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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
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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 11
1062
Reserve Bank of New Zealand, specimen £50, ND (ca 1956), serial number R 000000, red and multicoloured, arms and ship at left, Captain Cook at right, Fleming signature, reverse red, landscape at centre, (Pick 162cs), black SPECIMEN overprint, perforated, uncirculated, rare £1,000-1,200
1063
Reserve Bank of New Zealand, specimen £50, ND (ca 1955), Serial number 1U 000000, red and multicoloured, arms and the Bounty at left, Captain Cook at right, Wilson signature, reverse red, landscape at centre, (Pick 162bs), black De la Rue oval specimen seal, faint mounting traces, good extremely fine to uncirculated and rare £1,200-1,800
1064
Reserve Bank of New Zealand, $100 (2), ND (1975-1977), red and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, Knight signature (Pick 168b), uncirculated and a rare consecutive pair (2) £800-1,000
1065
Reserve Bank of New Zealand, an obverse and reverse partial die proof for a $1, brown and white, $2, violet and white and $5, red-orange and white, all Elizabeth II at right, all Hardie signature (Pick 169apr, 170apr, 171as), all typed date 1980 on notes, printers annotations, extremely fine and rare (6) £400-500
1066
Reserve Bank of New Zealand, $2 (8), two consecutive runs, all are prefix EJC, violet and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, Russell signature and $5 (10), consecutive run with prefix JEJ, orange and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, Russell signature (Pick 169b, 171b), uncirculated (18) £150-200
1067
Reserve Bank of New Zealand, $1 (10), serial numbers AHW 231817-231826, brown and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, Russell signature, also $2 (10), serial numbers EJX 537826-537541, violet and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, Russell signatures, all ND (1985-1989), (Pick 169b, 170b), uncirculated (20) £100-150
1068
Reserve Bank of New Zealand, $5 (10), ND (1985-1989)serial numbers JEN 739647-739656, orange and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, Russell signature, (Pick 171b), uncirculated (10) £120-180
1069
Reserve Bank of New Zealand, $20, ND (1985-1989), serial number TEK 195125, green and multicoloured, and a $100, ND (1985-1989), serial number YAB 369503, red and multicoloured, both Elizabeth II at right and Russell signature (Pick 173b, 175b), uncirculated (2) £200-250
1070
Reserve Bank of New Zealand, $100, ND (1981-1985), serial number YAA 925795, red and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, Hardie signature, reverse red and multicoloured, Takahe at centre (Pick 175a), in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, EPQ. £200-250

NICARAGUA
1071
Banco Nacional de Nicaragua, a specimen set of the 1953/1954 series comprising 1 cordoba, 1953, blue. The following notes are all series of 1953, 5 cordoba, green, 10 cordoba, red, 20 cordoba, orange-brown, 50 cordoba, blue, 100 cordoba, purple, 500 cordoba, black, Dario at centre and a 1000 cordoba, brown, Somoza at left (Pick 99as-106as), red/black De la Rue seal, faint mounting traces, good extremely fine to uncirculated, rare and attractive (8) £1,200-1,600
1072
Banco Nacional de Nicaragua, specimen 1 cordoba, blue, 5 cordobas, green, 10 cordobas, red, 20 cordobas, orange-brown, 50 cordobas, blue and 100 cordobas, purple, all series of 1958 (Pick 99bs, 100bs, 101bs, 102as, 103as, 104as), red/black De la Rue seal, faint mounting traces, good extremely fine to uncirculated, rare (6) £700-900

NIGERIA (SOUTHERN)
1073
Government of Southern Nigeria, a fascinating series of bromides showing designs for a proposed series of banknotes, included are obverse images of a 10/-, £1, £5, £10 and £100, all have arms at top centre, with large ornate borders, and values at the centre and each corner, and a tracing paper overlay simulating an underprint and samples of the paper to be used for the notes. Additionally, there are seven different reverse designs showing a hippopotamus at centre and small crocodiles in a large ornate border. Also includes a two page letter from De la Rue, which originally accompanied the above items, dated 22nd April 1909, explaining the items to Sir Walter Egerton, Governor of the new Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria, and signed by Thomas De la Rue. (unlisted, and no notes ever issued for Southern Nigeria), all items backed on card, bromides generally in excellent condition, many annotated in red ink on reverse, tracing paper overlay torn off the page and front page of letter somewhat crumpled. A brilliant lot which tells the story of a set of notes which never came into being, unique and extremely interesting (20) £800-1,200

NORTH AFRICA
1074
States of North Africa, an archive sheet dated 29 December 1903, 5 cents (6), various colours, all with serial number 091531-1257, all classical helmeted head at left, printed names of Barnett and Soames (Pick unlisted Bank), good extremely fine, unusual and very rare (6) £500-800

NORTH KOREA
1075
Democratic Peoples Republic of North Korea, Central Bank, a set of the 1959 series, 50 chon, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 won, also 1, 5, 10 and 100 won, 1978, 5 and 10 won, 1998, specimen 50 won, 1992, 100 won, 1992, also two reproduction groups of the 1947 series (13) (Pick 12-17, 18a, 19c, 20b, 22a, 40, 41, CS5, 43a), generally uncirculated (27) £80-120

NORWAY

A 50 Speciedaler of Ca. 1866
1076
Norges Bank, specimen 50 speciedaler, Trondhjem, 18- (ca 1866), green, blue and lilac, four allegorical figures and arms top centre, value at left and right (Pick A50 for type), a Saunders engraving, London. extremely fine, pretty and of the highest rarity £8,000-12,000
1077
Norges Bank, specimen 10 kroner, Trondjheim, 18- (ca 1877), black, orange and yellow, King Oscar II at left, value at centre, arms at right, reverse brown (Pick 2 for type), perforated SPECIMEN, good extremely fine, attractive and very rare £1,000-1,500

A Beautiful 50 Kroner of Ca. 1877
1078
Norges Bank, specimen 50 kroner, Trondjhem, 18- (ca 1877), no serial numbers, grey and pale blue, King Oscar II at left, value in pale blue tablet at centre, ornate background detail and border around, reverse green, value at centre, medallic king's head at left, arms at right (Pick 3s), perforated, good extremely fine and extremely rare, a lovely note £6,000-8,000<@Heading CAPS>

OMAN / MUSCAT AND OMAN

A Presentation Book of the 1970 Series
1079
Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, a presentation book in red leather with arms in gold for the 1970 issue, including specimen 100 baiza, brown, 1/4 rial saidi, blue, 1/2 rial, green, 1 rial saidi, red, 5 rials saidi, violet and 10 rials saidi, purple, all zero serial numbers, all arms at right (Pick 1s-6s), all notes with red Arabic overprint on obverse, red SPECIMEN on reverse, uncirculated and a lovely presentation set, rare £2,500-3,000
1080
Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, a presentation book in red leather with arms in gold for the 1970 issue, including specimen 100 baiza, brown, 1/4 rial saidi, blue, 1/2 rial, green, 1 rial saidi, red, 5 rials saidi, violet and 10 rials saidi, purple, all zero serial numbers, all arms at right (Pick 1s-6s), all notes with red Arabic overprint on obverse, red SPECIMEN on reverse, uncirculated and a lovely presentation set, rare £2,500-3,000
1081
Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, a colour trial set of the ND (1970) series comprising 100 baiza, purple, 1/4 rial, green, 1/2 rial, violet, 1 rial, blue, 5 rials, red and 10 rials, blue-green, all ND 91970), all serial number 1/1 000000, all arms at right (Pick 1ct-6ct), perforated, small red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare. An attractive set (6) £1,200-1,600
1082
Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, a full set of the 1970 ND issue, comprising 100 baiza, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 5 and 10 rial saidi, all with arms at right, value at each corner (Pick 1-6), uncirculated and a very attractive set, the higher notes quite scarce in this grade (6) £500-700
1083
Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, a set of the ND (1970), comprising 100 baisa, 1/4 rial, 1/2 rial, 1 rial, 5 rials and 10 rials, arms at right (Pick 1a-6a), uncirculated (6) £400-600
1084
Oman Currency Board, colour trial 1 Rial Omani, ND (1973), zero serial numbers, blue on multicolour underprint, arms at right, value at top left and right, reverse blue, Sohar Fort (Pick 10ct), cancellation hole, overprinted SPECIMEN, mounting traces at left on both sides of note, otherwise about uncirculated, rare £300-400
1085
Oman Currency Board, colour trial 5 Rials Omani, ND (1973), zero serial numbers, red on multicolour underprint, arms at right, value at top left and right, reverse red, Nizwa Fort (Pick 11ct), cancellation hole, overprinted SPECIMEN, mounting traces at left on both sides of note, otherwise about uncirculated, rare £500-600
1086
Oman Currency Board, colour trial 10 Rials Omani, ND (1973), zero serial numbers, dark blue-green on multicolour underprint, arms at right, value at top left and right, reverse red, Mirani Fort (Pick 12ct), cancellation hole, overprinted SPECIMEN, mounting traces at left on both sides of note, otherwise about uncirculated, rare £600-700
1087
Oman Currency Board, a set of the ND (1970), comprising 100 baisa, 1/4 rial, 1/2 rial, 1 rial, 5 rials and 10 rials, arms at right (Pick 7a-12a), uncirculated (6) £300-400
1088
Central Bank of Oman, 1/2 rials (104), ND (1977), green and violet, arms at right, reverse green, Sumail Fortress at centre (Pick 16), uncirculated (104) £250-350
1089
Central Bank of Oman, 20 rials, ND (1977), serial number A/7 990978, black and orange on multicolour underprint, Sultan Qaboos bin Sa'id at right, value at top left and right (Pick 20a), PMG 64, gem uncirculated, EPQ £200-250
1090
Central Bank of Oman, 100 baisa, 200 baisa, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 5, 10, 20 rials, 1987-1994, all Sultan Qaboos ibn Sa'id at right (Pick 22d, 23c, 24, 25, 26c, 27, 28b, 29b), uncirculated (8) £400-500
1091
Central Bank of Oman, 50 rials, ND (1977), green and multicoloured, Sultan Qaboos bin Sa'id at right, arms top centre, reverse green, Jabreen fort at centre, value low left and right (Pick 21a), uncirculated and quite scarce £350-400
1092
Central Bank of Oman, 50 rials, 1992, green and multicoloured, Sultan Qaboos bin Sa'id at right, arms top centre, reverse green, Jabreen fort at centre, value low left and right (Pick 30b), uncirculated and quite scarce £300-400
1093
Central Bank of Oman, 10, 20 and 50 rials, 1995, multicoloured, Sultan Qaboos ibn Sa'id at right (Pick 36, 37, 38), uncirculated, scarce (3) £300-350

PAKISTAN
1094
Government of Pakistan, 10 rupees, ND (1948), serial number H/93 071868, purple on green underprint, George VI at right, value at centre, low centre and top left and right, reverse sailing boat (Pick 3), very fine £150-200
1095
State Bank of Pakistan, specimen 1 rupee, ND (1951), prefix B/10, blue, star and crescent at right, reverse violet, also a specimen 5 rupees, ND (1951), red serial number A 000000, violet and pale green, boat laden with jute at centre, reverse violet, Khyber Pass (Pick 8s, 12s), oval De la Rue seal, mounting traces, good extremely fine and rare (2) £400-600
1096
State Bank of Pakistan, specimen 10 Rupees, ND (1951), red serial number A 000000, brown on pale yellow green underprint, Shalimar Gardens Lahore, reverse tombs near Thatta (Pick 13s), red De la Rue seal, faint mounting traces otherwise good extremely fine to uncirculated and very scarce £500-700
1097
State Bank of Pakistan, specimen 100 Rupees, ND (1951), serial number D 000000, reddish purple on pale orange underprint, crescent moon and star at right, value at left, reverse value in ornate guilloches (Pick 14s), black De la Rue seal, faint mounting traces, otherwise extremely fine to uncirculated, rare £800-1,200
1098
State Bank of Pakistan, specimen 100 rupees, ND (type of 1976), zero serial numbers, red and pale orange, Mohammed Ali Jinnah at right, reverse red, the Islamic College at Peshawar at centre (Pick 31s for type), red De la Rue oval seal, perforated, extremely fine and scarce £150-200
1099
No lot
1100
State Bank of Pakistan, a specimen set comprising 5 rupees, 2008, 10 rupees, 2006, 20 rupees, 2007, 50 rupees, 2008, 100 rupees, 2006, 500, 1000 and 5000 rupees, 2008 (Pick 53s, 45as, 46cs, 56s, 48as, 49as, 50as, 51as), all notes come with an official booklet except the 20 rupees, the 10 and 5000 are in one official booklet, uncirculated and rare in this format (8) £3,000-3,500

PALESTINE
1101
Palestine Currency Board, colour trial 500 mils, 1 September 1927, purple and pale green and pink, Rachel's Tomb near Bethlehem at left, Couper, Ezechiel and Harding signatures, reverse the Tower of David and the citadel of Jerusalem at centre, value top left and right (Pick 6act, Dabbah not recorded), mounting traces, red De la Rue oval seal low centre, good extremely fine, extremely rare and desirable £5,000-7,000
1102
Palestine Currency Board, specimen 500 mils, 1 September 1927, zero serial numbers, purple and pale pink-orange, Rachel's Tomb, Bethlehem at left, value at each corner, reverse purple, the Citadel of Jerusalem with Tower of David at centre, value at left and right and low centre (Pick 6as), perforated CANCELLED, fresh and original, about uncirculated, rare £7,500-8,500
1103
Palestine Currency Board, 500 mils, 1 September 1927, serial number A265932, purple and pale pink-orange, Rachel's Tomb, Bethlehem at left, value at each corner, three printed signatures of the Members of the Palestine Currency Board at low centre, Leslie Couper, Sir Percy Ezchiel and A.J. Harding, reverse purple, the Citadel of Jerusalem with the Tower of David at centre, value at left and right and low centre (Pick 6a, Dabbah page133), off centre printing, an interesting error, a lovely original example, fresh, almost extremely fine and a rare £5,500-6,000
1104
Palestine Currency Board, 500 mils, 30 September 1929, serial number C163124, purple and pale pink-orange, Rachel's Tomb, Bethlehem at left, value in green guilloche at centre, value at each corner, three printed signatures of the Members of the Palestine Currency Board, Sir John Caulcutt, Sir Percy Ezechiel and Roland Venables Vernon low centre, reverse purple and green, the Citadel of Jerusalem with the Tower of David at centre, value at left and right and low centre (Pick 6b, Dabbah page 149), ex Amnon Inbar collection, almost very fine £1,000-1,200
1105
Palestine Currency Board, 500 mils, 20 April 1939, serial number D708959, purple and pale pink-orange, Rachel's Tomb, Bethlehem at left, value at each corner, three printed signatures of the Members of the Palestine Currency Board at low centre, Sir John Caulcutt, Sir Percy Ezchiel and H.F. Downie low centre, reverse purple, the Citadel of Jerusalem with the Tower of David at centre, value at left and right and low centre (Pick 6c, Dabbah page 161), only 455000 printed as an additional print run to the 1929 series and to make up to a million for the total run for the prefix, an original good fine £1,300-1,500
1106
Palestine Currency Board, 500 mils, 20 April 1939, serial number F721972, purple and green, Rachel's Tomb at left, value at centre and at each corner, Caulcutt, Ezechiel and Downie signatures, reverse purple, David's tower and the Citadel of Jerusalem at centre (Pick 6c, Dabbah p.161), in PMG holder 30, very fine and rare, a pleasing example £600-800
1107
Palestine Currency Board, 500 mils, 20 April 1939, serial number G016299, purple and pale orange, Rachel's Tomb at Bethlehem low left, pale blue central guilloche, value at centre and at each corner, three printed signatures of Sir John Caulcutt, Sir Percy Ezechiel and Roland Venables, reverse purple, the Tower of David at centre (Pick 6c, Dabbah p.161), fresh and original, a very presentable good very fine, scarce £700-900
1108
Palestine Currency Board, 500 mils, 15 August 1945, serial number J388678, purple and pale pink-orange, Rachel's Tomb, Bethlehem at left, value in green guilloche at centre, value at each corner, four printed signatures of the Members of the Palestine Currency Board, S. Caine, Sir Percy Ezechiel, R.N. Kershaw and Christopher G. Eastwood low centre, reverse purple, the Citadel of Jerusalem with the Tower of David at centre, value at left and right and low centre (Pick 6d, Dabbah page 196), an original extremely fine £2,500-3,000
1109
Palestine Currency Board, 500 mils, 15 August 1945, serial number J828653, purple and pale pink-orange, Rachel's Tomb, Bethlehem at left, value in green guilloche at centre, value at each corner, four printed signatures of the Members of the Palestine Currency Board, S. Caine, Sir Percy Ezechiel, R.N. Kershaw and Christopher G. Eastwood low centre, reverse purple, the Citadel of Jerusalem with the Tower of David at centre, value at left and right and low centre (Pick 6d, Dabbah page 196), ex Amnon Inbar collection, very fine £1,600-1,800
1110
Palestine Currency Board, 500 mils, 15 August 1945, serial number K024840, purple and pale pink-orange, Rachel's Tomb, Bethlehem at left, value in green guilloche at centre, value at each corner, four printed signatures of the Members of the Palestine Currency Board, S. Caine, Sir Percy Ezechiel, R.N. Kershaw and Christopher G. Eastwood low centre, reverse purple, the Citadel of Jerusalem with the Tower of David at centre, value at left and right and low centre (Pick 6d, Dabbah page 196), only 7 notes believed extant with this K prefix, an original very fine and one of the finest example extant of the key note £5,500-6,000
1111
Palestine Currency Board, colour trial 1 pound, 1 September 1927, red, pale green and mauve, the Dome on the Rock at left, value at centre and at each corner, Couper, Ezechiel and Harding signatures, reverse red, the Tower of David and the citadel of Jerusalem at centre, value top left and right (Pick 7act, Dabbah unrecorded), mounting traces, black De la Rue seal low right, good extremely fine and extremely rare and desirable £8,000-12,000
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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