National Bank of Iraq, specimen 1/2 dinar, Law of 1947 (1955), no serial numbers, brown on multicoloured underprint, portrait of adolescent King Faisal II at right, reverse spiral minaret and ruins of Great Mosque, Samarra at centre, denomination in ornate pattern at left, watermark small head, overprinted SPECIMEN in red once in Arabic on obverse and twice in English on reverse, perforated 000, two punch holes (Pick 38bs), mounting traces, ink date '22/ 3/ 56' annotations and 'old watermark' in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £450-650
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National Bank of Iraq, specimen 1 dinar, Law of 1947 (1955), no serial numbers, blue on multicoloured underprint, portrait of adolescent King Faisal II at right, reverse equestrian statue of King Faisal I at centre, denomination in ornate pattern at left, watermark large head, overprinted SPECIMEN in red once in Arabic on obverse and twice in English on reverse, perforated 000, two punch holes (Pick 39as), mounting traces, ink date '6/ 4/ 56' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £500-600
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National Bank of Iraq, printer's archival specimen 1 dinar, Law of 1947 (1955), serial number run S/1 000001 to A/2 1000000, blue on multicoloured underprint, portrait of adolescent King Faisal II at right, reverse equestrian statue of King Faisal I at centre, denomination in ornate pattern at left, watermark large head, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 39as), mounting traces, ink date '26/ 6/ 57' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £450-650
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National Bank of Iraq, specimen 1 dinar, Law of 1947 (1955), no serial numbers, blue on multicoloured underprint, portrait of adolescent King Faisal II at right, reverse equestrian statue of King Faisal I at centre, denomination in ornate pattern at left, watermark small head, overprinted SPECIMEN in red once in Arabic on obverse and twice in English on reverse, perforated 000, two punch holes (Pick 39bs), mounting traces, ink date '22/ 3/ 56' annotations and 'old watermark' in top margin, otherwise extremely fine, rare £450-650
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National Bank of Iraq, specimen 5 dinars, Law of 1947 (1955), no serial numbers, red on multicoloured underprint, portrait of adolescent King Faisal II at right, reverse diorite stele carving of King Hammurabi receiving laws from Shamash the Sun God at centre, denomination in ornate pattern at left, watermark large head, overprinted SPECIMEN in black once in Arabic on obverse and twice in English on reverse, perforated 000, two punch holes (Pick 40as), mounting traces, ink date '22/ 3/ 56' and annotations in top margin, otherwise extremely fine, rare £1,200-1,600
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National Bank of Iraq, printer's archival specimen 5 dinars, Law of 1947 (1955), serial number run F 200001 to H 200000, red on multicoloured underprint, portrait of adolescent King Faisal II at right, reverse diorite stele carving of King Hammurabi receiving laws from Shamash the Sun God at centre, denomination in ornate pattern at left, watermark large head, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 40as), mounting traces, ink date '20/ 7/ 55' and annotations in reverse top margin, otherwise good very fine, rare £1,000-1,500
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Central Bank of Iraq, specimen 1 dinar, Law of 1947 (1959), no serial numbers, blue on multicoloured underprint, portrait of King Faisal II as a young man at right, reverse equestrian statue of King Faisal I at centre, denomination in ornate pattern at left, overprinted SPECIMEN in red once in Arabic on obverse and twice in English on reverse, perforated 000, two punch holes (Pick 48s), mounting traces, ink date '15/ 4/ 57' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £450-550
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Central Bank of Iraq, printer's archival specimen 1 dinar, Law of 1947 (1959), serial number run 1/A 000001 to 1/Q 1000000, blue on multicoloured underprint, portrait of King Faisal II as a young man at right, reverse equestrian statue of King Faisal I at centre, denomination in ornate pattern at left (Pick 48s), mounting traces, ink dates '5/ 2/ 57' and '15/ 5/ 59' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £500-700
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Central Bank of Iraq, specimen 10 dinars, Law of 1947 (1959), no serial numbers, purple on multicoloured underprint, portrait of King Faisal II as a young man at right, reverse winged bull statue from Palace of Khorsabad and Assyrian priest at centre, denomination in ornate pattern at left, overprinted SPECIMEN in red once in Arabic on obverse and twice in English on reverse, perforated 000, two punch holes (Pick 50s), mounting traces, ink date '15/ 4/ 57' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good very fine to extremely fine, very rare £1,000-1,500
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Central Bank of Iraq, printer's archival specimen 10 dinars, Law of 1947 (1959), serial number run 1/A 000001 to 1/C 900000, purple on multicoloured underprint, portrait of King Faisal II as a young man at right, reverse winged bull statue from Palace of Khorsabad and Assyrian priest at centre, denomination in ornate pattern at left, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 50s), mounting traces, ink date '5/ 12/ 57' and annotations in top margin, otherwise extremely fine, very rare £1,200-1,600
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Central Bank of Iraq, an obverse and reverse printers archival photograph for a 1/4 dinar, ship and factory, also 1/2 dinar, cement factory, both ND (ca 1971), both serial number 123456 (Pick 56, 57 for adopted notes), (4) £200-300
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Central Bank of Iraq, a selection comprising 10 dinars, 1958, purple, signature 2 (Pick 55), 1 dinar, ND (1973), (Pick 63b), 25 dinars (2), 1978/1980, green, horses (Pick 66a,66b), 10 dinars, ND (1980), (Pick 71), and 25000 dinars, ND (2003), red (Pick 96), uncirculated (6) £140-180
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Central Bank of Iraq, an obverse composite essay on card for a 1 dinar, ND (ca1965), red, blue and green on multicoloured underprint, 1965 version of coat of arms, without motto, in circle at upper right, value in guilloches at lower left and top right (Pick unrecorded), a fascinating essay for a series that was never issued, unique £500-700
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Central Bank of Iraq, an obverse composite essay on card for a 1 dinar, ND (ca1965), brown and green on red and pale green underprint, 1965 version of coat of arms, with motto, in ornate frame at right, value in guilloches at lower left and right (Pick unrecorded), a fascinating essay for a series that was never issued, unique £600-800
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Central Bank of Iraq, a printers obverse and reverse archival photograph for a 5 dinar, ND (ca 1965), serial number 123456, ornate background detail, value at left and right, the arms of Iraq at right comprising flag and the 'eagle of Saladin', below in scroll is the text 'al-Jumhuriya al-Iraquiya', reverse Hammurabi and the scroll of Law (as per the issue of 1950 and subsequent) (Pick unrecorded design), there are no issues of Iraq with the eagle of Saladin arms, an important research example (2) £400-500
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Central Bank of Iraq, a printers obverse and reverse archival photograph for a 10 dinar, ND (ca 1970), serial number 123456, a view of the Dockdan dam at centre (a different perspective from the dam on the issue of 1971), reverse a winged Assyrian ox and priest (as on the issue of 1971) (Pick unrecorded design, 60 for similar), (2) £250-350
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Central Bank of Iraq, an obverse composite essay on card for a 1/2 dinar, ND (ca1971), brown and multicoloured, cement factory at centre, value at upper and lower left and in larger format at lower right, linear pattern at right (Pick 57 for type), about uncirculated, unique £600-800
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Central Bank of Iraq, an obverse composite essay on card for a 5 dinars, ND (ca1971), blue and purple, parliament building at centre, ornately decorated archway at left incorporating value at top left and right, also value at upper and lower right (Pick unrecorded - somewhat similar to Pick 59), about uncirculated, unique £600-800
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Central Bank of Iraq, 100 dinars (17), 1991, green and pale pink, Saddam Hussein at right, reverse victory arch of crossed swords, 16 of these notes have consecutive serial numbers (Pick 76), uncirculated £150-200
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Central Bank of Iraq, 5 dinars (2), 1992, consecutive serial numbers, pink on multicolour underprint, Saddam Hussein at right, temple at centre, reverse, tomb of the unknown soldier, also, 100 dinars (19), 2002, blue and multicolour, several of these notes have matching serial numbers (Pick 80, 87), uncirculated (21) £150-200
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Central Bank of Iraq, 10000 dinars (9), 2002, mauve and yellow, tomb of the unknown soldier at centre, Saddam Hussein at right, reverse, Al-Muatansiriyah University in Baghdad (Pick 89), uncirculated, five of the notes without security thread and four with (9) £80-130
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Central Bank of Iraq, a mixed group comprising 50 dinars (2), 250 dinars (10), 10000 (8), includes some unusual errors, mostly uncirculated, an interesting group £100-150
ITALY |
Banco di Napoli, Italy, a printers obverse and reverse archival photograph for a 100 lire, decree of 1896, serial number MR 03674, allegorial male figure at left with arms, hammer and anvil (Hephaestion), laureate head of Italia low centre, value at centre and at each corner, reverse turreted female bust at centre, value at right and seal with text 'DECRETO MINISTERIALE DEL 30 LUGLIO 1896' (Pick S unrecorded, Crapanzano-Giulianini unrecorded), very unusual and an unrecorded and unadopted design (2) £200-300
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Banca d'Italia, 50 lire, 24 January 1942, serial number P764 6197, Azzolini and Urbini signatures, blue violet on multicolour underprint, reverse she wolf with Romulus and Remus left centre (Pick 57), slight creasing, otherwise extremely fine or better, the scarcer date, very desirable £200-240
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Allied Military Currency, Italy, 5 lire (3), 10 lire (3), 50 lire (2) and 100 lire, all series of 1943A, also 50 centesimi, 1, 2, 5 and 10 lire, Campo No. 33, 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 lire, all black text on card (Pick M 18a, b, 19a, b, 10a, b, 21c), varying grades from extremely fine to about very good (19) £150-200
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Allied Military Currency, Italy, 100 lire (3) series of 1943A, pale blue and lilac, red prefixes A-A, A-B, A-C, 1000 lire, 1943A, red serial number A42237814A, pale blue, and contemporary forgeries of 500 lire and 1000 lire (2), series of 1943A, (Pick M 21a, b, c, 23a), mixed grades ranging from good to extremely fine, unusual, scarce (7) £200-300
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Allied Military Currency, Italy, 500 lire, 1943a, red serial number A14813710A, pale blue and green (Pick M 22a, Gavello 270), about extremely fine, scarce, £180-230
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Italy, Dago Village social club, 350th Air Service squadron, blue booklets (2) containing chits for 1 lire (10), 2 lira (25), 5 lira (36), 25 lira (5) very fine and unusual (2) £30-50
ITALIAN SOMALILAND |
Banca d'Italia, Italian Somaliland, 1 rupia, 1920, serial number B3 0723, black, white and pale pink-red, value at centre and at left, Stringher and Sachi signatures, reverse brown, Arabic text (Pick 2, BISI B1a, Gavello 69), a solid and original good fine and rare £600-800
JAMAICA |
Government of Jamaica, 5 shillings, 1940, serial number C/62 45589, orange-brown, 10 shillings (2), 1 November 1940, serial numbers C/10 54884 and C/40 40305, blue, £1, 1942, serial number A/27 91209, green and pink, all George VI at left, value at right (Pick 37a, 38b, 41a), generally original good very fine or better (4) £150-200
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Government of Jamaica, 10 shillings, 30 November 1942, serial number C/44 35984, blue, George VI at left, value at right, reverse blue and pink and pale orange, arms top centre, value at left and right (Pick 38c, GOJ B7d), central fold otherwise a solid and fresh example, almost extremely fine and scarce £300-500
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Bank of Jamaica, 5/-, red, ND (1961) and 10/- (2), violet, ND (1964), Elizabeth II at left, arms low centre, Payton signature, £1, ND (1964), green, 50 cents, NMD (1970), red on multicolour, $2, ND (1970), green on multicolour and $1, ND (1976), violet on multicolour (Pick 49, 51B, 51C, 53, 55, 59), all about uncirculated to uncirculated (6), a bright and vibrant group £200-300
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Bank of Jamaica, £1 (2), Law of 1960 (1964), serial number DM214429, signature R. T. P. Hall as Acting Governor, and serial number FV930041, signature G. A. Brown, both green on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at left, coat of arms at lower centre, reverse tractor harvesting grain (Pick 51Cc, 51Ce), the first pressed, stain at top left, otherwise extremely fine, the second fresh, about extremely fine (2) £80-120
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Bank of Jamaica, £1 (2), Law of 1960 (1964), Gothic serial number AS 278281 and Roman serial number CG 144601, both Payton signature, green on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at left, arms at lower centre, reverse tractor harvesting, also £1, ND (1961), serial number EE993038 (Pick 51Ca, 51Cb), first and second pressed, otherwise good extremely fine, third, some discolouration top centre and left, otherwise extremely fine (2) £120-160
JAPAN/OCEANIA |
Japanese Government, Oceania, a selection comprising 1/2 shilling, purple (2), 1/- blue (2), £1, green (2) value at left and low centre, palms and coastline at right, all red OC except the $1 which has red OA overprint (Linzmayer JG B1b, 2a, 4a, Pick 1, 2, 4), extremely fine (6) £150-200
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Allied Military Currency, Japan, a group of notes consisting of 10 sen, 50 sen, 1 yen, 5 yen (2), 10 yen, 20 (2) yen, and 1000 yen all ND (1945), an unusual and collectable group (Pick 62, 64, 66, 68, 78, 70, 72, 76a), varying grades from good to very fine, scarce (9) £350-450
JORDAN |
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 1 dinar, ND (1952), red serial number B/J688086, green and black, King Hussein at right, reverse green, ruins at centre (Pick 6c), some creasing and folds, discolouration, very fine or better £100-150
KEELING-COCOS ISLANDS |
Keeling-Cocos Islands, 1 rupee, 1 August 1888, black text on sheepskin (vellum), manuscript date, serial numbers and signatures, embossed seal at centre (Pick S113), stained (as usual), good very fine and rare £600-800
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Keeling-Cocos Islands, 1/4 rupee, 24 July 1888, red text on sheepskin (vellum), manuscript date, serial numbers and signatures (Pick S102), extremely fine and rare £500-600
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Keeling-Cocos Islands, 2 rupees, 24 July 1888, red text on sheepskin (vellum), manuscript date, serial numbers and signatures, embossed seal at centre (Pick S104), stained, good very fine and rare £500-700
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Keeling-Cocos Islands, 5 rupees, 12 January 1888, black text on sheepskin (vellum), manuscript date, serial numbers and signatures, embossed seal at centre (Pick S116), some foxing and stained, very fine and very rare £700-900
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Keeling-Cocos Islands, 1/4 rupee, 26 September 1897, black text on sheepskin (vellum), manuscript date, serial numbers and signatures (Pick S117), fine and rare £250-350
KENYA |
Central Bank of Kenya, a set comprising 5 shillings, 1977, orange, 10 shillings, 1974, green, 20 shillings, 1973, blue, 50 shillings, 1971, black and 100 shillings, 1972, purple, all with Kenyatta at left, value at each corner (Pick 7e, 8d, 9b, 10c, 11d), light handling and occasional corner bends only, embossed serial numbers, original about uncirculated and scarce in this grade (5) £250-350
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Central Bank of Kenya, a set comprising 5 shillings, 1977, orange, 10 shillings, 1974, green, 20 shillings, 1973, blue, 50 shillings, 1971, black and 100 shillings, 1972, purple, all with Kenyatta at left, value at each corner, also 100 shillings (4), 1 July 1968/69/71/72, prefix A/8/15/25/30, purple & multicoloured, Kenyatta at left, arms at centre, (Pick 5b, 10a, 10b, 10c), (Pick 7e, 8d, 9b, 10c, 11d), light handling and occasional corner bends only, embossed serial numbers, original about uncirculated and scarce in this grade (9) £250-350
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Central Bank of Kenya, 50 shillings (2), 1 July 1971, consecutive serial numbers A/8 123253/54, signature 3, dark brown on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta at left, coat of arms at centre, reverse four workers picking cotton, Mount Kenya at upper right [Pick 9b (2)], uncirculated (2) £120-160
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Central Bank of Kenya, 5 shillings (200), 10 shillings (100) and 20 shillings (100), all 1978, all with Kenyatta at left, value at top corners and low right (Pick 15, 16, 17, CBK B15, B16, B17), uncirculated (400) £1,000-1,500
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Central Bank of Kenya, 100 shillings (5), 16 July 2010, all with ZZ replacement prefixes, dark purple and multicolour, Kenyatta at centre left, arms at top centre right, value at each corner (Pick 48, CBK B39g), four about uncirculated, one good fine (5) £100-150
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Central Bank of Kenya, a large group of notes comprising, 5 shillings (400), 10 shillings (43), 20 shillings (22), 100 shillings (27), all 1978, 100 shillings (33), 1984, 200 shillings (40), 1986, 10 shillings (13), 1988, 10 shillings (89), 1989, 100 shillings (10), 1991, 10 shillings (14), 100 shillings (18), 200 shillings (7), 1992, 10 shillings (25), 1993, 10 shillings (30), 1994, and 20 shillings (67), 1996, mixed grades, generally very fine to extremely fine (838) £1,000-1,500
LAOS |
Banque Nationale du Laos, a group of specimens of the ND (1957) series, all 000000 serials, all tricephalic elephant arms at upper centre, comprising 1 kip, green, That Ing Hang stupa, reverse ploughing; 5 kip, brown, That Makmo stupa, reverse ox-cart; 10 kip, blue, Wat Ong Teu Mahawihan, reverse rice field workers, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red in Lao on obverse and English on reverse, one punch hole; also issued 10 kip, ND (1957), blue, obverse and reverse as specimen note (Pick 1s, 2s, 3s, 3a), the first about uncirculated to uncirculated, the second good extremely fine, the third biro lines in margins, otherwise good extremely fine, the fourth extremely fine (4) £100-150
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Banque de l'Indo-Chine, Laos/Vietnam, 1 piastre (3), ND (1945), 1 piastre (4), ND (1949), Gouvernement General 10 cents (2), olive green, 20 cents (6), red-purple, 20 cents, green, Vietnam 1 dong, ND (1946), blue, Laos 20 kip (24), ND (1963), brown, 100 kip (20), ND (1974), 500 kip (18), ND (1974), red, 200 and 500 kip (Pick 76b, 54e, 86d, 89a, 90, 5b, 11b, 16a, 17a, 23A, 240), generally uncirculated (79) £180-240
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