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World Banknotes (Day 1 of 3)
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 10th April 2013 Time: 1:00PM
Details: Viewing Details
Monday 8 April 2013, 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 9 April 2013, 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10 April 2013, 10am - 5pm
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Auction Lots - Page 8
351
Croatian Anti-Fascist Government Authority, 1000 dinara, decree of 15 January 1943, series H-XXI, serial number 18113, black text on pale blue and pink and red, soldiers in underprint at centre, red star within wreath at centre, manuscript signatures below, reverse black and white text, manuscript annotation and date '19.VI.46<\p>' low right, red circular handstamp low right with star at centre (Pick S144, Schwan-Boling 763), a solid very fine and very rare £2,500-3,000

CUBA
352
El Banco Espanol de la Habana, specimen 100 pesos, Habana, 18- (ca 1872), serial number 20001-20001, black and white, value in blue and green panel low centre, turreted maiden top centre, value in blue and green top left and right, bank title in vertical blue and green panel at left, counterfoil at left (Pick 23s), perforated, good extremely fine and very rare, a lovely and attractive note £1,500-2,000
353
El Tesoro de la Isla de Cuba, specimen 100 pesos, Habana, 12 August 1891, serial number 00000, blue-grey and white, shepherd boy and lamb at left, maiden at right, value in blue and orange guilloche at centre, Spanish royal arms low centre, counterfoil at left, reverse medallic heads in field (Pick 43s), handstamped CANCELLED, good extremely fine, attractive and very rare £600-1,000
354
Banco Nacional de Cuba, specimen 1 peso, (2), 1956, 1958, black and pale blue, Marti at right, specimen 5 pesos, 1958, black and green, Gomez at right and specimen 10 pesos (2), 1956, 1958, black and pink, De Cespedes at right (Pick 87as, cs, 91as, 88as, bs), faint mounting traces, good extremely fine (5) £150-200

CYPRUS
355
Government of Cyprus, specimen 1/-, 1 May 1942, specimen 2/-, 25 August 1947, and specimen 5/-, 1 November 1950, all purple and green, head of George VI at centre (Pick 20s, 21s, 22s), date in top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, mounting traces, good extremely fine, rare (3) £350-450
356
Government of Cyprus, 10/-, 15 September 1948, serial number F/7 045460, violet and olive brown, George VI at top centre, reverse violet and white, arms at top left (Pick 23) good fine, rare £200-250
357
Government of Cyprus, 5/-, 1 November 1950, serial number F/2 060015, blue and brown-purple on multicolour underprint, George VI at centre, value in tablet at centre and at top corners (Pick 22), original and fresh, very fine £200-250
358
Government of Cyprus, 3 piastres, 18 June 1943, prefix A/1, pale blue, George VI at centre, also 1/-, 1944, prefix C/6, purple and green, George VI at centre (Pick 28a, 20), extremely fine and very fine respectively (2) £80-120
359
Government of Cyprus, colour trial 250 mils, brown, colour trial £1, violet and colour trial £5, red and green, all ND (type of 1955), all Elizabeth II and map of Cyprus at right (Pick 33ct, 35ct, 36ct), perforated, uncirculated, attractive and rare (3) £800-1,000
360
Republic of Cyprus, an obverse composite essay for a 250 mils, ND (type of 1961), serial number A/1 000000, red-brown, pale green and lilac, fruit at left, arms and map of Cyprus at right (Pick 37 for type), unique £400-600
361
Republic of Cyprus, colour trial £1, ND (1961), red-orange and multicoloured, stone carving at left, arms and map of Cyprus at right, also colour trial £5, ND (1961), blue and multicoloured, embroidery at left, arms and map of Cyprus at right (Pick 39ct, 40ct), perforated, uncirculated and rare (2) £400-600
362
Republic of Cyprus, an obverse composite essay for a 1 pound, ND (1961), serial number A/1 000001, dark brown and pink and lilac, carving at left, arms and map of Cyprus at right (Pick 39 for type), unique £500-700
363
Central Bank of Cyprus, specimen 500 mils, ND (1964-79), green on multicolour underprint, arms at right, map of Cyprus at low right, value at top corners, reverse road with low of trees (Pick 42s), cancellation holes, overprinted SPECIMEN, £100-150
364
Central Bank of Cyprus, colour trial £5, ND (1964-66 issue), no serial numbers, purple on multicoloured underprint, arms at right, map at low right, value at top left and right (Pick 44ct), cancellation holes, overprinted SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE in top margin, some spots of foxing thus good extremely fine, scarce £180-220

DANZIG
365
Bank of Danzig, specimen 500 gulden, 10 February 1924, red serial number E 000001-E 025000, green and pale orange, Zeughaus (the Arsenal) at centre, arms at left, value low centre and at each corner, reverse green and lilac, statue at right (Pick 56s), ink date '25.3.24' in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, about uncirculated and rare £1,500-2,000

DENMARK
366
Copenhagen Exchange and Mortgage Bank, Denmark, 5 riksdaler, 1796, serial number 54631, black text on pale blue parchment-like paper, manuscript signatures below (Pick A29), about very fine and scarce £300-400
367
Frederikshavn Kreditbank, 10 kroner, ND (ca 1894<\!->), handstamped serial number 1920, green and pale brown, Mercury at left, buildings at centre (Pick S195), extremely fine £80-100

DJIBOUTI

Banque de l'indochine
368
Banque de l'Indochine, Djibouti, specimen 100 francs, ND (1928-38), serial number 0.00 000, multicoloured, woman with wreath and small statue of Athena at centre, value at low centre and low right, reverse Angkor statue (Pick 8s), perforated SPECIMEN, uncirculated £150-200
369
Banque de l'Indochine, Djibouti, 500 francs, 8 March 1938, serial number A.3 198, red-brown and green, woman with coat of arms and branch at left, ships at top centre (Pick 9b), about uncirculated, scarce in this grade and a beautiful note £300-400
370
Banque de l'Indochine, 1000 francs (5), ND (1938), Djibouti, multicoloured, market scene, Borduge and Baudouin signatures (Pick 10, Kolsky 617), fine to very fine (5) £180-220
371
Banque de l'Indochine, Djibouti, 5 francs, ND (1943), serial number B.64 742, blue and red on light gold underprint, helmeted female head at low left, value above, overstamped with cross of Lorraine and antelope head (Pick 11), hole-punch cancelled and handstamped ANNULE on obverse and reverse, firm edges and paper quailty good, overall fine and scarce £150-200
372
Banque de l'Indochine, Djibouti, 20 francs, ND (1943), serial number B.64 742, blue and red on light gold underprint, female head at right, value at low centre, overstamped COTE FRANCAISE DES SOMALIS B.C.C. DJIBOUTI in a rectangle at top right (Pick 12A), hole-punch cancelled and handstamped ANNULE on obverse and reverse, paperclip rust marks and a tear in upper margin, overall almost fine £150-250
373
Banque de l'Indochine, Djibouti, 20 francs, ND (19 February 1945), serial number F.11 0509/245509, red on yellow underprint, value at left, ornate border with flowers, reverse house and palm at centre (Pick 15), hole-punch cancelled, hand stamped ANNULE on obverse, overall about fine and scarce £120-180
374
Banque de l'Indochine, Djibouti, specimen 100 francs, ND (1946), serial number O.00 000, multicoloured, woman at right, man ploughing with oxen at right, value at top left and right, reverse man with anchor and workers (Pick 19As), perforated SPECIMEN, about uncirculated, becoming scarce £150-250

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
375
Banco Central de la Republica Dominica, specimen 5, 10 and 20 pesos, ND (1952), all serial number A 000000 A, black and white with orange seal, Sanchez, Mella and Trujillo respectively (Pick 68s, 69s, 70s), faint mounting traces, De la Rue seal at right, good extremely fine and scarce (3) £200-300

EAST AFRICA
376
Government of the East Africa Protectorate, a series of bromides showing three unissued designs, all dated 1 December 1919, the denominations are 1 rupee, 7 rupees & 50 cents, and 15 rupees, the 1 rupee has three bromides of the different layers of the obverse, and one of the reverse, and the others have three of the obverse and a shared image of the reverse, all are annotated with the intended dimensions of the note, the colour of the layer in question, and are dated 3rd November 1919 in the margin (unlisted, see Pick 7 for 1 rupee design with different bank title), some edges brittle and a few cracked, but generally presentable, an interesting discovery, unique (10) £500-700
377
East African Currency Board, uniface black and white die proof of a 20/- or £1, 15 December 1921, George V at top right, value at centre and top left, mounted on gridded and watermarked paper, printers marks/security features hand drawn in red ink (Pick 15 for type), damage at low right, overall good fine, unique £400-500
378
East African Currency Board, uniface black and white die proofs of a 1 rupee, 1 May 1920, George V at right, value in tablet at left centre, reverse hippo at centre, shield and spears below, value at left and right, mounted on gridded and watermarked paper, each side has printers marks/security features hand drawn in red ink (Pick 7 for type), this denomination not issued with this date (1 florin was issued instead), paper is annotated with date "12 Feb 1920", extremely fine, unique and interesting (2) £600-800
379
East African Currency Board, uniface black and white die proofs of a 1 florin, 1 May 1920, George V at right, value in tablet at left centre, reverse hippo at centre, shield and spears below, value at left and right, mounted on gridded and watermarked paper, each side has printers marks/security features hand drawn in red ink (Pick 8 for type), paper is annotated with date "4 april 1920", about extremely fine, unique and interesting (2) £500-700
380
East African Currency Board, uniface black and white die proofs of a 5/-, 15 December 1921, George V at low right, value at centre and low left, reverse lion at centre flanked by values, value also at each corner, mounted on gridded and watermarked paper, each side has printers marks/security features hand drawn in red ink (Pick 13 for type), paper is annotated with date "21st November 1921", good very fine, unique and interesting (2) £600-800
381
East African Currency Board, reverse die proof of a 1 florin, 1 May 1920, blue, hippo at centre, shield and spears below, value at left and right, also three vignettes of hippos, brown, the first the reverse of the image on the proof, the others size varations of a different design, all mounted on brown card (Pick 8), proof perforated CANCELLED and has some damage at left where mounted otherwise about extremely fine, vignettes as produced, unique and attractive (4) £200-300

A Superb 20 Florins
382
East African Currency Board, specimen 20 florins/two pounds, Mombasa, 1 May 1920, serial number A/1 000001-A/1 100000, pink-red and blue, head of George V top centre, value in underprint at centre and at left and right, three printed signatures low right, reverse pink-red and white, lion and value (Pick 11s), a most striking note and in the opinion of the cataloguer 'absolutely gorgeous', this must be one of the best looking of all the Commonwealth issues. Excessively rare £6,000-8,000
383
East African Currency Board, obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a 10000 shillings or 500 pounds (2), Mombasa, 15 December 1921, black, blue and turquoise, George V at top right, value at top left and each corner, reverse blue, lion at centre flanked by values, with values at each corner (Pick 19 for type), ink annotations "duplicate" and showing the date "22-8-25", obverse quite foxed, a remarkable essay of an iconic note, very attractive and unique £2,500-3,500
384
East African Currency Board, 20 shillings or 1 pound, 1 August 1951, serial number Y/2 02922, blue-black on multicolour underprint, George VI at top left, value at top right, reverse yellow/tan, lion at centre, flanked by values, value also at each corner (Pick 30b), a fresh and original good very fine £80-120
385
East African Currency Board, specimen 10,000 shillings, 2 January 1939, serial number A/1 00000, pale blue, pink and green, head of George VI top left in oval frame, value top right, three signatures low right, reverse pale blue, lion at centre (Pick 32 for similar), ink date '19.4.39' on reverse, a small nick at left centre margin otherwise a fresh example, almost uncirculated and very rare, this date not recorded in Pick £4,000-6,000
386
East African Currency Board, specimen 10/-, green, specimen 20/-, blue and specimen 100/-, red, all ND (1958), all serial number A 00000, all with four signatures low right and portrait of Elizabeth II at top left (Pick 38s, 39s, 40s), faint mounting traces, first two perforated, the 100/- no perforations. Red De la Rue seal low right, good extremely fine and rare (3) £500-700

ECUADOR
387
El Banco Comercial y Agricola, specimen 5 sucres, 15 July 1917, serial number 00000, black on orange and yellow underprint, three male portraits at centre right, cherub ('Abundance') at left, reverse orange, value at left and right (Pick S127s), cancellation holes, red SPECIMEN overprint, £250-350<@Heading CAPS>

ECUADOR/PARAGUAY
388
Banco Central del Ecuador, specimen 5 sucres (2), De Sucre at centre, and specimen 50 sucres, monument at centre, all black and multicoloured, all ND (1958), (Pick 113s, 116s), also Banco Central del Paraguay, a specimen set comprising 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 guaranies, law of 1952, all serie A, various dignitaries in field, also a specimen 50, 500 and 1000 guaranies (Pick 185as-190bs), faint mounting traces, red De la Rue seal, good extremely fine (13) £250-350

EGYPT

A 50 Piastres of 1899
389
National Bank of Egypt, 50 piastres, 1 January 1899, serial number A/1 257574, black, white and pink, sphinx at centre, value low centre and at each corner, Rowland signature, reverse green, value at left and right (Pick 1, Hanafy M1b), an original and pleasing good fine and very rare, one of the key notes for series £8,000-9,000

'The Two Camels'
390
National Bank of Egypt, specimen £1, 5 January 1899, serial number B/1 000001-B/1 350000, pink, pale orange-brown and black, two camels at centre, value at left and at each corner, reverse orange-brown, value at left and right (Pick 2 for type, Hanafy M1s ), perforated SPECIMEN, small stain low right field otherwise about uncirculated and an iconic issue for the Egyptian series, extremely rare and a lovely note £12,000-16,000
391
National Bank of Egypt, £1, 5 January 1899, serial number B/1 279829, black, white and pale orange-red, two camels at centre, value at each corner, Rowland signature, reverse orange-brown, value at left and right (Pick 2, Hanafy M1b), VG to fine, presentable enough for such a rare note and an iconic type note for series £2,500-3,000
392
National Bank of Egypt, 25 piastres (2), 1942, 1948, prefixes L/68 and L/88, purple and green, quayside scene at centre, Nixon and Leith-Ross signatures respectively (Pick 10c, 10e, Hanafy M1c, e), good extremely fine (2) £180-220
393
National Bank of Egypt, 50 piastres, 14 June 1918, serial number P/44 054734, brown-purple on yellow underprint, Sphinx at left, value at low left and top right, reverse blue, value at low centre and left and right (Pick 11, Hanafy M2b), original good fine, scarce £300-500
394
National Bank of Egypt, 50 piastres, 6 July 1916, serial number Q/66 004561, brown and pale brown and lilac, sphinx at right, value low centre and at each corner, Rowlad signature, reverse blue-green, value at left and right (Pick 11, Hanafy M2a), almost fine, rare £800-1,000
395
National Bank of Egypt, 50 piastres, 4 July 1916, brown and pale yellow-brown, sphinx at left, value right centre and low left and top right, Rowlad signature reverse blue, value in field (Pick 11, Hanafy M2a), very fine, rare £800-900
396
National Bank of Egypt, specimen £1, 9 February 1916, serial numbers R/28 000001-R/28 100000, blue and pale red, the Gate at the Temple of Kansu at left, value at right reverse green and orange, value (Pick 12as, Hanafy M2s), ink date '7.1.16' in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, good extremely fine and rare £800-1,200
397
National Bank of Egypt, £1, 28 July 1918, serial number S/8 002666, blue on pink and green underprint, ruins and palm trees at low left (Pick 12a, Hanafy M2b), a fresh and original good very fine, attractive and quite scarce £350-450
398
National Bank of Egypt, £1, 14 April 1918, serial number R/98 043810, blue and red, ruins at left, value at centre and at each corner, Rowlad handstamped signature, reverse green and pink orange, value (Pick 12, Hanafy M2b), almost very fine, scarce £450-550
399
National Bank of Egypt, a group of bromides, ca 1911, comprising £10 (4), three with design of feluccas and the ruins at Philae and one with a young woman in a veil at right most unusual and the last a new design (4) £200-300
400
National Bank of Egypt, specimen £10, 26 November 1918, serial X/24 000001-X/24 050000, brown and multicoloured, street scene and the Mosque of Qayetbay at right, value at left, reverse brown (Pick 14s, Hanafy M3), ink date '13.11.18' in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, good extremely fine, rare £1,000-1,500
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
World Banknotes (Day 1 of 3)
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 10th April 2013 Time: 1:00PM
Details: Viewing Details
Monday 8 April 2013, 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 9 April 2013, 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10 April 2013, 10am - 5pm
Any other viewing by appointment only
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