Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, 1000 francs, ND (1974), serial number 012898452, orange-brown, blue and multicoloured, President Bokassa at right, savanna scene with buffalos at centre, rhinoceros low left, reverse multicoloured (Pick 2), somewhat dirty surface, VG and scarce £150-170
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Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, 10000 francs, ND (1968), serial number C.1-13517, multicoloured, Emperor Bokassa at left, arms low left, reverse multicoloured, tractor at centre, ethnic carving at left and right, value top left and right, title ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE top margin (Pick 7), some ageing at right margin and a central crease otherwise good very fine with original strength to the paper, a splendid and iconic issue, very rare in this grade £1,500-2,500
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Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l' Ouest, specimen 500 francs, green and multicoloured, 1000 francs orange-brown and multicoloured, also 5000 francs, blue and multicoloured (cf Pick 610Ha, 611Ha, 113Aa), good extremely fine to uncirculated £300-350
CEYLON |
Government Issue, 5 rupees, Columbo, 1 September 1894, red serial number A/25 05095, black and white, value in green at centre (Pick 11a), an original fine and a rare early date for issue £400-600
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Government Issue, 5 rupees, Colombo, 1 November 1909, red serial number A/49 50081, black and white, value in green underprint (Pick 11a), last date of issue for type, VG, scarce £200-250
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Government Issue, 10 rupees, Colombo, 1 December 1925, serial number C/3 92950, green and lilac, value at centre, reverse elephant at centre (Pick 12c), paper retaining good body, almost very fine and scarce £400-450
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Government Issue, 10 rupees, Colombo, 2 October 1939, serial number D/64, 37025, green and lilac (Pick 25), a fresh and original good very fine thus scarce £300-350
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Government Issue, 1 rupee, prefix A/8, green, also 2 rupees, prefix E/1, purple, both 1 February 1941, George VI at left (Pick 30, 31), bankstamp on reverse of 2 rupees, extremely fine and good very fine (2) £120-160
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Government Issue, 5 rupees, 1 February 1941, serial number G/2 221779, purple, blue and lilac, George VI at left (Pick 32), about extremely fine and scarce £150-180
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Government Issue, 5 rupees, 24 June 1945, prefix G/36, purple and lilac, George VI at left (Pick 36a), soft central crease, an original about extremely fine thus scarce £200-300
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Government Issue, 10 rupes, 1 February 1941, red prefix J/2, blue and lilac, George VI at left (Pick 33), almost extremely fine, scarce £250-300
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Government Issue, 10 rupees, 12 July 1944, red prefix J/18 blue and lilac, George VI at left (Pick 36A), good very fine £120-140
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Government Issue, 10 rupees, 24 June 1945, red prefix J/29, blue and lilac, George VI at left (Pick 36A), thinned top centre otherwise extremely fine, scarce, good very fine £160-180
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Government Issue, 50 rupees, Colombo, 1 September 1941, serial number K/1 41557, purple and pale blue, also 5 rupees, 2 rupees and 1 rupee, all 1 February 1941, all George VI at left, prefixes A/8, E/1 and G/1 respectively (Pick cf37, 30, 31, 32), the 50 rupee the earliest date of issue for type and unlisted in Pick and very rare, VG to fine, balance generally fine or slightly better (4) £2,200-2,600
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Government Issue, 50 rupees, 12 July 1944, serial number K/5 30741, purple and pale blue, George VI at right, value at centre and top left and right, reverse purple, plough team in paddy field (Pick 37), pinholes top left otherwise about very fine and a rare date of issue £1,600-1,800
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Government Issue, 50 rupees, 12 July 1944, serial number K/6 34161, purple and pale blue, George VI at right, value at centre and top left and right, reverse purple, plough team in paddy field (Pick 37), a rare date of issue, some margin splits otherwise fine to very fine £750-850
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Government Issue, 50 rupees, 24 June 1944, serial number K/7 58832, purple and pale blue, George VI at right, value at centre and top left and right, reverse purple, plough team in paddy field (Pick 37), a pleasing and original very fine, rare in this grade £1,500-1,800
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Government Issue, 100 rupees, Colombo, 24 June 1945, serial number L/15 76377, green, lilac and pale orange, bust of George VI at left, palm trees in field, value at centre and at top left and right, reverse green, the Iaxapana Waterfall at centre (Pick 38), pinholes at left otherwise uncirculated and unusually good grade for this type £900-1,000
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Government Issue, 100 rupees, Colombo, 24 June 1945, serial number L/15 76378, green, lilac and pale orange, bust of George VI at left, palm trees in field, value at centre and at top left and right, reverse green, the Iaxapana waterfall at centre (Pick 38), a consecutive note to the preceeding lot, about uncirculated, rare in this grade £900-1,000
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Government Issue, specimen 1000 rupees, 1 July 1938, serial number 0/00 000000, blue-purple and multicoloured, bust of George VI at left, value at centre, signature low left and right, reverse purple and pale blue, dhow and coastline at centre (Pick 39 for similar), about fine, quite pleasing, extremely rare and no other examples believed extant £9,500-11,500
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Government Issue, 50 cents (3), 1.2.1942, 14.7.1942, 1.6.1948, lilac and multicoloured, all King George VI at left, reverse serial number, and 10 rupees, 12.7.1944, blue and multicoloured, King George VI at left, reverse Temple of the Tooth, Kandy (Pick 45a, Pick 36a), the three 50 cents notes very good, the 10 rupees about very fine (4) £20-30
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Central Bank, colour trial 1 rupee, 20 January 1951, green, pale red and lilac, George VI at left, reverse green, stairway at right (Pick 47 for similar), perforated, uncirculated and rare £200-250
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Central Bank, 1 rupee (3), prefixes A/1, A/14, A/20, blue and multicolored, George VI at left (Pick 47), first an original good very fine, balance good extremely fine (3) £100-120
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Central Bank, 2 rupees (2), 16 October 1954, serial numbers E/23 867736/737, purple-brown and lilac, Elizabeth II at left (Pick 50), uncirculated and a scarce consecutive pair (2) £300-350
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Central Bank, 2 rupees, 16 October 1954, serial number E/19 487719, purple-brown and lilac, Elizabeth II at left (Pick 50), uncirculated, scarce £100-120
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Central Bank, colour trial 10 rupees, ND (c.1952), serial no L/21 000000, purple-brown on pale green underprint, reverse green and purple, Queen Elizabeth II at left (Pick 52ct), black SPECIMEN overprint, perforated, about uncirculated to uncirculated rare £120-160
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Central Bank, 50 rupees, 3 June 1952, serial number R/9 47760, blue and pink and lilac, Elizabeth II at left (Pick 52), very fine, scarce £180-220
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Central Bank, 100 rupees (2), 3 June 1952, serial number V/17 04330/331, brown and lilac and green, Elizabeth II at left (Pick 53), a rare consecutive pair, foxing spot on second note otherwise good extremely fine and above average for type (2) £1,200-1,400
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Central Bank, 100 rupees, 3 June 1952, serial number V/17 04332, brown and lilac and green, Elizabeth II at left (Pick 53), an original extremely fine thus rare for this type £800-1,000
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Central Bank, 100 rupees, 16 October 1954, serial number V/27 57699, brown and lilac and green, Elizabeth II at left (Pick 53), numerals on reverse otherwise an original very fine £150-180
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Central Bank, 100 rupees, 16 October 1954, serial number V/30 19902, brown and lilac and green, Elizabeth II at left (Pick 53), a fresh and original good very fine, scarce £300-400
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Central Bank, a presentation album in red Morocco leather with title in gold, containing specimen 2 rupees, 5 rupees, 10 rupees, 50 rupees and 100 rupees, all 1 June 1970 with zero serial numbers, Bank title in English on both sides, these notes design of 1968-1969 (Pick 72b, 73b, 74, 75, 76), as issued, the notes are mounted on board at the left margin, unusual and very rare, the 50 and 100 unrecorded in Pick with this date £800-1,200
CHILE |
El Banco de A. Edwards y Ca, specimen colour trial 1 Peso, 1.7.1879, with counterfoil, serial no 100001, black on green underprint, girl at upper left, arms at lower right, reverse green, two busts of Mercury (Pick S236s), uncirculated and a lovely little note, rare £100-150
CHINA |
Ming Dynasty, Da Ming Bao Chao, 1 kuan (1368-1399), black text on mulberry bark, two red rectangular seals on face of note (PAA 10), above average for type, a pleasing example and rare in this grade £2,500-3,000
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Ming Dynasty, Da Ming Bao Chao, 1 kuan, (1368- 1399), black text on mulberry bark, two red rectangular seals on face of note (PAA 10), poor but a genuine example of the iconic note £500-600
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Qing Dynasty, Da Qing Bao Chao, 500 cash, 6th year Emperor Xian Feng (c.1857), blue and white, red seal on face, Honan overprint (Pick A 5) 500 cash annotation on reverse, good very fine and scarce £400-600
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Bank of Communications, $5, Peking, 1 September 1912, red serial number 252790, blue and pale yellow-cream, ship, warehouse and locomotive, crossed flags top centre, small circular Chinese chop at left and right, reverse brown, pale pink and pale blue, value at centre and at each corner, printed signature low left and right (Pick 107c, Smith Matravers C126-23), slight tape top and low centre and apart from three vertical creases an original and fresh very fine and thus extremely rare £3,000-5,000
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Pei Yang Tientsin Bank, 3 dollars, ND (c.1910), black serial number 088658, orange, green and multicoloured, green dragon at left and right, Li Hung Chang top centre, boats on a canal low centre, reverse green and red, text (PS 2522), uncirculated and scarce £1,200-1,800
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Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, specimen $5, Shanghai, 1 January 1912, serial number 375001-39500, blue and orange-yellow, arms top centre, value at centre and at each corner, Smith signature, reverse red, Ceres and Cherubs (PS 352s), ink date 'March 1912' in top margin, perforated, uncirculated and rare £600-800
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Banque Industrielle de Chine. A spectacular Bank presentation frame made to commemorate the opening of the Bank. The frame is bordered by a hand executed design and with title BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE also executed by hand. After the failure of the bank, the set passed by hand to Banque Franco-Chinoise in Paris and was subsequently presented to one of the Chief Cashiers of the Banque de Paris et Pay Bas. The notes are uniface obverse and reverse specimens of the 1914 and 1918 Shanghai issue and comprise $1, blue, $5, blue, $10, blue, $50, purple, $100, blue and $500, purple. All have ornamented lion low left and right and are dated 1918. Various famous buildings are depicted on the reverses (PS 395, 396, 397, 397A, 397B, 397C), the notes are overprinted SPECIMEN and the whole series in an excellent state of preservation, most unusual and extremely rare. £17,000-22,000
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International Banking Corporation., $5, Hankow, 1 July 1918, blue serial number 129621, green, white and multicoloured, eagle and twin globes at centre, two printed signatures below, value at left and right, reverse brown, eagle and globes at centre, value at left and right (PS 407), an original very fine and scarce £400-600
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International Banking Corporation, $10, Peking, 1 January 1910, blue serial number 155730, black, white and multicoloured, eagle and twin globes at centre, two printed signatures below, value at left and right, reverse blue-grey, eagle and globes at centre, value at left and right (PS 414), fine and rare £300-400
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Central Bank of Manchukuo, an obverse uniface 5 yuan, ND (1933), red zero serial numbers, brown and multicoloured, flag at left, bank building at right also an obverse uniface 10 yuan, ND (1933), red zero serial numbers, flag at left, bank building at right (Pick J 126, 127 for type), some ageing, split top centre of 10 yuan, good very fine and rare (2) £300-400
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Central Bank, obverse and reverse uniface proof 50 customs gold units, Shanghai, 1930, red serial number 00000, violet and white, Sun Yat Sen at top centre (Pick 329 for type), uncirculated, scarce (2) £250-350
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Republic of China, specimen 10 yuan, 1953, red serial number I II III 0000000, grey and black, allegorical farming couple at centre, value at left and right, reverse grey and multicoloured, arms at centre, value at left and right (Pick 870, Lu B 17), extremely rare and a most desirable item £6,000-8,000
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Republic of China, Taiwan Bank, 500 yuan (2), 1976, 1981 (Pick 1985, 1987), 1000 yuan (2), 1976, 1981, all Sun Yat Sen at left (Pick 1986, 1988), pinholes on last 1000 yuan, generally about uncirculated (4) £100-150
COLOMBIA |
El Banco de Cundinamarca, 1 peso, Bogota, 10 January 1884, serial number 0450, black and white, value in pale blue, bank building at left, three signatures below (PS 176), almost extremely fine and scarce £200-250
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El Banco de Cartagena, 100 pesos, 10 March 1900, purple handstamped serial number 00035, black and white, value in pink in field, city view top centre, docks at left, eagle at right, two manuscript signatures below, reverse pale blue, maidens and value (PS 351), very fine and scarce £150-250
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Banco de Medellin, 50 centavos, 1895 issue, black on gold underprint, portrait of woman with flag at left, beehives at top centre, grapes at right, reverse gold (Pick S592s), perforated "SPECIMEN B W & Co LONDON" with counterfoil at left, about uncirculated and very scarce £100-150
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El Banco de Sogamoso, 5 pesos, manuscript date 28 October 1882, serial number 10441, black and white, value in pale green low centre, horses top centre, three manuscript signatures below, reverse lilac and white, bank title and value (PS 841), good very fine, scarce £150-200
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