Banque de la Republique du Burundi, specimen colour trial 1000 Francs, 1 April 1968, serial number A000000, signature titles L'Administrateur and Le President, green and multicoloured, paradise whydah bird at left, protea and hibiscus flowers at right, reverse Ankole long-horn cattle, overprinted SPECIMEN in black on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 25ct), choice about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce £150-200
CAMBODIA |
Banque Nationale du Cambodge, specimen 1 Riel, ND (1955), serial number 00000, blue, Kinnari at left, acanthus scroll at centre, reverse royal houseboat; specimen 50 Riels, ND (1956), serial number 000000, signature 3, blue and orange, fishermen casting nets, reverse Angkor Wat; also specimen 10 Riels, ND (1962), serial number 000000, signature 5, red-brown, Banteay Srei temple, reverse Phnom Penh market, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red or black with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, two or three punch holes (Pick 1s, 7as, 11as), the 50 Riels good extremely fine, the remainder about uncirculated to uncirculated (3) £100-150
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Banque Nationale du Cambodge, 5 Riels, ND (1955), purple; 5 Riels, ND (1963), signature 6, red, both face sculpture at Bayon temple, Angkor Thom, reverse Moonlight Pavilion; 10 Riels, ND (1955), brown and multicoloured, temple of Banteay Srei, reverse central market Phnom Penh; also strip of watermarked paper with Buddha head used for these issues (Pick 2a, 3a, 10a, watermarked paper), the first about uncirculated, the third nick in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated, the remainder extremely fine, the watermarked paper very rare (4) £60-100
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Banque Nationale du Cambodge, specimen colour trial 1 Riel. ND (1956), signature 2, blue, purple and orange, dock scene, reverse Royal Palace throne room; specimen colour trial 5 Riels, ND (c.1962), green, Bayon face sculpture, Angkor Thom, reverse Moonlight Pavilion; specimen 20 Riels, ND (1969), signature 10, purple, combine harvester at right, reverse Phnom Penh pagoda, all overprinted SPECIMEN horizontally in red on obverse and reverse, one, two or three punch holes (Pick 4ct, 5cs, 10ct), mounting traces, otherwise uncirculated, very scarce (3) £160-240
CAMEROUN |
Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, Cameroun, 500 francs, ND (1981), red and multicoloured, woman and building, signature 12, also 500 francs, Gabon issue, ND (1978), red and multicoloured, signature 9, woman and logging (Pick 15d, 2b), in PMG holders 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated and 67 EPQ, superb gem unc (2) £100-150
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Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, Cameroun, 1000 francs, 1 April 1978, prefix N.21, pale blue and multicoloured, girl at right, hut and rock at centre, signature 4 (Pick 16c, BEAC B2c), in PMG holder 64, EPQ, choice uncirculated £60-80
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Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, Cameroun, 10000 francs, ND (2000), blue and multicoloured, girl at right, building at centre, E in field (Pick 205Ef), in PMG holder 67, EPQ, superb gem unc £150-200
CANADA |
La Banque Provinciale du Canada, obverse printers archival photographs, ND (ca 1913), for a $5, Laporte at left, Bienvenu at right, also obverse and reverse $10, Laporte at left, Bienvenu at right, value at centre, reverse ships at left, factory at right, three cherubs at centre (Pick unrecorded, 916 for similar, Charlton unrecorded, 615-14 for similar), (3) £200-300
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La Banque Provinciale du Canada, $5, Montreal, 31 January 1919, serial number J1950128, black on green and yellow underprint, Laporte at left, Bienvenu at right, reverse green, bank building (PS916), in PMG holder number 25, very fine £50-80
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Bank of Canada, $1, 1935, red prefix A, black and green, George V at left, Osborne and towers signatures, Dominion of Canada, $1 (2), 1923, black and green, George V at centre, Mcavour-Sunders and Campbell Sellar signatures, maroon seal and black seal respectively, Bank of Canada, $5 (2), 1937, black and pale blue, George VI portrait, Gordon-Towers and Coyne-Towers signatures (Pick 38, Charlton BC-1, Pick 33e, n, 60b, c, DC 25e, nBC 223b, c) in PMG holder 63 'choice uncirculated', balance fine to very fine (5) £200-300
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The Canadian Bank of Commerce, uniface reverse specimen proof $5 on card, ND (ca 1935), blue on pink underprint, seated old man with quill pen at centre, allegorical man at lower left and allegorical woman at lower right representing industry and farming respectively, arms of the bank at upper left and upper right, view of waterfront in background, perforated CANCELLED (Pick unrecorded), mounting marks, otherwise about good extremely fine, very rare £150-250
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Bank of Canada, $1 (2), 1954, $2 (2), 1954, $1 (4), 1973, $2 (3)1986, $5 (2), 1986, $5 (2), 2002, $10, 1989, $20 (8), 1979 (Pick 74a, 76b, c, 85c, 94a, 95a, 101, 96a, 93b), uncirculated (24) £150-200
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Bank of Canada, $20 (2), 1979, serial numbers 56177623637/38, green and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, Crow and Bouey signatures (Pick 93b, BC-54b-i), in PCGS holders 65, 'gem new', PPQ (2) £80-100
CAPE VERDE |
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, specimen 20 mil reis with counterfoil, 1 March 1909, black on pale blue and yellow underprint, portrait of Vasco da Gama at left, embarkation of Vasco da Gama at right, steamship seal Type III at centre, reverse orange-red and multicoloured, allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 8bs), mounting traces, ink date '18. 5. 20' and annotation in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare £500-700
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, specimen 20 mil reis, 1 March 1909, black on pale blue and yellow underprint, portrait of Vasco da Gama at left, embarkation of Vasco da Gama at right, steamship seal Type III at centre, reverse orange-red and multicoloured, allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 8bs), mounting traces, ink date '9. 11. 21' and annotation in top margin, small chip in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and very rare £400-600
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Banco de Cabo Verde, specimen 100, 500 and 1000 escudos, 1977, issue, zero serial numbers, red, blue and brown respectively, all with A. Cabral at right, overprinted ESPECIME, one or two cancellation holes (Pick 54s, 55s, 56s), about uncirculated to uncirculated (3) £120-160
FRENCH WEST AFRICA |
Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale, a group of notes consisting of 5 francs, 10 francs, 25 francs (2), 100 francs and 1000 francs, all depicting agricultural scenes differing grades from very fine to extremely fine (6) £200-250
CEYLON |
Ceylon Government issue, specimen 10 rupees, 1 June 1926, blue serial number C/32 38633, black, green, value in lilac underprint at centre, reverse lilac & white, elephant at centre (Pick 12c), black SPECIMEN handstamp on an issued example, pinhole at left, good very fine, rare £500-700
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Ceylon Government issue, specimen 10 rupees, 1 July 1929, blue zero serial numbers, green and value in pale pink underprint at centre, reverse lilac and white, elephant at centre (Pick 25s), annotation top right, perforated, fresh and original, good extremely fine, rare £400-600
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Ceylon Government issue, a pale tan booklet containing 23 specimen 2 rupee notes, Colombo, 2 October 1939, green serial number M/35 00000, black, green and lilac, value at centre, reverse green, elephant at centre (Pick 21bs), two removed by printers, last date of issue for note and a most unusual and attractive offering, lovely and extremely rare £4,000-5,000
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Ceylon Government issue, an archival printers hand executed model/essay for a 5 rupees on board, Colombo, 1 January 1928, red zero serial numbers, blue and lilac and green, fishermen at left, column at left and right (Pick unrecorded), lovely and unique £2,500-3,000
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Ceylon Government issue, an archival printers hand executed model/essay for an obverse and reverse 10 rupees on board, Colombo, 1 January 1928, red zero serial numbers, green and orange, a rock and coastline in field, column at left and right, reverse green, huts and palm trees by shoreline at centre (Pick unrecorded), lovely and unique (2) £3,500-4,000
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Ceylon Government issue, an obverse and reverse printers archival photograph of a trial issue for a 100 rupees, 1 July 1938, serial number A/1 00000, black & white, George VI at top left, reverse value (Pick unrecorded), ink date '23.5.28' lower right, unusual and very rare £250-350
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Ceylon Government issue, a specimen set of the 1 February/September 1941 series comprising 1 rupee, green, 2 rupees, purple-lilac, 5 rupees, purple and pale blue, 10 rupees, blue, 50 rupees, purple-lilac and 100 rupees, green, all zero serial numbers and all George VI portrait (Pick 30s-33s, 37s, 38s), small red SPECIMEN overprint, small hole at centre of 100 otherwise good extremely fine and a very rare and attractive set (6) £3,500-4,500
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Ceylon Government issue, 5 cents, 1942 and 25 cents, 1942, 10 cents (3), 1942, 1943, 25 cents (4), 1942 (2), 1948, 1949, 50 cents (2), 1942, 1 rupee (8), 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 2 rupees, 1949, 5 rupees (2), 1943, 1944, 10 rupees (2), 1942, 1943 and tea coupon for 1 pound of tea and rubber coupons for 10 and 50 pounds of rubber (Pick 42a, 40, 43a, b, 44a, b, 45a, 34, 35, 36, 36A), generally VG to very fine, coupons good extremely fine (27) £250-300
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Ceylon Government issue, 5 rupees, 4 August 1943, serial number G16 722132, brown-purple, 10 rupees, 12 July 1944, serial number J23 169182, blue on multicolour, and Central Bank of Ceylon, 1 rupee, 20 January 1951, serial number A/11 022669, all George VI at right (Pick 36, 36A, 47), first, fine, second and third, good very fine (3) £100-150
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Ceylon Government issue, 10 rupees (2), 1 February 1942, red serial number J10 356376, 4 August 1943, red serial number J12 263540, blue on multicolour underprint, portrait King George VI at left, reverse Temple of the Tooth (Pick 36A), first, some discolouration, creasing and folds, fine, second, several folds, creases and staining, fine or better £150-250
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Central Bank of Ceylon, colour trial 10 rupees, 20 January 1951, serial number L/1 000000, green and lilac, George VI at left, reverse green and violet, carving at centre (Pick 48ct), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, almost uncirculated, rare £500-600
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Central Bank of Ceylon, 1 rupee (2), 1951, 10 rupees, 1951, 1 rupee, 1952, 2, and 5 rupees, 1952, 5 rupees, 1954, 10 rupees (3), 1953, 1954 (2) (Pick 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 54, 55), generally VG to very fine (12) £120-160
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Central Bank of Ceylon, colour trial 1 rupee, 3 June, 1952, green and multicoloured, also specimen 1 rupee, 16 October 1954, serial number A/43 000000, blue and multicoloured, both Elizabeth II at left, value in field (Pick 49ct, 49s), the 1954 with official annotation, good extremely fine and rare (2) £300-400
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Central Bank of Ceylon, colour trial 10 rupees, ND (1953), serial number L/21 000000, purple-brown and pale blue-green, Elizabeth II at left, value at centre and at each corner, reverse violet and green, carving at centre, value at right and at each corner (Pick 55ct), perforated, small black SPECIMEN overprint, almost uncirculated and a pretty note, rare £400-600
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Central Bank of Ceylon, a set of colour trials comprising 1 rupee, green, 2 rupees, mauve, both dated 3 June 1952, 5 rupees, brown-green, 10 rupees, brown, 50 rupees, purple and 100 rupees, blue-green, last four undated, all Elizabeth II at left (Pick 49ct-53ct, CBC B3t-9t), perforated and red SPECIMEN overprint, mounting traces thus good very fine, rare (6) £1,000-1,200
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Central Bank of Ceylon, 100 rupees, 3 June 1952, serial number V/4 56756, brown on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II wearing Queen Mary's Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara at left, reverse fresco of two women with lotus flowers from Sigiriya (Pick 53), pressed, otherwise very fine £100-140
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Central Bank of Ceylon, a selection of the 1956 onwards series including 50 rupees (2), 1958, 100 rupees, 1958, all arms at left and a selection of notes with portrait of Bandaranaike or King Parakkrama in field (Pick 60, 61ff), generally fine to very fine (49) £180-240
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Central Bank of Ceylon, specimen colour trial 10 rupees, ND (1964), no serial numbers, no signatures, brown, green and multicoloured underprint, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike at right, reverse guard stone of naga-raja, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes: also printer's issued copies 10 rupees (4), 12 June 1964, consecutive serial numbers M/51 944696/99, green, purple and multicoloured, same design as colour trial, one punch hole [Pick 64ct, 64 (4)], the first mounting traces, otherwise good extremely fine, the remainder typed letters in top right margins, otherwise extremely fine to good extremely fine, very scarce (5) £120-180
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Central Bank of Ceylon, specimen colour trial 5 rupees, ND (1969), no serial numbers, no signatures, blue, green and orange, statue of King Parakkrama at right, reverse statue of chinze; specimen colour trial 10 rupees, ND (1969), no serial numbers, no signatures, brown, green and multicoloured, statue of King Parakkrama at right, reverse guard stone of naga-raja, both overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one or two punch holes (Pick 73ct, 74ct), mounting traces, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £120-160
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Central Bank of Ceylon, specimen colour trial 50 rupees, ND (1969), no serial numbers, no signatures, red, purple and blue, statue of King Parakkrama at right, reverse Moonstone stairway; specimen 100 rupees, ND (1969), no serial numbers, no signatures, purple and multicoloured, statue of King Parakkrama at right, reverse fresco of two women with lotus flowers, both overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one or two punch holes (Pick 75ct, 76s), mounting traces, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £200-250
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Central Bank of Ceylon, specimen 500 rupees, ND (1981), no serial numbers, no signatures, brown and purple on multicoloured underprint, elephant with mahout at right, reverse stupa, temple, bird and butterfly; specimen 1000 rupees, ND (1981), no serial numbers, no signatures, green and multicoloured, dam at right, reverse peacock, mountains and spillway, both overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one or two punch holes (Pick 89s, 90s), both pencil annotation in reverse margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £100-150
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Central Bank of Ceylon, a selection of more modern issues (1979-), including 50 rupees, 1979, 500 rupees, 1981, 100 rupees, 1982, (Pick 87,89,95ff), generally uncirculated, the 500 about extremely fine (17) £120-160
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Ceylon Government issue/Central Bank, 10 cents, 1942, 25 cents (3), 1942, 1 rupee, 1948, all George VI at centre, Central Bank, 1 rupee, 1959, 2 rupees (2), 1977, 10 rupees (5), 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, green and violet, also 1000 rupees (2), 1981, green, dam at right (Pick 3a, 44a, 34, 56a, 72c, 74b, 74c, 74d, 90a, CBC B49a), generally extremely fine to uncirculated (15) £250-300
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Diyatalawa, Prisoner of War currency during the Boer War for Ceylon, 50 cents, handstamped date 1901, serial number 840, black text on green, value and arms at centre, purple handstamped signature of Lieut. Col. Vincent low right (Ineson 205), good fine and scarce £300-350
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Diyatalawa, Prisoner of War currency during the Boer War for Ceylon, 1 rupee, c. 1901, hand stamped date serial number 1524, pale yellow-orange, arms top centre, value in red at centre, faint hand stamp signature of Lieut. Colonel Vincent low right (Ineson 206), original, very fine, rare £400-500
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Ceylon, Rubber Controller issues, 1, 5, 10 (2) and 100 (2) pounds of dry rubber, 1941-1942, all lilac and pale orange with serial numbers and signatures (Pick not listed), mixed grades from good to extremely fine, scarce (6) £150-250
CHILE |
El Banco de E. Edwards y Ca., Chile, specimen 1 peso, Valparaiso, 3 January 1878, serial number 50001, green and black, Ceres and counterfoil at left, arms and value at right, reverse green, head of Mercury at left and right (Pick S237s), good extremely fine, scarce £150-200
CHINA |
Ming Dynasty, Da Ming Bao Chao, 1 kuan, 1368-1399, black text on mulberry bark, red rectangular seals on face, 10 strings of cash coins at centre (Pick AA10), slight edge damage, several pinholes and some splitting in central section, very small top right corner fold, reasonably clear print, very fine, a great example £2,800-3,800
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Ming Dynasty, Da Ming Bao Chao, 1 kuan, 1368-1399, black text on mulberry bark, red rectangular seals on face, 10 strings of cash coins at centre (Pick AA10), minimal edge damage, minute holes and one slightly larger hole lower left, top right corner fold, strong print, very fine probably better, a superb example £3,000-4,000
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Ming Dynasty, Da Ming Bao Chao, 1 kuan, 1369-1399, black text on mulberry bark, red rectangular seals, 10 strings of cash coins at centre (Pick AA10), horizontal fold, some edge damage and small holes, printing retaining some brightness, about fine, scarce £800-1,200
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Ming Dynasty, Da Ming Bao Chao, 1 kuan, 1368-1399, black text on mulberry bark, red rectangular seals on face, 10 strings of cash coins at centre, (Pick AA10), several sections missing, slight damage to edges, otherwise fine or better £800-1,200
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Qing Dynasty, Da Qing Bao Chao, 2000 cash, Year 9 (1859), blue and white, dragons top right and left, large red seal at centre, reverse blank with ink annotation low right (Pick A4g), small hole top centre, discolouration, otherwise very fine or better, a remarkable and very collectable example in this grade £500-800
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Bank of China, reverse proofs (5) on card, September 1918, branches Fukien, Hankow, Shanghai, Kalgan and Shantung, various colours, value and bank title (Pick 51 for types), ABNC engravings, extremely fine and scarce (5) £200-300
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