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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
06/09/2020 Auction 170	World Banknotes	Lot 178	Ireland (Northern) Bank of Ireland Second Northern Ireland Type C "Sterling" issue 10 Pounds Pick 67b (BY NI.224b, PMI BA 121) ND 1985 signature D J Harrison and a first of the double prefix for this signature type and lower serial number AA 000115, otherwise this type starts at single letter prefix X with some stating even W 900001, a fresh and crisp UNC and very alluring in this high grade. These were the last issues for this design and introduced the word 'STERLING' below denomination at centre obverse and the '£' symbol was added to numerical values at corners. These changes made to reflect the end of the fixed exchange rate of par between the Irish Pound (Punt) and British Pound Sterling that took place in March 1979. A Thomas De La Rue engraving and printing but without imprint and in brown on multicolour featuring a statue of Hibernia at right and the well-recognized for the Bank - Medusa head at left with the row of the same head at upper centre with the exception that its now featured in the underprint. The reverse with various illustrations representing industry at centre of which is the Bank's building along with the Short Belfast - the heavy lift turboprop freighter plane with only 10 aircraft constructed, textile and thread rolls and the passenger ocean liner SS Canberra. An amazing 250 metre and 17 million Pounds liner that was named after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra and sponsored by the Dame Pattie Menzies, GBE, wife of the then Prime Minister of Australia - Robert Menzies. The ship entered service in 1961 and made her maiden voyage starting in June, operating on the combined P&O-Orient Line service between the United Kingdom and Australasia. So popular, the ship appeared in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever and in 1997 Gerard Kenny released the single "Farewell Canberra" which was specially composed for the last voyage, before it was withdrawn and sold to ship breakers for scrapping, and left for Gadani ship-breaking yard in Pakistan. Being such a solid construction, the scrapping process took a year instead of the planned 3 months. The ship also served as a troopship in the Falklands War being requisitioned by the MOD and quickly refitted for the purpose she sailed on 9th April 1982 travelling 9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km) away from the UK mainland and being put in the heart of the conflict she was nicknamed the Great White Whale. More banknotes like this	£95
18/03/2018 Auction 160	World Banknotes	Lot 224	Australia PROOF & SPECIMEN notes (57), all different and from the 1800's, various offices of issue from various banks: English, Scottish & Australian Chartered Bank, Royal Bank of Queensland Limited, The Union Bank, Bank of Australasia, Australian Joint Stock Bank, Commercial Bank of Tasmania Limited, The Bank of North Queensland Limited, National Bank of Australasia, Queensland National Bank Limited, Queensland Government, in 1 Pound, 5 Pounds, 10 Pounds, 20 Pounds, 50 Pounds & 100 Pounds denominations, most with cut bottom margin and mounting marks on reverse, in leuchtturm lighthouse album and slipcase, a fabulous collection of very scarce notes rarely seen, an opportunity not to be missed More banknotes like this	£7,500
06/09/2008 Auction 122	World Banknotes	Lot 326	Australia cheques London branch (3) Bank of New South Wales dated 1904 (2), & 2nd Bill of Exchange from The National Bank of Australasia Ltd dated 1909, all issued good Fine to VF More banknotes like this	£40

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