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The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, £5, 20 November 1958, serial number SW5 420516, red and green on multicolour, waterfall at right, sheep under tree at right, bank title top centre, reverse, kudu at shoreline, mountains and trees in background (Pick 12b), in ICG holder number 30*, very fine £300-400
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El Banco de Espana, printer's archival specimen 25 pesetas, 24 September 1906, serial number B0,000,000 on obverse, serial number run B0,000,001 to B2,000,000 on reverse, black and blue on green and pale orange underprint, maiden seated at left, value in guilloche at right, reverse coat of arms set in ornate guilloche, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 57s), ink date '10. 5. 20.' and annotation in top margin, otherwise extremely fine, rare £180-260
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EL Banco de Espana, 100 pesetas, 15 July 1907, serial number 1, 414, 496, blue green on multicolour, seated allegorical maiden at left, medallic portrait at top centre, reverse, green, pink and blue, Cathedral of Burgos at centre (Pick 64), a number of folds, creasing and discolouration, fine to very fine £150-200
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El Banco de Espana, printer's archival specimen 100 pesetas, 1 July 1925, serial number D0, 000,000 on obverse, serial number run D0, 000,001 to D10, 000,000 on reverse, dark blue and green on multicoloured underprint, portrait of King Felipe II at left, El Escorial at lower centre, reverse blue and orange, the Retreat of Felipe II, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 69s), ink date '23. 2. 34.' and annotation in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £250-350
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El Banco de Espana, specimen 25 pesetas, 15 August 1928, no serial numbers, blue and brown on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Pedro Calderon de la Barca at right, monument at centre, reverse purple and pale blue, religious comedy scene, red Bradbury Wilkinson seal on obverse, one punch hole (Pick 74s), about uncirculated to uncirculated and a rare type of specimen £200-300
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The Government of the Straits Settlements, specimen reverse colour trial $5, ND (ca1925), brown on red and yellow underprint, tiger in oval at centre, value at left and right set in ornate guilloches, overprinted with De La Rue & Co. Ltd. specimen oval in blue at lower right and SPECIMEN No. 111 at lower left (Pick 10ct-reverse), about uncirculated to uncirculated and very rare £2,000-2,500
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Government of the Straits Settlements, $50, 24 September 1925, serial number B/5 34950, dark blue and grey, King George V top centre, prowling tiger at centre, Chinese, Malay and English text, value low left and right (BB GSS B11, Pick 12), in ICG holder 30* very fine, several folds, small split low centre and at centre left, several manuscript signatures on reverse £2,500-3,500
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Government of the Straits Settlements, post production specimen $10, 2 January 1930, serial number E/5 68495, purple on orange and green underprint, arms at top centre, houses and boats at low centre, value at low left and each corner, reverse bullock cart at centre, flanked by values, perforated CANCELLED four times, purple CANCELLED overprint (Linzmayer GSS B2s, Pick 11s), wonderfully fresh, good very fine to about extremely fine and very rare £3,000-4,000
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The Government of the Straits Settlements, printer's archival specimen $5, 1 January 1931, serial run A/1 00001 to A/20 100000, purple on multicoloured underprint, portrait of King George V at right, value at centre, reverse tiger in circle at centre, value at lower left and right, medallic female head at upper left, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 17as), ink annotation in top margin, otherwise about extremely fine and a very rare date £2,500-3,500
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Sudan Government, a proof 10 piastres, ND (ca 1918), blue and olive on large format paper, crown, lion and star and crescent at centre, TEN PIASTRES in text at left, also a colour photograph of a 10 piastres, red and pale blue-green, the first with manuscript Arabic date 1918, the second dated Nov 13th 1912, most unusual and extremely rare (2) £400-600
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Bank of Sudan, 1 pound, 1967, serial number C/58 0940475, blue and multicolour, Sennar Dam on Blue Nile centre left, value at each corner, reverse, blue, pale lilac and orange, camel postman (Linzmayer BOS B3, Pick 8d), light central fold, extremely fine to about uncirculated £150-180
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Bank of Sudan, a reverse composite essay for a 5 Sudanese pounds, ND (1968), brown and multicoloured, camels at centre, cattle in river at right (Linzmayer unrecorded, Pick unrecorded), unique and pretty £250-350
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Bank of Sudan, an obverse and reverse hand executed essay for a 5 Sudanese pound, 1971 (1967), serial number A/1 000000, pink-red and multicoloured, arms at centre, President Nimeiri at left, reverse brown and yellow-orange, deer at right (Linzmayer unrecorded, Pick unrecorded), unique and attractive (2) £400-600
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Bank of Sudan, an obverse and reverse composite essay for a 5 pounds, 1980s, serial number D/16 000000, green and pale pink, cattle at left, arms at centre, reverse green, Bank of Sudan at centre (BOS B25pr, Pick 33 for type), unique (2) £500-700
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Bank of Sudan, an obverse and reverse composite essay for a 50 pounds, 198-, serial number D/16 000000, red and pale pink, the National Museum at left, arms at centre, reverse red, Bank of Sudan at centre (BOS B28pr, Pick 36 for type), unique (2) £500-700
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Bank of Sudan, specimen 25 piastres, 1983, 50 piastres, 1, 5, 10 and 20 pounds, all 1981, all President J.Nimeiri at left, arms at centre (Pick 23s, 17s, 18s, 19s, 20s, 21s), perforation, all red De La Rue seal in field, mounting traces, good extremely fine and scarce (6) £250-300
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Muntbiljet issue, Suriname, specimen 1 and 2 1/2 gulden, 1965 and 1961, and Centrale Bank van Suriname specimen 5, 10, 25, 100 and 1000 gulden, all serial number Z 012345-Z067890, all dated 1963, girl at right (Pick 116as, 117as, 1210s-124s, Linzmayer CBVS B-, 6as-10as), slight mounting traces on reverse otherwise almost uncirculated and a scarce set (7) £1,500-1,800
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Gotheborgs Enskilde Bank, Sweden, obverse proof 10 riksdaler, 1858, Litt D, no serial numbers, no signatures, dark blue and yellow on pale blue underprint, arms at top centre, value at lower left and right and in each corner (Pick S211p), 8mm tear in right margin, otherwise good very fine, rare £100-200
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Gotheborgs Enskilde Bank, Sweden, obverse proof 100 riksdaler, 1858, Litt G, no serial numbers, no signatures, black, blue and yellow on pale blue underprint, arms at top centre, city scene in framed vignette at upper centre, value at lower centre and in each corner (Pick S213p), rough lower margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and very rare £200-400
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National Bank of Switzerland, specimen 50 francs, Concordat Issue, ND (ca1907), no serial numbers, no signatures, green and beige, Helvetia standing at left, cherub holding value tablet at lower right, text at centre omitted, reverse head of Mercury at left and right, value in French, German and Italian, perforated SPECIMEN BW & Co LONDON (Pick 1 for type), about extremely fine and very rare £250-350
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Schweizerische Nationalbank, 5 francs, 1 August 1913, serial number 2J 088178, blue, brown, pale green, 'William Tell' at left centre in circular frame, three printed signatures below, arms top centre, reverse pale blue, brown, value at centre and at each corner (Pick 11a, Richter-Kunzmann CH36), a solid and original good very fine, rare in this condition £450-550
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Banque Nationale Suisse, 50 franken, 1 April 1924, serial number 5P 013233, green on pale orange underprint, woman in circular frame at left, value top left and right, centre and low right, reverse, woodcutter felling trees with axe (Pick 34), in PCGS holder number 40 PPQ, extremely fine £300-400
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Swiss National Bank, specimen 50 francs, Bern und Zurich, 1 March 1945, no serial numbers, green and pale red, young maiden at right, value top right and low left and right, three printed signatures below, reverse green, man and bull at centre, mountains in background, value at each corner (Pick unlisted, Richter-Kunzmann RS9), small star perforations, red SPECIMEN overprint, slight rust damage from paperclip marks at left otherwise original good very fine and an extremely rare 'Reserve Bank' issue £5,500-7,500
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National Bank of Switzerland, specimen 500 francs, ND, serial number 4O 00000, no signatures, red-brown and olive-green on multicoloured underprint, woman looking in mirror at right, value at centre left, reverse allegorical scene, "The Fountain of Youth", overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse (Pick 51s), choice about uncirculated and very scarce £200-250
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Banque Nationale Suisse, 500 franken, 1 February 1974, serial number 11T 09334, brown and green, woman looking into mirror at right, reverse, elders with four girls bathing at Fountain of Youth (Pick 51l), in PCGS holder number 58 PPQ, choice about new £300-400
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National Bank of Switzerland, specimen 1000 francs, ND, serial number 1Q 00000, no signatures, violet and turquoise on multicoloured underprint, woman at right, value at centre left, reverse allegorical scene, "Dance Macabre", overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse (Pick 52s), about uncirculated and very scarce £350-450
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Banque de l'Indochine, Tahiti, 1000 francs, ND (1940-57), serial number O.00 000, multicolour, several groups of people, camels and goats in market scene in background, seated woman at right, reverse, man with spear and woman carrying bundle at right and left respectively, river and mountains in background (Pick 15), perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder number 65, gem uncirculated, EPQ £600-800
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Institut d'Emission d'Outre Mer, Papeete, obverse proof for 5000 francs, on slightly blue-grey paper, ND (1971-85), multicoloured, Bougainville at left, sailing ships at centre, navigational instruments and ships stern right (Pick 28 for type), uncirculated and scarce £250-350
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Institut d'Emission d'Outre Mer, Papeete, obverse proof for 5000 francs, on slightly blue-grey paper, ND (1971-85), blue, Bougainville at left, sailing ships at centre, navigational instruments and ships stern right (Pick 28 for type), uncirculated and scarce, an interesting item showing a couple of small differences from the issued note £200-300
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Bank of Tanzania, an obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a proposed issue of 20 shilingi, ND (1984), serial number AA 000000, purple and multicoloured, Julius Nyerere at right and an obverse and reverse composite essay for a 1000 shilingi, ND, green and multicoloured, Ali Hassan Mwinyi at right, elephants at low left (Pick 9, 22, BOT B9, B21 for type), manuscript approved on reverse of first essay, unique (4) £250-350
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Government of Siam, 1 tical, 18 November 1925, serial number Y95 86603, uniface, black on grey-green underprint, arms at top centre, value at each corner (Pick 14), in PCGS holder 25PPQ, very fine, very scarce £400-500
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Government of Siam, 10 baht, 1 May 1925, serial number N/4 55943, brown on pink underprint (Pick 18a), an attractive very fine £100-150
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Government of Siam, 20 baht, ND (1942), serial number P/1 47492, blue on pink and green underprint, Rama VIII at right, throne hall at left (Pick 49a), very fine and a scarce first prefix £100-150
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Government of Thailand, unissued 10 baht, ND (1942-44), purple on pale grey-blue underprint King Rama VIII, portal at left (Pick 59), almost very fine, rare £300-400
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Government of Thailand, 1 and 5 baht, 1946, serial numbers A33697583C and B02823095A, green and blue respectively, both with Rama VIII at left (Pick 63, 64), both uncirculated, original notes with superb embossing of serial numbers on the reverse (2) £80-120
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Government of Thailand, a small group comprising 5 baht, 1946, purple-blue, 1 baht (3), 1948, dark blue, and 20 baht, 1948, green, all with Rama VIII at left (Pick 64, 69a, 72b), fantastic originals with great embossing, uncirculated (5) £120-160
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Government of Thailand, specimen 1 baht, blue, specimen 10 baht, brown and specimen 20 baht, green, all ND (1956-), all signature 41, all King Rama IX at left (Pick 74ds, 76s, 77s, 79s), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, about uncirculated and scarce (4) £400-600
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Bank of Thailand, specimen 60 baht in blue presentation folder, zero serial numbers, dark brown on multicolour underprint, King Rama IX at centre, Victory Crown at left, Royal Regalia at right (Pick 93s), uncirculated, folder as issued £80-120
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, a set of colour trials of the 1959 series, ND, all zero serial numbers, comprising 30 escudos, brown; 60 escudos, green; 100 escudos, purple; and 500 escudos, deep violet, all Jose Celestino da Silva at right, reverse arms at centre, steamship seal at left, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 22ct, 23ct, 24ct, 25ct), about uncirculated to uncirculated and a rare desirable set (4) £300-400
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, specimen 500 escudos (2), one with serial number 017601-020400 and one without serial numbers, dark brown and multicoloured, also specimen 1000 escudos (2), one with serial number 003001-006000, one without serial numbers, all ND (1963-1968), all R.D.Aleixo at right in plumed hat, arms at centre (Pick 29s, 30s), ink date in top margin, good extremely fine and scarce (4) £300-350
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Government of Tonga, specimen 1 pa'anga, green, 2 pa'anga, red, 5 pa'anga, violet and 10 pa'anga, blue, all ND (1974), all serial number B/1 000000, all King Taufa'ahau at right, arms low left (Pick 19s-22s), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and scarce (4) £200-300
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Transnistria, a set from the 1994 Provincial Issue, all with adhesive stamp on Russian 1961 U.S.S.R series and a set from the 1993 Kupon Issue (Pick 1-4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 14A, B, 15-22, 29a), 200 rublei, very fine, the remainder of notes about uncirculated to uncirculated (21) £80-100
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Government of Trinidad and Tobago, $1, 2 January 1939, serial number 6D 11111, blue on multicolour underprint, sailing ship with port and mountain at left, sailing ship with palm tree at right (Linzmayer GTT B7b, Pick 5), in PMG holder 30, very fine, NET, minor rust, a great solid serial number £300-350
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Government of Trinidad and Tobago, $1, 2 January 1939, serial number 3D 92732, blue and multicolour, sailing ship with mountains in background at left, palm tree and ship in distance at right, reverse, arms at centre flanked by value in ornate tablet (Linzmayer GTT B7b, Pick 5b), in ICG holder number 48, extra fine or better £100-130
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Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, obverse and reverse archival photographs for $5, ND (1964), alongside several other design elements used in the final notes, black and white, Elizabeth II at centre, arms at left, reverse with bank Building at centre, the oval frame in the upper right is not present but an extra photograph shows that it was proposed afterwards, as well as several of the proposed subjects, all of which were used with some modifications (Linzmayer CBTT B2, Pick 27 for similar), unique and interesting (2) £150-200
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Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, a set of specimen proofs, Law of 1964, no signature, comprising $1, 1964, serial number A123456 at lower left, A789012 at upper right, red; $5, 1963, green: $10, 1963, dark brown; $20, 1963, purple, the $5, $10 and $20 all serial number 123456 at lower left and 789012 at upper right, all Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at centre, value in each corner, reverse Central Bank building, one punch hole (Pick 26p, 27p, 28p, 29p), ink 1963 dates and annotations in margins, otherwise good extremely fine to about uncirculated, the three copies with error date of 1963 for the Central Bank Act of Trinidad & Tobago of the utmost rarity (4) £1,000-1,500
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Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, colour trial $5, ND (1969), serial number D/1 000000, brown and pale blue-green, also colour trial $10, ND (1969), serial number S 000000, olive green and pale pink, both Elizabeth II at centre, arms at left, Victor E. Bruce signature (Pick 27ct, 28ct, CBTT B2at, 3at), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare (2) £300-400
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Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, a set of positional proofs of the ND (1977) Issue, all signature Bruce, comprising $1, serial number BQ1 30001, red; $5, serial number AA 030001, green: $10, serial number AA 240001, dark brown; $20, serial number AA 140001, purple; $50, 1963 error authorisation date but deleted in black ink, serial number AA 200001, yellow-brown; and $100, serial number AT 080022, blue, all arms at centre, reverse Central Bank building, all marked with positioning lines in blue or red ink (Pick 30ap, 31ap, 32ap, 33ap, 34ap, 35ap), ink dates and annotations in margins, the $1 and $50 otherwise good extremely fine, the remainder about uncirculated or better and a very rare set of proofs (6) £500-800
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Banque de l'Algerie, Tunisia, 5 francs, 20 May 1925, serial number R.3787 135, pale grey-blue, seated Mercury at left, peasant at right, reverse, lion's head at top, medallic head of Mercury at left and Alexander the Great at right, value in each corner (Pick 1), in ICG holder number 35*, very fine £150-180
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Banque de l'Algerie et de la Tunisie, 500 francs, 8 April 1952, serial number E.246 6129337, deep blue-green and brown on pale green and yellow underprint, statue of winged victory at centre, arch behind, reverse mural with three allegorical men set in ruins (Pick 28), pressed, otherwise extremely fine, attractive and scarce £100-130
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