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World Banknotes (Day 2 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: 11th April 2013 Time: 10:00AM
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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Auction Lots - Page 3
651
Bank Melli Iran, specimen set of the ND (1944) issue, comprising specimen 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 (2), 500 and 1000 rials, all with Shah Pahlavi at right, value at each corner, reverse landmarks and landscapes (Pick 39s-46s), various combinations of cancellation holes, perforations and overprints, the 1000 rials has a paperclip mark at top left, otherwise all about uncirculated or better (8) £4,000-4,500
652
Bank Melli Iran, colour trial 20 rials and 200 rials, ND (1948), purple and multicoloured, and grey-blue and multicoloured respectively, both Shah Pahlavi at right (Pick 48ct, 51ct), cancallation holes, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated, rare (2) £300-400
653
Bank Melli Iran, specimen 500 rials, ND (1944), blue and lilac, Shah Pahlavi at right, arms at centre, reverse blue, the ruins of Persepolis at centre (Pick 45s), printers annotations and date '6/1/44' in margins, extremely fine, rare and attractive £600-800
654
Bank Melli Iran, set of the 1954 issue comprising, 10 rials, purple, 20 rials, dark brown, 50 rials, green, and 100 rials, maroon, all on multicolour underprint, Shah Pahlavi at right (Pick 64-67), about uncirculated or better (4) £150-200
655
Bank Melli Iran, a selection of notes comprising, 5 rials, ND (1944), 10, 50 and 200 rials, ND (1948-51 issue), 10 rials 1958, and 50 and 1000 rials, 1962, all with Shah Pahlavi at right or centre (Pick 39, 47, 49, 51, 68, 73, 75), about uncirculated or better (8) £500-600

Bank Markazi
656
Bank Markazi Iran, an obverse partial die proof 500 rials, type of 1962, black and white, Shah Pahlavi at right, signature combination 10 (Pick 82 for similar), good extremely fine and rare £300-400
657
Bank Markazi Iran, an obverse composite essay for the issue of 100 rials, ND (c1976), red zero serial numbers, Shah Pahlavi and Shah Reza at right, signature 16, Bank Melli low centre (Pick 108 for type), unique £200-300
658
Bank Markazi Iran, colour trial 10000 rials, ND (1972), red zero serial numbers, violet and multicoloured, Shah Pahlavi at centre, value at each corner, signature combination 11, reverse violet, the National Council of Ministries in Teheran at centre, value low left and right (Pick 96act), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, mounting traces at left edge otherwise uncirculated and rare £600-800
659
Bank Markazi Iran, specimen 5000 rials (3), red, and specimen 10000 rials (3), blue, all ND (1981), three pairs of signatures 19, 20 and 22 respectively, majority watermarked with arms, one 10000 rials with Republic seal, (Pick 133s, 139s, 134s), uncirculated, rare (6) £350-550

IRAQ

King Faisal I
660
Government of Iraq, specimen 1/2 dinar, 1 July 1931, serial number A 500001-A700000, brown and lilac and green, King Faisal I at right, Al Askari, Hilton Young and Hornsby signatures, reverse brown and white, value and bank title (Pick 2as), ink date '6.2.32' in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, good extremely fine and rare £1,500-2,000
661
Government of Iraq, specimen 1 dinar, 1 July 1931, serial number A 000001-10000000, blue and lilac and white, King Faisal I at right, three printed signatures below, value at each corner, reverse blue and white (Pick 3as), ink date '11.7.31' in top margin, perforated, good extremely fine and rare £1,500-2,000
662
Government of Iraq, specimen 10 dinars, 1 July 1931, serial number A 050001-A075001, violet and multicoloured, King Faisal I at right, three printed signatures below, value at each corner, reverse violet and white (Pick 5s), ink date '26.2.32' in top margin, perforated, good extremely fine and a lovely bright printing, extremely rare £4,000-6,000

King Ghazi
663
Government of Iraq, die proof 1/4 dinar, law of 1931 (ca 1935), no serial numbers, green and white, King Ghazi at right, two printed signatures below, value at each corner (Pick 7pr), perforated, good extremely fine and very rare £1,000-1,500
664
Government of Iraq, specimen 1/4 dinar, law of 1931, serial number E 200001-F 200000, green and pale yellow and lilac, King Ghazi at right, Kennet and Amin signatures, reverse green and white (Pick 7es), ink date '31.7.40' in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, good extremely fine and rare £500-700
665
Government of Iraq, specimen 1/2 dinar, 1931 (1936), serial number A 900001-B 400000, brown and lilac and white, King Ghazi at right, two printed signatures below, value at each corner, reverse brown and white (Pick 8s), ink date '3.8.34' in top margin, perforated, good extremely fine and rare £1,000-1,500
666
Government of Iraq, specimen 1 dinar, 1931, serial number B900001-C400000, blue and lilac, King Ghazi at right, reverse blue and white (Pick 9s), dated '3.5.34' in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, good extremely fine, rare £800-1,200
667
Government of Iraq, specimen 100 dinars, law of 1931 (1936), serial number A 007251-A 009250, blue and lilac and white, King Ghazi at right, two printed signatures below, value at each corner, reverse blue and white (Pick 12s), ink date '4.5.39' in top margin, perforated, extremely fine and very rare £6,000-8,000

King Faisal II
668
Government of Iraq, specimen 1/4 dinar, 1931 (1942), serial number R 360001-T 360000, green and lilac and white, King Faisal II as a child at right, two printed signatures below, value at each corner, reverse green and white (Pick 16s), ink date '12.3.47' in top margin, perforated, small damage low right otherwise good extremely fine and rare £1,000-1,500
669
Government of Iraq, 1/4 dinar, law of 1931 (1942), serial number H304, 033, green on multicolour underprint, King Faisal II as child at right (Pick 16), fresh and original extremely fine £300-400
670
Government of Iraq, 1/4 dinar, law of 1931 (1942), serial number Q703, 505, green on multicolour underprint, King Faisal II as child at right (Pick 16), fresh good very fine £250-350
671
Government of Iraq, 1/4 dinar and1 dinar, both law of 1931 (1942), serial numbers J605, 289 and C/1 744, 300, green and blue respectively on multicolour underprint, King Faisal II as child at right (Pick 16, 18), presentable and original fine (2) £400-500
672
Government of Iraq, colour trial 1/2 dinar, L 1931 (1942), no serial numbers, red, pale green and lilac, value at each corner, portrait of King Faisal II as a child, no signatures, reverse red and white, value and bank title (Pick 17ct) mounting traces, red BRADBURY WILKINSON seal, pencil '1931' in top margin, good extremely fine, attractive and very rare, PMG 30, a pleasing very fine, scarce £2,000-2,500
673
Government of Iraq, specimen 100 dinars, law of 1931 (1943), serial number A043251 - A065250, blue and multicoloured, King Faisal II as a child at right, Kennet and Amin signatures, reverse blue and white, value (Pick 21s), ink date '23.6.43' in top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, two creases and faint mounting traces at right, otherwise fresh good extremely fine and very rare £2,500-3,500
674
Government of Iraq, specimen 1/4 dinar, law of 1931 (1945), serial number X 360001-Z360000, green and lilac and yellow, a young King Faisal II at right, reverse green and white (Pick 22s), perforated SPECIMEN, ink date '7.5.49' in left field, good extremely fine and rare £1,200-1,800
675
Government of Iraq, colour trial 1/2 dinar, law of 1931 (1945), no serial numbers, red and multicoloured, King Faisal II as a youth looking upwards, value at each corner, reverse red, value at left and top centre and at each corner (Pick 23ct), perforated, uncirculated and very rare, attractive £1,400-1,800

National Bank
676
National Bank of Iraq, colour trial 1/2 dinar, law of 1947 (1950), serial number A000000, blue and multicoloured, a young King Faisal II at right, reverse blue, the ruins of Samara at centre, value at left (Pick 28ct), cancellation holes, uncirculated and rare £800-1,200
677
National Bank of Iraq, 1 dinar, Law of 1947 (1950), serial number S966454, blue on multicolour underprint, young King Faisal II at right, value at each corner (Pick 29), original and fresh, good very fine £150-200
678
National Bank of Iraq, 1 dinar, Law of 1947 (1950), serial number U976979, blue on multicolour underprint, young King Faisal II at right, value at each corner (Pick 29), about uncirculated £200-250
679
National Bank of Iraq, 1 dinar, 1950 and 5 and 10 dinars, 1955, blue, red and purple respectively, King Faisal II at right (Pick 29, 40, 41), first fine, others very fine (3) £400-500
680
National Bank of Iraq, colour trial 1/2 dinar, law of 1947, serial number H000000, blue and multicolour, King Faisal II as an adolescent at right, reverse blue, the ruins of Smarra at centre, value at left (Pick 38act), cancellation holes, uncirculated and rare £800-1,200
681
National Bank of Iraq, colour trial 5 dinars, law of 1947, serial number A000000, blue, green and multicolour, King Faisal II as an adolescent at right, reverse olive green, Hammurabi receiving the laws at centre, value at left (Pick 40act), cancellation holes, uncirculated and rare £1,000-1,500
682
National Bank of Iraq, specimen 5 dinars, ND, law of 1947, (ca 1955), serial number D 400001-F 200000, red and pale green and lilac, a young King Faisal II at right, reverse red, Hammurabi receiving the laws at centre, value at left (Pick 35s), scuffed, ink date '12/1/55' in top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, extremely fine and rare £600-800
683
National Bank of Iraq, specimen 5 dinars, law of 1947, serial number D400001-F200000, red, green and pink, King Faisal II as an adolescent at right, reverse red, Hammurabi receiving the laws at centre, value at left (Pick 40bs), ink date '12/1/55' in top reverse margin, perforated SPECIMEN, good extremely fine, rare £1,000-1,500
684
National Bank of Iraq, 5 dinars, Law of 1947 (1953), serial number E643929, red on multicolour underprint, King Faisal II at right (Pick 35), a presentable almost very fine £300-400
685
National Bank of Iraq, 5 dinars, Law of 1947 (1955), serial number G170505, red on multicolour underprint, King Faisal II at right (Pick 40), pressed but very fine, attractive £400-500
686
National Bank of Iraq, colour trial 10 dinars, law of 1947 (1952), serial number B000000, green and multicolour, King Faisal II as an adolescent at right, reverse green, Assyrian ox and priest at centre, value at left (Pick 41bct), perforated, uncirculated and rare £800-1,400
687
National Bank of Iraq, 10 dinars, Law of 1947 (1955), serial number D466168, purple on multicolour underprint, King Faisal II at right (Pick 41), pressed, fine £250-350
688
National Bank of Iraq, 10 dinars, Law of 1947 (1955), serial number E178300, purple on multicolour underprint, King Faisal II at right (Pick 41), pressed but about very fine and attractive £300-400

Central Bank / Republic
689
Central Bank of Iraq, specimen 1 dinar, ND (1959), blue on multicoloured underprint, Republic arms at right, value at each corner, reverse the Harp of Ur (Pick 53s), red Arabic specimen overprint on obverse, English on reverse, cancellation holes, perforated '287', about uncirculated, scarce £250-350
690
Central Bank of Iraq, specimen 1 dinar, 1959, no serial numbers, blue on multicolour underprint, Republic arms at right, value at each corner, reverse the Harp of Ur at centre (Pick 53s), cancellation holes, perforated with number 182, overprinted SPECIMEN in Arabic and English, uncirculated £150-200
691
Central Bank of Iraq, colour trial 5 dinars, ND (1959), zero serial numbers, green and multicoloured, and specimen 5 dinars, ND (1959), serial numbers 123456-789012, purple and multicoloured, both with arms at right (Pick 54ct, 54s), cancellation holes, uncirculated, rare (2) £400-600
692
Central Bank of Iraq, set of the ND 1959 issue, comprising 1/4 dinar, green, 1/2 dinar, brown, 1 dinar, blue, 5 dinars, red and 10 dinars, purple, Republic arms at right (Pick 51-55), about uncirculated or better (5) £100-150
693
Central Bank of Iraq, specimen 10 dinars, ND (1959), purple on multicoloured underprint, Republic arms at right, value at each corner, reverse Priest with Winged Assyrian Ox (Pick 55s), red Arabic specimen overprint on obverse, English on reverse, cancellation holes, perforated '282', about uncirculated, scarce £250-350
694
Central Bank of Iraq, colour trial 1/2 dinar, blue, colour trial 1 dinar, purple colour trial 5 dinars, blue and brown and colour trial 10 dinars, blue and green, all ND (1971 type) (Pick 57ct, 58ct, 59ct, 60ct), mounting traces, good extremely fine, rare (4) £250-350
695
Central Bank of Iraq, set of the ND 1971 issue, comprising 1/4 dinar, green, 1/2 dinar, brown, 1 dinar, blue, 5 dinars, red and 10 dinars, purple, scenes of industry and national landmarks (Pick 56-60), about uncirculated or better (5) £80-120
696
Central Bank of Iraq, an obverse and reverse composite essay for a 10 dinars, ND (type of 1971), violet and blue-green, the Dockdan dam at centre, value at each corner, violet and green, winged God and attendant at centre, value at left and at each corner, also a colour trial 10 dinars of ND (1971), green and multicoloured, signature 17 (Pick 60 for type, 60ct), unique (2) £600-800
697
Central Bank of Iraq, 5 dinars, 1980/AH1400, zero serial numbers, brown-violet and dark blue on multicolour underprint, Gali-Ali Beg waterfall at centre, value at each corner, reverse Al-Ukhether Castle (Pick 70s), red Arabic specimen overprint on obverse, number 0583 in low margin, about uncirculated £250-300
698
Central Bank of Iraq, an obverse and reverse composite 10 dinars, ND (1978), zero serial numbers, purple and multicoloured, Al Hasan ibn al-Haitham at right, reverse the Habda minaret in Mosul at centre (Pick 71 for similar final design), this presumably the final essay for the issued note, unique (2) £600-800
699
Central Bank of Iraq, 10 dinars, 1980/AH1400, zero serial numbers, purple on multicolour underprint, scientist at right, value at each corner, reverse minaret and trees (Pick 71s), red Arabic specimen overprint on obverse, number 0192 in low margin, about uncirculated £250-300

ISRAEL

Anglo-Palestine Bank
700
The Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited, a set of hand executed essays/trials on thin card for the emergency issue of 1948, comprising 500 mils, £1, £5, and £10, all black and white, all dated 1948 and with zero serial numbers, value in panel at left and right and all with Hoofien and Barth signatures low left and rectangular purple handstamp 'Dugma' (Specimen) across the face of the note (Pick 1-4 for types, Birnbaum page 91 for similar, Arkin page 14/15, Tepper page 36/37 for types), produced by Shoshani Printers in Tel Aviv due to the expected shortage of currency following the British departure on the 15th May 1948. The notes were never distributed and were destroyed after the arrival of the American Banknote printed issue in July 1948. Uncirculated and rare (4) £5,000-6,000
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
World Banknotes (Day 2 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: 11th April 2013 Time: 10:00AM
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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