24) comprising Oman (2) including 200 Baisa Pick 14 ND (1985) purple on multicolour and 1/2 Rial Pick 16 ND (1977) green and purple on multicolour. Iran (4) including 100 Rials Pick 98 SH1350 2500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire reverse featuring Health, Agriculture, Education. 500 Rials Pick 103b 12-pointed stars in design on reverse and featuring Maidane Shahyad (later Shahyad Aryamer, today Banaye Azadi) monument Teheran, 1000 Rials Pick 138b Dome of the Rock Jerusalem on reverse and 5000 Rials Pick 106b Golestan palace Teheran on reverse. South YemenSouth Arabian Currency Authority 500 Fils Pick 2b ND (1965) serial number L840305. Afghanistan 1000 Afghanis Pick 53">Pick 53a">Pick 53a Blue Mosque, Mazar-e-Sharif on reverse. Libya (6) including 1/2 Dinar Pick 53 serial number 4 D/1 056304, 1/4 Dinar Pick 47">Pick 47 serial number 3E/6522535, 1/2 Dinar Pick 48 serial number 3D/6242258 serial number 3D/6 242258, 1/4 Dinar Pick 57a serial number 012896, 1/2 Dinar Pick 34b serial number 1D/10383468 and 5 DinarsPick 60b Camels on obverse and Battle of Al-Hani monument on reverse. Yemen (5) consisting of 10 Buqshas Pick 4 ND (1966) brown Lion of Timna on obverse, 20 Buqshas Pick 5 ND (1966) green and Alabaster head on obverse, 10 Rials Pick 13a ND (1973), dark blue on multicolour with Bronze head of King Dhamer Ali on obverse, 10 Rials Pick 18b Thulla on obverse and Al-Bakiliayah mosque on reverse and 20 RialsPick 19b Marble sculpture of god Dionysos on obverse and San'a on reverse. United Arab Emirates 5 Dirhams Pick 7a">Pick 7a Sharjah market at right on obverse and Khor Fakkan on reverse. Qatar1 Riyal Pick 7 Arms at right on obverse and Doha on reverse. Saudi Arabia 50 Riyals Pick 24b Dome of the Rock (Jerusalem) & King Abdulaziz Ibn Abd Fahd on obverse Al-Aqsha Mosque and Dome of the Rock Jerusalem on reverse. Syria (2) including 100 Pounds Pick 104c dated 1982 Hadrian's gate and row of columns in Palmyra & Queen Zenobia on obverse and Grain discharging facility Port of Lattakia on reverse along with 500 pounds Pick 105e dated 1990 Motifs from ruins of Kingdom of Ugarit on obverse and Gold bowl from temple of Baal in Ugarit on reverse. All about UNC - UNC
Libya (18), 10 Dinars (2) issued 1972, with inscription, (Pick37b), one with inked numbers on reverse and tiny edge nick pressed VF, the other about VF, 10 Dinars (2) issued 1980, scarcer signature 1, (Pick46a), one with small edge tear, pressed about VF, 10 Dinars (2), issued 1991 a consecutively numbered pair series 898197 & 898198, Omar el-Mukhtar at centre left, signature 5, (Pick61b), about Uncirculated, 10 Dinars (12), issued 2004, 2 x consecutively numbered runs series 271095 - 271100 and 458651 - 458656, portrait Omar el-Mukhtar at centre left, signature 9, (Pick70a), all Uncirculated
World War I and World War II a varied group (52) includes Belgium Commemorative World War I in bronze (3), Belgium Knight order of Leopold II, Belgium Jus de Grenier (5), Poland World War II Cross of Merit (2), France and Germany Star, Russia Veteran of Labour in silver, African medal 1940-1945 awarded to Belgian Military who served in Africa during World War II (Belgian forces served in the colonies of the Congo and Ruanda-Urundi and also in Nigeria, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Palestine and Madagascar during the conflict) (6), Belgium Medal for the Prisoners of War 1940-1945, Belgium Medal for the 1940-1945 War (3), along with other examples from Belgium and Poland, along with St. Johns Ambulance Association medal with bars from 1922 to 1936, and other decorative paranumismatic items, in mixed grades
World (10), high grade collection, Guernsey 5 Pounds signed Bull issued 1969 - 1975, Guernsey 1 Pound signed Hodder issued 1969 - 1975, New Zealand 10 Shillings signed Fleming issued 1960 - 1967, Gibraltar 10 Shillings dated 1958, Jersey6 PenceGerman Occupation of WW2 issued 1941 - 1942, Libya Miltary Authority in Tripolitania 5 Lire issued 1943, Canada10 Dollars signed Gordon & Towers dated 1937, Australia 10 Shillings signed Coombs & Wilson issued 1961 - 1965, Jersey 10 Shillings signed Padgham issued 1963 & Isle of Man 10 Shillings signed Garvey issued 1961, a good selection with some being Uncirculated or about
Libya (24), 5 Pounds issued 1963 (Pick26) VF, 1 Pound (2) issued 1963 (Pick25) one has been cleaned & pressed otherwise both Fine, 5 Pounds issued 1963 (Pick31a) about VF, 5 Dinars (7) issued 1971 (Pick36a) scarcer type without inscription, some toned and pressed, VF to good VF, 5 Dinars (2) issued 1972 (Pick36b) with inscription, one pressed good Fine the other original EF, 1 Dinar issued 1972 (Pick35b) cleaned & pressed Fine, 10 Dinars (10) issued 2004 a consecutively numbered run (Pick70a) Uncirculated
Libya, Bank of Libya 1/2 PoundSPECIMEN dated 1963 (AH1382) series 5 D/15 000000, Pick29s, crowned arms at left, perforated number 403, in PMG holder graded 64 Choice Uncirculated
Libya, Bank of Libya 10 Pounds dated 1963 (AH1382) series 4 A/10 875611, Pick27, crowned arms at left, minor rust, minor discoloration, in PMG holder graded 35 Choice Very Fine
LibyaCentral Bank 10 dinars issued 1972 (22) Omar EL Mukhtar at left and Arabic inscription bottom right, Pick37b, a few lower grades but mostly VF to EF, some better
LibyaCentral Bank 5 dinars issued 1972 (10) a consecutively numbered run series B/42 561668 to B/42 561677, Arabic inscription bottom right, Pick36b, UNC
Libya, Sudan, Arabic States and Africa in an album (36) in mixed grades, along with Libya 5 Dinars 1972 issue, with inscription Pick 36 A/UNC, and a further group of World in mixed grades (around 200)
LibyaCentral Bank (41) all issued 1972, 5 dinars with inscription Pick36b (9) and 10 dinars with inscription Pick37b (32), average good Fine to VF, some higher grades noted
Italy/GermanyWorld War II Circular bronze medal with integral loop for ribbon suspension; Obverse Arco dei Fileni monument centrally, the Italian fasces to the left, the German swastika to the right, the knot of Savoy below, CAMPAGNA ITALO-TEDESCA IN AFRICA ITALIENISCH-DEUTSCHER FELDZUG IN AFRICA, laurel leaves at the top, oak leaves at the base; Reverse with two armoured soldiers forcing open the jaws of a crocodile representing the British hold on the Suez Canal, signed ‘DE MARCHIS’ at the base, maker’s mark ‘LORIOLI MILANO’ to the left. The award was first created in ribbon form in 1942 for Italian and German troops in North Africa but on 7 January 1943 a medal was proposed by General Magli on behalf of the Supreme Command in Libya. The medal, though produced and distributed, was never officially recognised, VF with some residue
LibyaCentral Bank 10 dinars issued 1972 (13) a consecutively numbered run series A/45 063431 to A/45 063443, Omar EL Mukhtar at left and Arabic inscription bottom right, Pick37b, one is GEF the rest mostly UNC
LibyaCentral Bank 10 dinars issued 1972 (11) a consecutively numbered run series A/30 783254 to A/30 783264, Omar EL Mukhtar at left and Arabic inscription bottom right, Pick37b, mostly UNC
Morocco (3) 150 Dirhams 1981 King Hassan Coronation 20th AnniversarySilverProof nFDC uncased (300 minted), 100 Dirhams 1983 9th Session of the Mediterranean Games Silver Proof nFDC boxed with certificate, 50 Dirhams 1979 50th Birthday of King Hassan Silver proof FDC in the green box of issue, Libya 5 Dinars 1981 Year of the Disabled UNC, Tunisia5 Dinars 1982 Silver Proof KM#313 nFDC in capsule
LibyaCentral Bank 10 dinars issued 1971 (15) a consecutively numbered run, 1st series A/1 181509 to A/1 181523, Omar EL Mukhtar at left, Pick37a, tiny marks top edge, mostly UNC and high catalogue value
LibyaCentral Bank 10 dinars issued 1971 (10) includes consecutive numbers, all 1st series A/1, Omar EL Mukhtar at left, Pick37a, a couple with edge flicks but mostly UNC, high catalogue values
LibyaCentral Bank 10 dinars issued 1971 (15) a consecutively numbered run, 1st series A/1 181545 to A/1 181559, Omar EL Mukhtar at left, Pick37a, a few have tiny marks top edge, mostly UNC and high catalogue value
LibyaCentral Bank 10 dinars issued 1971 (10) a consecutively numbered run, 1st series A/1 180464 to A/1 180473, Omar EL Mukhtar at left, Pick37a, corner flicks, about UNC to UNC and high catalogue value
LibyaCentral Bank 10 dinars issued 1971 (10) a consecutively numbered run, 1st series A/1 180477 to A/1 180486, Omar EL Mukhtar at left, Pick37a, corner flicks, about UNC to UNC and high catalogue value
LibyaCentral Bank 10 dinars issued 1971 (10) a consecutively numbered run, 1st series A/1 180487 to A/1 180496, Omar EL Mukhtar at left, Pick37a, tiny marks top edge, corner flicks, about UNC to UNC and high catalogue value
LibyaCentral Bank 10 dinars issued 1971 (10) a consecutively numbered run, 1st series A/1 181525 to A/1 181534, Omar EL Mukhtar at left, Pick37a, tiny marks top edge, mostly UNC and high catalogue value
LibyaCentral Bank 10 dinars issued 1971 (10) a consecutively numbered run, 1st series A/1 181535 to A/1 181544, Omar EL Mukhtar at left, Pick37a, one has tiny mark top edge, UNC and high catalogue value
LibyaCentral Bank 10 dinars issued 1972 (21) a consecutively numbered run series A/30 783273 to A/30 783293, Omar EL Mukhtar at left and Arabic inscription bottom right, Pick37b, mostly UNC
LibyaCentral Bank 10 dinars issued 1972 (19) a consecutively numbered run series A/45 063411 to A/45 063429, Omar EL Mukhtar at left and Arabic inscription bottom right, Pick37b, mostly UNC
LibyaCentral Bank (41) all issued 1972, 5 dinars with inscription Pick36b (9) and 10 dinars with inscription Pick37b (32), average good Fine to VF, some higher grades noted
Libya 10 dinars issued 1972 (20) with the added inscription bottom right, portrait of Omar El Mukhtar at left, horsemen on reverse Pick37b, average Fine to VF
Tripolitania 1000 lire, British Military Occupation of Libya 1943 serial 40T 058816, PickM8a, a few handling marks & light central crease only, GEF and extremely difficult to find in this grade, rare
Tripolitania 500 lire, British Military Occupation of Libya 1943 serial 01T 435728, PickM7a, light central crease only, GEF and extremely difficult to find in this grade, scarce
Syriaone pounds 1939 Pick40 (20) all very low grade also £100 dated from 1958 to 1982 (10), mixed grades, plus various others including MexicoRevolution, Syria, Libya & Iraq in mixed grades
British Military Authority in Tripolitania (Libya) PickM1a to PickM6a, 1, 2, 5, 10, 50 & 100 lire, a few with light stains, average GVF to EF, some better
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