Banque Nationale du Laos, specimen 100 kip, ND (1957), serial number O.000 00000, brown and multicoloured, King Sisavang Vong at left, chalice at centre, naga dragons at right, reverse flowering tree at left, temple at centre, woman with rose bowl at right, perforated SPECIMEN; also issued 100 kip, ND (1957), brown and multicoloured, obverse and reverse as specimen note (Pick 6s, 6a), the first about extremely fine, the second biro line on reverse, three pinholes, otherwise about extremely fine, the specimen rare (2) £150-200
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Banque Nationale du Laos, specimen 500 kip, Year 2500 (1957), serial number 000000, red and multicoloured, King Sisavang Vong at left, temple at centre, reverse purple, blue and yellow, Wat That Luang temple and stupa, Vientiane, at centre, carved frieze at left and right, overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two specimen De La Rue ovals on obverse and reverse, two punch holes; also issued 500 kip, Year 2500 (1957), red and multicoloured, obverse and reverse as specimen note (Pick 7s2, 7a), the first about uncirculated, the second good extremely fine (2) £100-140
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Banque Nationale du Laos, 5 kip. ND (1962), signature 2, green, King Sisavang Vong at right, reverse Wat That Luang stupa; specimen 10 kip, ND (1962), serial number R1 00000, blue, woman at left, reverse stylised sunburst; also a group of specimens of the ND (1963) issues, all King Savang Vatthana at left, various temples at centre, comprising 20 kip, brown, reverse monastery; 50 kip, purple, reverse Wat Luang; 200 kip, blue, reverse waterfall; 1000 kip, brown and yellow, reverse canoes, all specimen notes overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two specimen De La Rue ovals on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 9a, 10s2, 11s2, 12s2, 13s2, 14s2), the first about extremely fine, the last about uncirculated, the remainder about uncirculated to uncirculated (6) £140-180
LATVIA |
Government Currency note, Latvia, 100 rublis, 1923, blue serial number A147122, dark and light blue, value at left and right, signatures 3 and 4, reverse blue, allegorical maiden at left and right, Industry and Agriculture, plus Government State Treasury notes, 10 latu (4), 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, red serial numbers, grey and multicoloured, fishermen and net, reverse blue-grey, farmer sowing seed at centre, value at right, also a 5 lati, 1940, blue and grey, bridge at centre, 20 latu (2), 1935,1936, red serial number H 106111, S 061171, brown and multicoloured, view of the Castle of Riga and river at centre, allegorical symbols at left, value at right, reverse brown, arms at centre, farmer at left, girl at right, also a 10 latu, 1934, red serial number AB 070693, blue-green and pale pink, value, reverse blue, maiden and corn sheaf, arms at right, and Courtland Credit Society, 9 rubles, 1913, serial number 26656, black and white, Russian Imperial eagle at left, also Latvian promissory note paper in lilac, arms low centre (Pick 14b, 29a, b, d, e, 34a, 30a, b, 25f), mixed grades, generally good to very fine (12) £350-450
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Government Currency note, Latvia, 20 latu, 1925, red serial number 037761, green and black, J. Cakste at centre, value at centre and at each corner, reverse green, arms at centre, value at left and right, also 25 latu, 1928, red serial number B350230, black and pale orange, Valdemars at centre, reverse blue, arms and value, plus 500 latu, 1929, black serial number A 015199, blue and multicoloured, girl in National costume at right, allegorical symbols of harvest and Industry below, value top centre and at each corner, reverse blue, green and orange, pastoral scene at centre, caduceus at left and right, value to left and right, 25 latu, 1938, red serial number A 372671, green and lilac, Lacplesis at right, 100 latu, 1939, green serial number A 152314, purple, allegorical farming family, also 50 latu, 1934, serial number 850969, blue and multicoloured, also Latvian Government Currency notes, 5 rubli (4), ND (1919), red serial numbers, blue, maiden at centre, value at left and right (Pick 3d, e, f), (Pick 17a, 18a, 19a, 21a, 22a, 20a), about very fine or better (10) £350-450
LEBANON |
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 50 livres, 1 September 1939, brown and multicoloured, street scene at left, green lozenge overprint (type E), Berard and Laferriere signatures, LIBAN in text top centre, reverse blue and lilac and orange brown, feluccas on the water, mountains in background, green lozenge overprint (Pick 30bs, Ayoub p.105), ink date '9.3.43' in top margin, perforated and red SPECIMEN overprint, good extremely fine, attractive and very rare, Ayoub states "1 item known" £1,500-2,000
LIBYA |
Kingdom of Libya, colour trial £1, 1 January 1952, serial number C/1 000000, red and green, King Idris at left, bush low centre, reverse red (Pick 16ct, BOL P16ct), cancellation holes, red SPECIMEN overprint, slight superficial paper damage low right, small folds and pinholes each corner, residue top and low left, good very fine and rare £450-500
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Bank of Libya, half pound, ND (1963), serial number 4D/8 048463, purple on multicolour underprint, crowned arms at left, reverse, purple and pale green (Pick 29), about extremely fine or better £100-150
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Bank of Libya, specimen colour trial 1 pound, Law of 1963/AH1382, serial number 5C/29 000000, green on multicoloured underprint, crowned arms at left, value at right, reverse value at centre and in each corner, ornate guilloche at right, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 30ct), about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £300-400
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Bank of Libya, £1, ND (l 963), serial number 5C/29 830860, £5, ND (1963), serial number 5B/13 937817, blue on multicolour and green on multicolour respectively, crowned arms at left (Pick 30, 31), first, good to fine or better, second, fine to about very fine £150-250
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Bank of Libya, specimen colour trial 10 pounds, Law of 1963/AH1382, serial number 5A/14 000000, purple on multicoloured underprint, three arches with crowned arms at left and value at right, reverse arches containing ornate repeated patterns, value at left and right, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 32st, BOL 32ct), about uncirculated to uncirculated, very rare £1,400-1,800
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Central Bank of Libya, specimen colour trial 1/4 dinar, ND (1971), serial number 1E/1 000000, reddish purple on multicoloured underprint, arms at left, without Arabic inscription at lower right, reverse doorway at centre, pattern at right; specimen colour trial 1/2 dinar, ND (1971), serial number 1D/1 000000, brown on multicoloured underprint, arms at left, without Arabic inscription at lower right, reverse oil refinery, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 33act, 34act), about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce (2) £150-200
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Central Bank of Libya, specimen colour trial 5 dinars, ND (1972), serial number 1B/4 000000, blue on multicoloured underprint, shield, cog and map of North Africa and Middle East at left, with Arabic inscription at lower right, reverse walled fortress, value in each corner, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 36bct), good extremely fine, very scarce £200-250
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Military Authority in Tripolitania, 50 lire, ND (1943), red-brown on orange underprint, also 1 and 10 lire, green and purple respectively, all with lion and crown at centre (Pick M1, M4, M5), fresh and original, about uncirculated (3) £80-120
LITHUANIA |
Bank of Lithuania, 1, 5 and 10 centai, September 1919, 1, 5, 10 and 20 centu, November 1922, 10 centu (2), 20 centu (2), 1922, 10 litu (2), 1927, green, 5 litai (2), 1929, 20 litu, 1930, brown and green, also Posen, State Loan Bank, Occupation of Lithuania, World War I, 20 and 50 kopeken, 1 rubel (2), 3 rubel, 10 rubel, 25 rubel and 100 rubel, 1916, blue, allegorical figure top left and right (Pick 1a, 2a, 3a, 7a, 9a, 10a, 11a, 12a, 23a, 26a, 27a, R120, 121a, 122a, c, 123a, 124, 125, 126), generally good extremely fine or better (26) £250-300
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Bank of Lithuania, 500 litu, 11 December 1924, red serial number B 065430, black, pink and pale green, value at left and right, reverse blue and multicoloured, arms top centre, value in field, plus 50 litu, 1928, blue, 100 litu, 1928, 20 litu, 1930, brown and green and pale orange, Grand Duke Vytautas the Great at left (Pick 21a, 24a, 25a, 27a), first, original and fresh, extremely fine and rare in this grade, second two fine, last good very fine (4) £350-550
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Bank of Lithuania, specimen 1000 litu, Kaunas, 1925, red serial number A 000001-C 100000, green, pale pink and blue, arms at centre, value at centre and at each corner, reverse blue, allegorical couple and value (Pick 22s), perforated CANCELLED, good extremely fine and rare, attractive £1,000-1,400
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