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† Bangladesh Bank, obverse artwork on card, green on white, for the Star Mosque in Dacca as used in the 1981-83 issues (Pick 29-31 for type), about uncirculated, unique £100-200
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x Royal Bank of Canada, Barbados, specimen $100, 2 January 1920, red serial number 000000, black on salmon underprint, allegorical maiden at centre, value top left and right and at low centre with sterling equivalent, reverse, orange, bank arms at centre, hole punched and perforated PAID right and left (Pick S163), uncirculated, a striking specimen £2,500-3,000
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x Government of Barbados, specimen $1, ND (1939), serial number B/N 300001-B/P 559000, purple and multicoloured, George VI at right, biga of Hippocamps at left, also Bahamas specimen $1, law of 1968, green, Elizabeth II at left (Pick 2s, 27s, GOB B2p, BMA B2as), in ICG holders 40 VF/EF and 63 uncirculated (2) £150-180
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x Government of Barbados, $1, 1 June 1943, serial number B/N 317198, purple, green and pink, George VI at right, arms at left (Linzmayer BOB B2d, Pick 2b), in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, a lovely note £500-700
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† Central Bank of Barbados, an obverse and reverse composite essay for a $100, ND (1984), serial number E1 000000, multicoloured, Sir Grantley Adams at right, reverse, Trafalgar Square (Pick 35 for type, CBB B11 for type), unique £300-400
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Barclays Bank, (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), Barbados, specimen, $5, port of Barbados, 31 March 1933, serial run C/Q 820, 001 to C/Q 825000 black on red and blue underprint, arms at centre, B in field top right, reverse green, arms at centre flanked by values, perforated CANCELLED (Pick S101-unlisted date), mounting traces, ink date '17.3.33' and other annotations in top margin, extremely fine and rare £300-400
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x Barclays Bank, (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), Barbados, $5, 1 September 1926, serial number C008, 250, black on pale green and light pink, arms at centre, large B top right, reverse green, bank title, arms and value (Pick S101), in PMG holder number 15, choice fine, minor staining £300-400
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† Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), Jamaica, specimen £1, Kingston, 1 May 1937, serial number D/G 070001-D/K 120000, red, pale green and lilac, arms and J at right, value at left, reverse red and grey-green, arms at centre, value at left and right (Pick S146bs), ink date '15.4.37' in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, good extremely fine and rare £400-500
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† Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), Jamaica, specimen £5, Kingston, 1 May 1937, serial number D 002, 001-D004,000, orange, pale green and lilac, arms and J at right, value at left, reverse orange and very pale brown, arms at centre, value at left and right (Pick S147s for similar), ink date '15.4.37' in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, this date unlisted in Pick, good extremely fine and rare £800-1,200
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† Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), Jamaica, specimen £10, Kingston, 1 May 1937, serial number D 001001-D002000, blue, pale green and lilac, arms and J at right, value at left, reverse blue and lilac, arms at centre, value at left and right (Pick S148bs), ink date '15.4.37' in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, good extremely fine and rare £700-900
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x Barclays Bank, (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), Jamaica, £10, 1 March 1940, serial number D002, 816, black on blue and multicolour underprint, bank title top centre, arms at right, reverse bank title, value right and left, arms at centre (Pick S148c), in PMG holder number 25, very fine, a beautiful note retaining vibrant colour £275-375
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x Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), Jamaica, £10, Kingston, 1 March 1940, serial number D 004257, pale blue and multicoloured, value at left, arms at right, two printed signatures below, J in field top left, reverse blue and lilac, arms at centre, value at left and right (PS 148c), an original good very fine, scarce £180-230
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x Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), Jamaica, £10, Kingston, 1 January 1937, serial number D 000995, pale blue and multicoloured, value at left, arms at right, manuscript signature low left, printed signature low right, J in field top left, reverse blue and lilac, arms at centre, value at left and right (PS 148a), small split low left, almost very fine and a rare first date for type £250-300
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† Banque Centrale du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, specimen colour trial 50 francs, ND (c.1953), serial number A000000, brown on purple and blue-grey underprint, portrait of a woman in profile at left, yellow star at upper left, value in each corner, reverse two fisherwomen with net at right, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 27ct), about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £200-300
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† Banque Centrale du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, colour trial 1000 francs, ND (1953), serial number A 000000, green and multicoloured, man at left, river scene low centre, value at centre and at each corner, reverse green and lilac and pink, waterbuck drinking at centre (Pick 29ct), red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and attractive, very rare £800-1,200
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Banque Nationale de Belgique, 1000 francs, 2 January 1919, serial number 248Y 349, green and pale brown, Neptune top left, Amphitrite top right, caduceus and Mercury's winged helmet low centre, green and pale brown, allegorical male figure at left and right representing Industry, arms and value at centre (Pick 73, Eyckm.93C) good very fine and a handsome note, rare £800-900
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Banque Nationale de Belgique, 5 francs (2), 1 July 1914, serial numbers 187.G.620-21, green and brown, allegorical figures at left and right (Pick 75), both with central crease, extremely fine, a very attractive consecutive pair (2) £200-300
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Societe Generale de Belgique, 2 francs, 1 April 1915, serial number A011517, red-brown on green and blue underprint, Queen Louise-Marie at left (Pick 87, Rosenberg 434), small smudge low centre, fresh and original, about uncirculated £150-200
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Banque Nationale de Belgique, 10000 francs/2000 Belga, 30 November 1929, serial number 008.N.035, pale blue and multicoloured, lion low centre, allegorical figures and chariots at left and right, reverse pale blue and multicoloured, allegorical scenes of harvest (Pick 105, Eyckm.110a), a solid and attractive extremely fine and scarce £600-700
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Banque National de Belgique, 1000 francs or 200 belgas (9), 30 October 1943, serial number 2531.H.701-709, green on multicolour underprint, King Albert and Queen Elisabeth at left (Pick 110), some with foxing in the margins, about uncirculated (9) £200-300
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Banque Nationale de Belgique, 1000 francs/200 belgas, 17 October 1944, serial number 2821.A.251, red, pale blue and pink, King Albert and Queen Elisabeth at left, maiden with cornucopia at right (Abundance), reverse red, woman with embroidery at right (Pick 115), lightly pressed, good very fine and a handsome note, rare £700-900
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† Banque Nationale de Belgique, printers archival trial/proof 100 francs/20 belgas, ND (1943), one blue, one purple and one olive and red-brown, Elisabeth at left, Albert at right, maiden at centre, EMISSION PROVISOIRE at top centre, reverse sea God, nymph and cherub (Pick 123 for type), good extremely fine and rare (3) £400-600
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Belgium Army issue, 100 frank, 1 August 1946, serial number A 244832, violet and pale tan, value in violet guilloche at centre, value at each corner, reverse violet and tan, value in violet oval at left and right (Pick M7), pressed but a presentable example, almost very fine and scarce £200-300
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† Government of Belize, a colour trial set of the ND (1974-1975) series comprising $1, blue, $2, brown, $5, red, $10, green, $20, blue, all Elizabeth II at right, arms at left (Pick 33-37ct, GOB B1ct-5ct), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated, rare and attractive (5) £500-600
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x Government of Belize, $2, 1 January 1974, red serial number B/1015017, violet on lilac and multicolour underprint, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at left, reverse (Pick 34, GOB B2a), uncirculated £100-150
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x Government of Belize, $5, 1 January 1976, prefix C/1, red, Elizabeth II at right, arms at left (Pick 35b, GOB B3b), in ICG holder 55, almost uncirculated £80-120
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Central Bank of Belize, $1, 1 January 1986, prefix A/11, green and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, arms top left, reverse brown, Central Bank building at centre, $5, 1989, prefix J/5, red-brown, $10, 1987, prefix P/5, grey and $20, 1986, prefix T/5, brown and multicoloured (Pick 46, 47, 48, 49, CBB B4b, 5b, 6b, 7b), uncirculated and scarce (4) £500-600
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Central Bank of Belize, $20, 1 January 1987, serial number T/7 375349, brown and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, arms top left, Slusher, Cain and Burgos signatures, reverse brown, Central Bank building at centre (Pick 49, CBB B7b), uncirculated and scarce £250-300
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Central Bank of Belize, specimen $100, 1 May 1990, serial number AA000000, blue on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, toucan at left, arms at low left, reverse birds and animals of Belize (Pick 57as), mounting traces on reverse, good extremely fine £200-250
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x Government of Bermuda, 5 shillings, ND (1935), serial number B/1 31061, green on light brown, King George V at centre, reverse, violet, ships at centre, denomination at left, right and low centre (Pick 3b), some discolouration, several faint folds, very fine or better, rare £1,000-1,200
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x Government of Bermuda, 5 shillings, 12 May 1937, prefix X/2, brown, George VI at centre (Pick 8b, BG B8b), in ICG holder 40 VF/EF £120-160
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x Government of Bermuda, £1, Hamilton, 12 May 1937, serial number Q/5 346134, blue and multicoloured, George VI at right, Somerset bridge at left, Young and Trimingham signatures, reverse blue, arms and value (Pick 11b), faint fold centre left, otherwise crisp, good extremely fine £220-280
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† Government of Bermuda, specimen £5, Hamilton, 1 August 1941, serial number N 125001-Q 145000, orange, George VI at right, value and the 'Monarch' in Hamilton harbour at left, Young and Trimingham signatures, reverse orange and green, arms at centre, value at left and right (Pick 13s), ink date '16.2.43' in top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, uncirculated, attractive and rare £800-1,200
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x Government of Bermuda, 10 shillings (2), 1 May 1957, consecutive serial numbers X/1 136707/8, brown on multicolour underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at centre, Hamilton harbour low centre, value left and right and at each corner, reverse, brown green and violet, arms at centre, value at left and right (Pick 18), about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £80-120
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Government of Bermuda, £1, 20 October 1952, serial number P/1 387001, blue, pale green and orange, Elizabeth II at right, Somerset bridge in the Parish of Sandys at left, reverse arms at centre flanked by values (Pick 20a), extremely fine £350-450
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Government of Bermuda, £5, 1 October 1966, serial number P/1 350685, orange, Elizabeth II at right, the 'Monarch' in Hamilton harbour low centre, Kempe and Davidson signatures, reverse orange and green, arms at centre (Pick 21, BG B22d), uncirculated, quite rare in this condition £1,800-2,000
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Government of Bermuda, a set of 6 February 1970 series, comprising $1, 5, 10, 20 and $50, all with the serial number A/1 000085, (Pick 22a-27a) the first has small stain on reverse, about uncirculated to uncirculated, the remainder uncirculated £950-1,050
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† Government of Bermuda, an obverse composite essay for a $5, 30 November 1970, serial number A/1 000000, red and multicoloured, Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre (Pick unrecorded, BG B unrecorded) unique and an unrecorded design £500-700
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Government of Bermuda, $5 (2), 6 February 1970, serial numbers A/1 999999 and A/1 1000000, purple and pale blue, Elizabeth II at right, arms at left, Sharpe and Kempe signatures (Pick 23, BG B24a), penultimate and last of issue, uncirculated and unusual (2) £1,000-1,100
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Bermuda Monetary Authority, $1, 1 May 1984, serial number A/7 000009, blue and $20, 1 May 1984, green, serial number A/2 700009, both Elizabeth II at right, Gibbons and Flett signatures (Pick 28, 31, BMA B1f, B4d), uncirculated and very low numbers for issue (2) £150-180
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x Bermuda Monetary Authority, partial specimen set of the 1988-89 issue comprising, $2, ND (1988), $10, $20, $50, $100, all 20 February 1989 and all serial number B/1 000000, Queen Elizabeth II at right, various Bermudan scenes on reverses, hole punched (Pick 34a, 36, 37, 38, 39), all uncirculated, a vibrant and colourful group, very pleasing £300-400
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† Bermuda Monetary Authority, an obverse and reverse composite essay for a $50, 20 February 1989, serial number A/1 000000, red and multicoloured, Queen Elizabeth II at right, Mann and Butterfield signatures, reverse, lighthouse and arms (Pick 38 for type, BMA B12 for type), this signature unrecorded for type, unique, attractive (2) £300-500
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Bermuda Monetary Authority, $2 (2), $5 (2), $10 (2), $50 (2), $100(2), 24 May 2000, blue-green, Elizabeth II at right, sea-horse at centre, $2 serial numbers C/1 001054 and Z/1 001054, $5, C/1 000384 and Z/1 000384, $10, C/1 000316 and Z/1 000316, $20, D/1 000306 and Z/1 000306, $50, D/1 001355 and Z/1 001335 and $100, D/1 000149 and Z/1 000149 (Pick 50-54, 56, BMA B22a-27a, 29a), uncirculated and unusual (10) £900-1,100
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† Royal Government of Bhutan, a reverse composite essay on board for a 1 ngultrum, ND (c.1981), blue, grey and green, Simtokha Dzong palace at centre, dragons at upper left and upper right, value at lower left and lower right (Pick 5 for type), slight foxing, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, unique £100-150
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† Royal Government of Bhutan, a reverse composite essay on board for a 10 ngultrum, ND (c.1981), purple and multicoloured, Paro Dzong palace at centre, value in each corner (Pick 8 for type), glue traces, otherwise about uncirculated, unique £100-150
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† Royal Government of Bhutan, an obverse composite essay on card for a 1 ngultrum, ND (c.1984), serial number A/1 0000000, blue, royal emblem between facing dragons at centre, value at lower left and lower right (Pick 12 for type), about uncirculated, unique £100-150
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† Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan, an obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a 1 ngultrum, ND (c.1984), serial number A/1 0000000, blue, orange and red on multicoloured underprint, royal emblem between facing dragons at centre, value at upper left and lower right, reverse Simtokha Dzong palace at centre, dragons at upper left and upper right (Pick 12 for type), uncirculated, unique (2) £200-300
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† Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan, an obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a 5 ngultrum, ND (c.1984), serial number C/1 0000000, brown and multicoloured, royal emblem between birds at centre, value at upper left and lower right, reverse Paro Dzong palace at centre, value in each corner (Pick 14 for type), about uncirculated, unique (2) £200-300
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† Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan, an obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a 10 ngultrum, ND (c.1984), serial number D/1 0000000, violet and multicoloured, royal emblem at left, portrait of J. Singye Wangchuk at right, value at upper left and lower right, reverse Paro Dzong palace at centre, value in each corner (Pick 15 for type), obverse torn at left and split around portrait, reverse split along lower margin, otherwise about uncirculated, unique (2) £80-120
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† Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan, an obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a 20 ngultrum, ND (c.1984), serial number E/1 0000000, olive, brown and multicoloured, royal emblem at left, portrait of Jihme Dorji Wangchuk at right, value at upper left and lower right, reverse Punakhe Dzong palace at centre, value in each corner (Pick 16 for type), reverse corner mount marks, otherwise about uncirculated, unique (2) £200-300
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