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Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, Republique du Tchad, 500 francs, ND (1974), serial number L3 10636, red-brown and pale yellow, woman at left, crowned cranes in field, value top left and right, signatures of Joudiou and Emane, reverse red, students at centre, wooden mask at left and carved figure at right, value top left and right, also 1000 francs (2), ND (1973-), 1978, prefixes Y4, Q9, blue and multicoloured, cotton picking, man at right, signatures of Joudiou and Ntang and Oye-Mba and Kamgueu, reverse blue, mining excavator, carving at left and right (Pick 2, 3a, b BEAC B1a, 2a, d), uncirculated (3) £150-200
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Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, Republique du Tchad, 5000 francs, ND (1976), serial number B2 80393, brown and pale yellow, woman at left, textile machinery at right, ornate design around, value top left and right, signatures of Joudiou and Ntoutoume Emane at right, reverse multicoloured, mining building left centre, Minaret right centre, carving at left and right, value top left and right (Pick 5a, Linzmayer BEAC B4a, Kolsky 566b), in ICG holder number 66, choice uncirculated, scarce £150-200
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Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, Republique du Tchad, 5000 francs, ND (1978), serial number D3 72690, brown and pale yellow, woman at left, textile machinery at right, ornate design around, value top left and right, signatures of Oye-Mba and Ntoutoume Emane at right, reverse multicoloured, mining building left centre, Minaret right centre, carving at left and right, value top left and right (Pick 5b, LNZ BEAC B4b), almost uncirculated, scarce £140-180
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Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, Republique du Tchad, 500 francs (2), 1980, 1984, prefixes W9 and R10, pale red, woman weaving a basket at right, ornate background detail, value top left and right, signatures of Oye-Mba and Kamgueu, reverse pale red, students, also 1000 francs, 1980, serial number O.14 17541, pale blue, water buffalo at right, falls and butterfly, value top left and right, signatures of Oye-Mba and Kamgueu, reverse blue, planes and railroad carriages, carving at left and right (Pick 6a, b, 7a, Linzmayer BEAC B5a, b, 6a), uncirculated (3) £100-120
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Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, Republique du Tchad, 5000 francs, 1 January 1980, serial number P1 87706, multicoloured, young boy with newspaper 'UNION DOUANIERE' headline, market scene, Saint Anne's Basilica in Brazzaville at right, very ornate background detail, signatures of Oye-Mba and Ntoutome Emane at centre, reverse multicoloured, man with pipe at right, allegorical scene of transport and progress at centre (Pick 8a, Linzmayer B7a, Kolsky 571b), in ICG holder number 63, uncirculated and a very striking design, rare and most attractive £500-700
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Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, Republique du Tchad, 500 francs (3), 1986, 1987, 1990, prefixes L, Z, C, pale pink-red, wooden figure and bowl at centre, signatures of Oye-Mba-Kamgueu, Oye-Mba-Dang and Mamalepot and Mebara, also 1000 francs, 1985, serial number 063170, pale blue and violet, map at centre, Oye-Mba and Dang signatures, also 5000 francs, ND (1984), prefix L.02, multicolour, woman with basket of fronds at right (Pick 9a, 9b, 9c, 10Aa, 11a, Linzmayer BEAC B8b, c, d, 10a11a), uncirculated (5) £100-140
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Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, Republique du Tchad, 10000 francs (2), ND (1984), prefixes D001 and A001, green and multicoloured, woman with palm fronds around at right, five antelope heads at left, value top left and right, ornate background detail, signatures of Oye-Mba and Ntoutoume Emane low centre, reverse multicoloured, people loading fruit onto a truck, fruit at right (Pick 12a, Linzmayer BEAC B12a), uncirculated, attractive (2) £150-200
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Democratic Republic of Congo, 100 francs (2), June 1963, prefixes AD, AY, green and pale orange and lilac, the Ruzizi hydroelectric dam at left centre, value at right and at each corner, Jenssen and Anyenga signatures low centre, reverse green and pink, a bucket chain excavator (Pick 1a, Linzmayer CMRC B2ad, ay), extremely fine (2) £100-140
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Democratic Republic of Congo, 1000 francs, 15 February 1962, serial number CM 6871079, blue and pale pink-brown, a Moliro man at left, river with palms and pirogue boats and buildings, 'EMISSION DUCONSEIL MONETAIRE DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO printed at right, reverse pink-brown, waterbuck drinking at a river, value at right and at left (Pick 2a, Linzmayer CMRC B1a), in ICG holder number 50, extremely fine to about uncirculated and scarce in this grade £300-400
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Democratic Republic of Congo, 5000 francs, 1 December 1963, serial number A 167517, grey-green and pale orange, woman with head scarf at left, river at right, value at centre and at left and right, Jenssen and Anyenga signatures low centre, reverse blue and white, canoe and oarsmen at centre, value at left and right (Pick 3a, CMRC B3a), in ICG holder number 35*, very fine+ and a classic rarity in the African series, a handsome banknote and the Linzmayer plate note £1,000-1,200
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Banque Nationale du Congo, a set of the first dates, 1961, and comprising 20 francs, prefix C, blue and green, 50 francs, prefix A/3, green, 100 francs, prefix D, brown and pale blue, 500 francs, prefix A/3, 1000 francs, prefix A, blue, pale green and pale orange, President Joseph Kasa-Vubu at left, all signatures of Albert Mbamu (Pick 4a, 5a, 6a, 7a, 7a, Linzmayer BNC B1a, 2a, 3a, 4a, 5a), 20 about uncirculated, the 50 very fine, 100 and 500 extremely fine, the 1000 about uncirculated. A scarce set of the first date of issue for types (5) £350-400
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Banque Nationale du Congo, 20 francs (4), 15 March/June/July/September 1962, prefixes Q, Z, EA, XA, green, mauve and brown, woman seated at right, value at left, Albert Mbamu signature low centre, reverse mauve, blue and green, tree at centre (Pick 4a, Linzmayer BNC B1d, f, g, j), the June extremely fine, the March a scarcer month of issue, balance uncirculated (4) £200-250
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Banque Nationale du Congo, 50 francs (3), 1 February/April/May 1962, prefixes A/13, A/23, A/19, dark green, pale green and pale red, lion and mountains, the Kivu lake in background, the bridge over the Rizizi river at centre, signature of Albert Mbamu low right, reverse green and blue, the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa low centre (Pick 5a, Linzmayer BNC B2d, f, g), February and April uncirculated, May about extremely fine (3) £150-200
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Banque Nationale du Congo, 100 francs (3), 1 February 1962, 1 August 1964 (2), prefixes CA, RB, SB, brown and pale blue, president Joseph Kasa-Vubu at left, Crowned Cranes at right, signature of Albert Mbamu at centre, reverse brown and pale blue, the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa low centre (Pick 6a, Linzmayer BNC B3d, f), one 1964 very fine, balance about uncirculated (3) £120-160
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Banque Nationale du Congo, 500 francs, 1 August 1964, serial number A/8 761090, purple, tribal mask at left, value at centre and low left and right, signature of Albert Mbamu low centre, reverse purple, the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa low centre (Pick 7d, Linzmayer BNC B4d), almost uncirculated, this date slightly scarcer £150-180
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Banque Nationale du Congo, 500 francs, 1 January 1962, serial number A/5 428419, purple, tribal mask at left, value at centre and low left and right, signature of Albert Mbamu low centre, reverse purple, the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa low centre (Pick 7c, Linzmayer BNC B4c), almost uncirculated, this date slightly scarcer and a one prefix type £150-200
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Banque Nationale du Congo, 1000 francs (2), 15 December 1961, 1 August 1964, prefixes H, AA, blue, pale green and pale orange, President Joseph Kasa-Vubu at left, carver figure low right, value at centre, left and right, bank initials top left, signature of Albert Mbamu at centre, reverse blue and pale orange-yellow, the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa low centre (Pick 8b, c, Linzmayer BNC B5b, c), good very fine, the second with a central fold otherwise good extremely fine (2) £150-200
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Banque Nationale du Congo, 10 makuta (4), 2 January 1967, 1 September 1968 (2), 21 January 1970, blue and pale green, Mobutu Sese Seko at right, Stade Tata Raphael at left, bank initials at left, signature of Albert Mbamu, reverse blue, the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa at centre, value at left and right (Pick 9a, b, d, Linzmayer BNC B6a, b, d), about uncirculated to uncirculated (4) £100-120
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Banque Nationale du Congo, 10 makuta, 2 January 1967, prefix CR, blue and pale green, Mobutu Sese Seko at right, Stade Tata Raphael at left, 20 makuta, 24 November 1967, prefix H, brown and brown-green, Lumumba at right, crowd with flag at centre and 50 makuta, 24 November 1967, prefix R, red and green and pale orange, Mobutu Sese Seko at right, Stade Tata Raphael at left, all signature of Albert Mbamu at centre (Pick 9a, 10a, 11a, Linzmayer BNC B6a, 7a, 8b), all first year of issue for types, almost uncirculated, very fine and extremely fine (3) £150-200
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Banque Nationale du Congo, 20 makuta, 1 October 1970, prefix AJ, brown and brown-green, Lumumba at right, crowd with flag at centre and 50 makuta, 1 October 1970, prefix AM, red and green and pale orange, Mobutu Sese Seko at right, Stade Tata Raphael at left, both signature of Albert Mbamu at centre (Pick 10b, 11b, Linzmayer BNC B7c, 8e), uncirculated (2) £140-180
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Banque Nationale du Congo, 1 zaire, 2 January 1967, serial number F 550453, brown and pink and green, Mobutu Sese Seko at right, Stade Tata Raphael at left, signature of Albert Mbamu at centre, reverse brown and green, Mobutu and crowd (Pick 12a, Linzmayer BNC B9a), about uncirculated £80-120
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Banque Nationale du Congo, 1 zaire (4), 24 November 1967, 1 September 1968, 21 January 1970, 1 October 1970 (2), prefixes AF, AL, BT, BD, brown and pink and green, Mobutu Sese Seko at right, Stade Tata Raphael at left, all signature of Albert Mbamu at centre except the last 1970 which has Jules N'Bagui signature, reverse brown and green, (Pick 12a, b, d, Linzmayer BNC B9b, c, d, e), uncirculated, very fine (2) and uncirculated (4) £100-150
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Banque Nationale du Congo, 5 zaire, 2 January 1967, serial number A 269886, green and pale orange and pink, Mobutu Sese Seko at right, bank initials low left, Albert Mbamu signature, reverse green, pale orange and lilac, the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa at left centre (Pick 13a, Linzmayer BNC B10a), good very fine and the scarce first date for issue £150-200
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Banque Nationale du Congo, 5 zaires (2), 1968, 1970, prefixes D, H, green and pale orange and pink, Mobutu Sese Seko at right, bank initials low left, Albert Mbamu signature, reverse green, pale orange and lilac, the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa at left centre (Pick 13b, Linzmayer BNC B10d, e), very fine, extremely fine (2) £160-200
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Banque Nationale du Congo, 5 zaires, 24 November 1971, serial number B 0176514 A, light and dark green, Mobutu Sese Seko at left, arms low left, leopard leaping low right, signature of Jules N'Bagui low centre, reverse green, hydro-electric dam on the Congo river at right centre, carving at left, bank initials low left (Pick 14a, Linzmayer BNC B11a), a one date type, extremely fine, scarce £140-180
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Banque Nationale du Congo, 10 zaires, 30 June 1971, serial number A 4561480 A, blue and multicoloured, Mobutu Sese Seko at right, arms top left, Jules N'Bagui signature low centre, reverse blue and multicoloured, arms at left centre, value right centre, bank initials low left (Pick 14a, Linzmayer BNC B12a), good very fine and the only date for type, scarce £140-180
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Banque Centrale du Congo, a set of the 1 November 1997 series comprising 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 (2) centimes, 1, 5, 10(2), 20, 50 and 100 francs, various colours and ethnic symbols and animal designs, also 50 francs (2), 100 francs (2), 2000, 10 and 20 francs, 2003 and 200 francs, 2000 and 500 francs, 2002 (Pick 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85a, 86A, 87B, 88A, 89, 90, 91, 91A, 92, 92A, 93, 94, 95, 96), uncirculated (21) £150-200
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Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, Republique Populaire du Congo, 500 francs, ND (1974), prefix H, red, girl at left, signatures of Joudiou and Ntang, 1000 francs, ND (1974), prefix T3, blue, man at right, factory at centre, signatures of Joudiou and Ntang, also 1000 francs, 1983, prefix U12, as last but signatures of Oye-Mba and Tchepannou (Pick 2a, 3b, 3e), almost uncirculated, about extremely fine and uncirculated (3) £100-120
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Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, Republique Populaire du Congo, 5000 francs, ND (1978), serial number D3 26989, brown and multicoloured, man with ornate headdress at left, falls at right, value top left and right, signatures of Oye-Mba and Tchepannou top right, reverse yellow-brown, mining building at left, Minaret at right, wooden carving at left and right, value top left and right (Pick 4c, BEAC B3d, Kolsky 609), in ICG holder 66 choice uncirculated and scarce £250-300
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Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, Republique Populaire du Congo, 10000 francs, ND (1977), serial number V1 78009, multicoloured, Congolese maiden wearing turban at left, demonstration at centre, African carving at right, value in red top left and right, signatures of Joudiou and Binege, reverse multicoloured, tractor ploughing and carving at left and right, value top left and right (Pick 5a, BEAC B4b, Kolsky 611), in ICG holder number 66, choice uncirculated and rare in this grade, attractive £350-450
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Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, Republique Populaire du Congo, 10000 francs, ND (1978), serial number S1 99484, multicoloured, Congolese maiden wearing turban at left, demonstration at centre, African carving at right, value in red top left and right, signatures of Oye-Mba and Kamgueu, reverse multicoloured, tractor ploughing and carving at left and right, value top left and right (Pick 5b, BEAC B4c, Kolsky 612), tiny spot top left corner, in ICG holder number 66*, choice uncirculated and rare in this grade, attractive £300-400
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Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, Republique Populaire du Congo, 5000 francs, ND (1984), serial number N1 150968, brown and multicoloured, Congolese maiden with basket of fronds at right, five antelope heads at left, ornate background detail, value top left and right, signatures of Oye-Mba and Tchepannou, reverse multicoloured, tractor ploughing at left, excavator bucket at right, value top left and right together with a 10000 francs, ND (1983), serial number J001 400491, green and multicoloured, woman with basket of fronds at right, signatures of Oye-Mba and Tchepannou at centre, reverse multicoloured, fruit loading onto truck at centre (Pick 6a, 7), uncirculated and scarce in this grade, attractive (2) £150-200
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Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, Republique Populaire du Congo, 500 francs (2), 1985, 1991, prefixes Z01, G0, brown, statue and jug, also 1000 francs, 1991, prefix T10, blue, map at centre (Pick 8a, d, 10c), uncirculated (3) £40-60
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East Africa Currency Board, 1 florin, 1 May 1920, serial number A/25 08248, red and olive-brown, head of George V at right, value at left and at each corner, Mercer, Bottomley and Ezechiel signatures, reverse blue, hippopotamus at centre (Pick 8, Linzmayer AECB B2a), in ICG holder number 45, extremely fine and original, scarce in this grade £400-500
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East African Currency Board, 5 shillings, 1 January 1933, serial number J/4 48985, blue, black and pale orange-brown, head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, Bottomley and Ezechiel and Kershaw signatures, reverse orange-brown, a lion at centre (Pick 20, Linzmayer EACB B9b), in ICG holder 50 extra fine to about uncirculated, pressed but a very presentable example, thus scarce £400-500
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East African Currency Board, 10 shillings, 1 January 1933, serial number F/2 29170, dark blue on green and multicolour underprint, George V at right, value at left, centre and each corner, Bottomley and Ezechiel and Kershaw signatures, reverse green, lion at centre (Pick 21, Linzmayer EACB B10b), in ICG holder number 35, good very fine, rare in this grade £350-450
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East African Currency Board, 20 shillings, 1 January 1933, serial number C/1 50116, blue, black on yellow-orange, head of George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, Bottomley and Ezechiel and Kershaw signatures, reverse brown, lion at centre (Pick 22, Linzmayer EACB B11b), in ICG holder number 30, very fine and original, a lovely example, rare £700-900
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East African Currency Board, 5 shillings, 1 June 1939, serial number Q/7 09515, blue, black on yellow-orange, head of George VI at right, value at centre and at each corner, Bottomley, Kershaw and Boyd signatures, reverse brown, lion at centre (Pick 26Ab, Linzmayer EACB B17c), almost extremely fine and a scarcer date £200-250
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East African Currency Board, 10 shillings, 1 June 1939, serial number R/9 75957, black on green and pink, head of George VI at right, value at centre and at each corner, Bottomley, Kershaw and Boyd signatures, reverse orange-brown, lion at centre (Pick 26B, Linzmayer EACB B18c), original and pleasing good very fine, scarce £250-300
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East African Currency Board, 20 shillings, 1 June 1939, serial number E/10 70992, black on yellow-orange, head of George VI at right, value at centre and at each corner, Bottomley, Kershaw and Boyd signatures, reverse orange-brown, lion at centre (Pick 26C, Linzmayer EACB B19c), in ICG holder number 48, extremely fine and a scarcer date, rare in this condition £400-500
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East African Currency Board, 1 shilling, 1 January 1943, prefixes A/42, A/45, black on lilac-purple, head of George VI low left, value low right, Bottomley, Kershaw, Seel and Caine signatures, reverse lilac-purple, lion at centre, value at left and right (Pick 27, Linzmayer EACB B16a), both attractive good very fine examples (2) £100-120
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East African Currency Board, 1 shilling, 1 January 1943, serial number A/3 20691, black on lilac-purple, head of George VI low left, value low right, Bottomley, Kershaw, Seel and Caine signatures, reverse lilac-purple, lion at centre, value at left and right (Pick 27, Linzmayer EACB B16), original about uncirculated £100-120
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East African Currency Board, 1 shilling, 1 January 1943, serial number A/45 94207, black on lilac-purple, head of George VI low left, value low right, Bottomley, Kershaw, Seel and Caine signatures, reverse lilac-purple, lion at centre, value at left and right (Pick 27, Linzmayer EACB B16), pressed, extremely fine £80-120
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East African Currency Board, 5 shillings, 1 July 1941, serial number W/9 59092, dark blue-black on orange and multicolour underprint, George VI at low left, value at centre, low right and at each corner, Bottomley, Kershaw and Beckett signatures, reverse orange-brown, lion at centre (Pick 28a, Linzmayer EACB B17e), pressed, good very fine and an attractive example £100-150
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East African Currency Board, 5 shillings, 1 August 1942, serial number A/14 37599, dark blue-black on orange and multicolour underprint, George VI at low left, value at centre, low right and at each corner, Bottomley, Kershaw and Beckett signatures, reverse orange-brown, lion at centre (Pick 28a, Linzmayer EACB B17f), a lovely original extremely fine and the much scarcer Indian printing £150-200
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East African Currency Board, 5 shillings (2), 1 July 1941, 1 January 1949, prefixes B/25, C/30, blue-black on orange and multicolour underprint, George VI at low left, value at centre, low right and at each corner, reverse orange-brown, lion at centre (Pick 28a, Linzmayer EACB B17e, j), good very fine (2) £200-250
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East African Currency Board, 10 shillings, 1 July 1941, serial number N/4 48668, blue-black on green, George VI at low left, value at centre, at right and at each corner, Bottomley, Kershaw and Beckett signatures, reverse green, lion at centre (Pick 29a, Linzmayer EACB B18d ), good very fine £150-200
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East African Currency Board, 10 shillings, 1 July 1949, serial number B/19 29852, blue-black on green, George VI at low left, value at centre, at right and at each corner, Downie, Kershaw, Bourdillon and Rogers signatures, reverse green, lion at centre (Pick 29b, Linzmayer EACB B18i), pressed, good very fine but an attractive example £150-200
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East African Currency Board, 20 shillings, 1 July 1941, serial number F/4 19475, black on orange-brown, George VI at top left, value at centre, value at top right and at each corner, Bottomley, Kershaw and Beckett signatures, reverse orange-brown, lion at centre, (Pick 30a, Linzmayer EACB B19d), good very fine £200-250
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East African Currency Board, 20 shillings, 1 August 1942, serial number A/21 43840, black on orange-brown, George VI at top left, value at centre, value at top right and at each corner, Bottomley, Kershaw and Beckett signatures, reverse orange-brown, lion at centre, (Pick 30A, Linzmayer EACB B19e), in ICG holder number 30, very fine with original paper and the rare 'Indian' printing £350-450
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