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Central Bank of Nigeria, 20 Naira (5), ND (1977-84), signatures 2-6, green, black and red, all General Murtala Ramat Muhammed at left, reverse coat of arms (Pick 18a-18e; Lz. CBN B20a-B20e), the Pick 18a good extremely fine, the Pick 18b and 18e uncirculated, the Pick 18c about uncirculated to uncirculated, the Pick 18d about uncirculated, signatures 2 and 3 very scarce in these grades (5) £220-280
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Central Bank of Nigeria, a group comprising, 1 Naira (3), ND (1979), signatures 4-6, red, all Herbert Macaulay at left, reverse mask; 5 Naira (2), ND 1979, signatures 4 and 5, green, both Balewa at left, reverse dancers; 10 Naira (3), signatures 4-6, brown and purple, all Alvan Ikoku at left, reverse two women with bowls (Pick 19a-19c, 20a, 20b, 21a-21c; Lz. CBN B17a-17c, B18a, B18b, B19a-19c), about uncirculated to uncirculated and much scarcer than the Pick values indicate (8) £70-100
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Central Bank of Nigeria, a group of the ND (1984-2001) Issues comprising 1 Naira (3), signatures 6, 7 and 9, red, black and green, all Macaulay at left; 5 Naira (6), signatures 6-11, purple and pink, all Balewa at left; 10 Naira (6), signatures 6-11, red and orange, all Ikoku at left; 20 Naira (6), signatures 6-11, green and blue, General Muhammed at left; 50 Naira (4), signatures 8-11, blue, four citizens at left; 100 Naira (2), 1999, 2001, Awolowo at left; 200 Naira, 2000, Bello at left, and 500 Naira, 2001, Azikiwe at left (Pick 23a, 23b, 23d, 24a-24f, 25a-25f, 26a-26f, 27a-27d, 28a, 28b, 29a, 30a; Lz. CBN B21 (3), B22 (6), B23 (6), B24 (6), B25 (4), B26 (2), B27, B28), the Pick 23a about extremely fine, the remainder about uncirculated to uncirculated and a useful lot (29) £80-120
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, 10 shillings, 16 November 1964, serial number H/7 205434, blue and lilac and brown, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, stone falcon at left, Noel Bruce signature low centre, reverse blue, tobacco field (Pick 24, Linzmayer RBR B1g), last date of issue for type, in ICG holder number 60, about uncirculated, attractive and scarce £250-300
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, 10 shillings, 1 June 1966, serial number L/10 753660, blue and lilac, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, stone falcon low left, Noel Bruce signature low centre, reverse blue, tobacco field (Pick 27, Linzmayer RBR B4a), about uncirculated £150-200
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, 10 shillings, 10 September 1968, serial number L/17 970139, blue and lilac, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, stone falcon low left, Noel Bruce signature low centre, reverse blue, tobacco field (Pick 27, Linzmayer RBR B4a), uncirculated £150-200
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, £1, 3 September 1964, serial number G/1 069124, red and pink and green, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, flowers low left, signature of Noel Bruce low centre, reverse red and pale green, Victoria Falls at centre (Pick 25, Linzmayer RBR B2a), first date of issue for series, about extremely fine, scarce £150-200
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, £1, 7 September 1964, serial number G/3 393237, red and pink and green, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, flowers low left, signature of Noel Bruce low centre, reverse red and pale green, Victoria Falls at centre (Pick 25, Linzmayer RBR B2a), almost extremely fine £100-150
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, £1, 9 November 1964, serial number G/12 971299, red and pink and green, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, flowers low left, signature of Noel Bruce low centre, reverse red and pale green, Victoria Falls at centre (Pick 25, Linzmayer RBR B2a), uncirculated, scarce and the penultimate date of issue for series £150-180
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, £1, 15 June 1966, red serial number K/19 867402, pink-red and green and lilac, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, flowers low left, Noel Bruce signature low centre, reverse pink-red and grey, Victoria Falls at centre (Pick 28, Linzmayer RBR B5a), first date of issue for series, extremely fine £150-180
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, £1, 18 August 1967, red serial number K/20 646130, pink-red and green and lilac, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, flowers low left, Noel Bruce signature low centre, reverse pink-red and grey, Victoria Falls at centre (Pick 28, Linzmayer RBR B5b), in ICG holder number 66, choice uncirculated £200-250
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, £1, 14 October 1968, red serial number K/31 535284, pink-red and green and lilac, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, flowers low left, Noel Bruce signature low centre, reverse pink-red and grey, Victoria Falls at centre (Pick 28, Linzmayer RBR B5d), last date of issue for series, extremely fine £200-250
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, £5, 10 November 1964, serial number F/1 103281, blue-grey and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, Sable antelope at left, Noel Bruce signature low centre, reverse blue-grey, Great Zimbabwe ruins at centre (Pick 26, Linzmayer RBR B3a), in ICG holder number 60, about uncirculated and the first date of issue for series, scarce £350-450
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, £5, 12 November 1964, serial number F/2 025247, blue-grey and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, Sable antelope at left, Noel Bruce signature low centre, reverse blue-grey, Great Zimbabwe ruins (Pick 26, RBR B3b), in ICG holder number 55, about uncirculated and scarce £300-400
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, £5, 1 July 1966, serial number J/3 985495, blue-grey and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, Sable antelope at left, Noel Bruce signature low centre, reverse blue-grey and brown, Great Zimbabwe ruins (Pick 29, RBR B6a), almost extremely fine £150-180
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $1 (7), 1970, 1971 (4), 1973, 1974, prefixes L/21, L/27L/31(3), L/55, L78, blue and lilac, arms at right, bank logo top centre, stone falcon low left, all Noel Bruce signature, reverse blue, tobacco field (Pick 30a, b, Linzmayer RBR B7a, b, c, h, k), the 1970 first date of series, three 1971 with slight foxing otherwise the lot generally uncirculated (7) £140-180
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $1 (6), 1976, 1978, 1979, also replacements dated 1976, 1978, 1979, prefixes L/96, L/109, L/115, the replacements all prefix W/1, blue and lilac, arms at right, bank logo top centre, stone falcon low left, all Desmond Crough signature, reverse blue, tobacco field, all Rhodes watermark except the 1979 issue which has falcon watermark (Pick 30b, br, c, cr, Linzmayer RBR B7m, n, o), uncirculated, interestingly the 2 August 1979 notes dated after Rhodesia officially ceased to exist (31 May 1979) (6) £150-200
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $2 (6), 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, prefixes K/36, K/55, K/61, K/72, K/84, K/115, red, pink, green and lilac, arms at right, bank logo top centre, stone falcon low left, all Noel Bruce signature, reverse red, Victoria Falls at centre (Pick 31a, b, Linzmayer RBR B8a, e, f, g, h, k), the 17 February 1970 the first date of series, the 1971 good very fine, balance uncirculated (6) £200-250
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $2 (5), 1976, 1977 (2), and replacement 1977 (2), prefixes K/123, K/132, K/144, the replacements X/1, red, pink, green and lilac, arms at right, bank logo top centre, stone falcon low left, all Desmond Crough signature, reverse red, Victoria Falls at centre (Pick 31b, br, Linzmayer RBR B8l, m, n), uncirculated (5) £200-250
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $2 (2), 10 April 1979, serial number K/150 623356 and a replacement with serial number X/1 036323, red, pink, green and lilac, arms at right, bank logo top centre, stone falcon low left, both Desmond Crough signature, reverse red, Victoria Falls at centre (Pick 31c, cr, Linzmayer RBR B8o), Rhodes watermark, uncirculated and the key date for the series (2) £250-300
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $2 (2), 10 April 1979 (2), prefix K/160 and a replacement prefix X/1, red, pink, green and lilac, arms at right, bank logo top centre, stone falcon low left, all Desmond Crough signature, reverse red, Victoria Falls at centre, also $2 (2), 24 May 1979, prefixes K.165 and X/1, all are Falcon watermark (Pick 31c, cr, d, dr, Linzmayer RBR B8l, p, q), uncirculated (4) £140-180
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $2 (3), 24 May 1979, serial numbers X/1 065576/577/578, red, pink, green and lilac, arms at right, bank logo top centre, stone falcon low left, all Desmond Crough signature, reverse red, Victoria Falls at centre (Pick 31dr, Linzmayer RBR B8q), uncirculated and a scarce run of replacement issues for the last date for series (3) £150-200
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $5 (3), 16 October 1972, 1976, 1978, prefixes M/9, M/14, M/19, brown, green and lilac, arms at right, bank logo top centre, giraffe at left, first Noel Bruce signature, balance Desmond Crough signature, reverse brown, lion reclining, also a replacement dated 20 October 1978 with serial number Y/1 004379 (Pick 32a, b, br Linzmayer RBR B9a, b), uncirculated (4) £150-200
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $5, 20 October 1978, serial number M17 509747/509847, brown, green and lilac, arms at right, bank logo top centre, giraffe at left, Desmond Crough signature, reverse brown, lion reclining, also $5, 15 May 1979, prefix M/19 and a replacement of the same date with serial number Y/1 011306, last two falcon watermark (Pick 32, c, cr, Linzmayer RBR B9c, d), a highly unusual numbering error on first note, rare, uncirculated (3) £140-180
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $10, 17 February 1970, serial number J/6 993151, blue-grey, pale pink and blue, arms at right, bank logo top centre, Sable antelope low left, Noel Chance signature, reverse blue-grey, Great Zimbabwe ruins at centre (Pick 33a, Linzmayer RBR B10a), first date of issue for type, extremely fine and scarce £120-160
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $10 (4), 1971, 1972, 1973, September 1975, prefixes J/9, J/13/J/17, J/30, blue-grey, pale pink and blue, arms at right, bank logo top centre, Sable antelope low left, Noel Bruce signature, reverse blue-grey, Great Zimbabwe ruins at centre (Pick 33a, b, Linzmayer RBR B10b, d, e, g), first good extremely fine, balance uncirculated (4) £200-250
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $10 (6), 19 November 1975, 3 December 1975, 1 March 1976 (2), 2 January 1979, prefixes J/37, J/38, J/45, Z/1, J/52, Z/1, blue-grey, pale pink and blue, arms at right, bank logo top centre, Sable antelope low left, first two Noel Bruce signature, balance Desmond Crough signature, reverse blue-grey, Great Zimbabwe ruins at centre, one 1976 and one 1979 replacements, also a Reserve Bank $1, 2007, and $2, 1983 (Pick 33b, br, c, cr, Linzmayer RBR B10h, i, j, k), two almost uncirculated, balance uncirculated (8) £200-300
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 10 shillings, 15 January 1957, prefix W/5, red-brown and pale green and orange, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, Fish Eagle at left, Grafftey-Smith signature low centre, reverse red-brown and pale blue, river (Pick 20, BRN B1a), slight graffiti, almost very fine £80-120
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 10 shillings, 1 August 1958, serial number W/12 793313, red-brown and pale green and orange, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, Fish Eagle at left, Grafftey-Smith signature low centre, reverse red-brown and pale blue, river (Pick 20, BRN B1a), in ICG holder number 45*, extremely fine, scarce £300-350
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 10 shillings, 17 June 1960, serial number W/20 282869, red-brown and pale green and orange, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, Fish Eagle at left, Grafftey-Smith signature low centre, reverse red-brown and pale blue, river (Pick 20, BRN B1a), in ICG holder number 55*, almost uncirculated thus scarce £400-450
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 10 shillings, 15 January 1957, prefix W/5, red-brown and pale green and orange, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, Fish Eagle at left, Richards signature low centre, reverse red-brown and pale blue, river (Pick 20, BRN B1b), extremely fine and scarce £300-400
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, £1, 6 June 1958, serial number X/22 013783, green and orange, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, leopard low left, Grafftey-Smith signature, reverse green and orange, the Great Zimbabwe ruins at centre (Pick 21a, BRN B2a), faint crease otherwise almost extremely fine £350-450
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, £1, 5 June 1959, serial number X/33 324687, green and orange, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, leopard low left, Grafftey-Smith signature, reverse green and orange, the Great Zimbabwe ruins at centre (Pick 21a, BRN B2a), original good very fine £300-400
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, £1, 8 April 1960, serial number X/41 899009, green and orange, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, leopard low left, Grafftey-Smith signature, reverse green and orange, the Great Zimbabwe ruins at centre (Pick 21a, BRN B2a), some small tears in top margin, good very fine but a very nice example £300-400
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, £1, 2 December 1960, serial number X/51 557893, green and orange, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, leopard low left, Richards signature, reverse green and orange, the Great Zimbabwe ruins at centre (Pick 21a, BRN B21b), in ICG holder number 45, pleasing extremely fine and quite rare £500-600
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, £5, 30 March 1957, serial number Y/2 069672, blue and pale orange and green, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, Sable antelope at left, Grafftey-Smith signature low centre, reverse blue and pale pink and lilac, Victoria Falls at centre (Pick 22, Linzmayer BRN B3a), pressed otherwise good very fine, scarce £350-450
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, £5, 1 August 1958, serial number Y/3 959837, blue and pale orange and green, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, Sable antelope at left, Grafftey-Smith signature low centre, reverse blue and pale pink and lilac, Victoria Falls at centre (Pick 22, Linzmayer BRN B3a), in ICG holder number 35* good very fine, above average for type and quite rare £500-700
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, £5, 5 June 1959, serial number Y/4 905215, blue and pale orange and green, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, Sable antelope at left, Grafftey-Smith signature low centre, reverse blue and pale pink and lilac, Victoria Falls at centre (Pick 22, LNZ BRN B3a), a solid about very fine £250-300
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, £5, 19 June 1959, serial number Y/5 557293, blue and pale orange and green, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, Sable antelope at left, Grafftey-Smith signature low centre, reverse blue and pale pink and lilac, Victoria Falls at centre (Pick 22, Linzmayer BRN B3a), fine £250-300
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, £5, 30 January 1961, serial number Y/10 120338, blue and pale orange and green, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, Sable antelope at left, Richards signature low centre, reverse blue and pale pink and lilac, Victoria Falls at centre (Pick 22b, Linzmayer BRN B3b), in ICG holder number 30, a pleasing very fine, scarce £500-700
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, £10, 3 June 1960, serial number Z/1 993332, brown, pale blue, green, orange and lilac, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, lion low left, Grafftey-Smith signature low centre, reverse grey-green and pink, elephants left centre (Pick 23a, Linzmayer BRN B4a), in ICG holder number 40, very attractive good very fine, above average for type and rare in this grade £2,200-2,600
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Banque Nationale du Rwanda, 100 francs provisional issue, ND (1962) old date 15 September 1960, serial number G 859697, blue on green and orange underprint, zebu bull at left, reverse value set in ornate guilloche and geometric patterns, overprinted on obverse with rectangular stamp in black ink, BANQUE NATIONALE DU RWANDA (Pick 3a; Lz. BNR B3a), about uncirculated and rare in this grade £600-800
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Banque Nationale du Rwanda, a group comprising 50 francs, 1 January 1976; 100 francs, 1 January 1976; 500 francs, 19 April 1974; 100 francs, 1 January 1978; 500 francs, 1 January 1978; 1000 francs, 1 January 1978; 500 francs, 1 July 1981; 1000 francs, 1 January 1988; 5000 francs, 1 January 1988; 100 francs, 24 April 1989; 500 francs, 1 December 1998 (Pick 7c, 8d, 11, 12a, 13a, 14a, 16a, 19a, 21a, 22a, 26a; Lz. BNR B7f, B8g, B11a-B14a, B17a, B18a, B20a, B21a, B25a), about uncirculated to uncirculated (11) £80-120
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Banque d'Emission du Rwanda et du Burundi, 5 francs, 15 May 1961, serial number H 051910, light brown on pale green underprint, impala and river bank at left, reverse value set in ornate guilloches and in each corner (Pick 1a; Lz. BERB B1b), two small rectangles of glue residue on reverse, otherwise uncirculated and very scarce in this grade £180-260
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Banque d'Emission du Rwanda et du Burundi, 10 francs, 15 September 1960, serial number C 929994, grey on pale blue and orange underprint, hippopotamus and river bank at left, reverse value set in ornate guilloches and in each corner (Pick 2a; Lz. BERB B2a), good extremely fine to about uncirculated and very scarce in this grade £240-320
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Banque d'Emission du Rwanda et du Burundi, 10 francs, 5 October 1960, serial number L 034705, grey on pale blue and orange underprint, hippopotamus and river bank at left, reverse value set in ornate guilloches and in each corner (Pick 2a; Lz. BERB B2b), lightly pressed, otherwise good extremely fine to about uncirculated £180-240
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Banque d'Emission du Rwanda et du Burundi, 20 francs, 5 October 1960, serial number L 716714, green on pink underprint, crocodile and river bank at left, reverse value set in ornate guilloches and in each corner (Pick 3a; Lz. BERB B3b), stains, particularly on reverse, pressed, otherwise good extremely fine £150-250
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Banque d'Emission du Rwanda et du Burundi, 50 francs, 1 October 1960, serial number F 182818, red on grey and violet underprint, lioness at centre right, reverse value set in ornate guilloches and in two corners (Pick 4a; Lz. BERB B4b), lightly pressed, otherwise extremely fine and very scarce £180-260
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Banque d'Emission du Rwanda et du Burundi, 100 francs, 15 September 1960, serial number C 085304, blue on green and orange underprint, zebu bull at left, reverse value set in ornate guilloches and in two corners (Pick 5a; Lz. BERB B5a), small stain on reverse, otherwise about uncirculated and very scarce in this grade £350-400
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Government of the Seychelles, 5 rupees, ND (1936), serial number A/1 59903, pink, oval vignette of George V in green at right, value in green at left, value at each corner, Arthur Grimble signature low centre, reverse blank (Pick 3c, Linzmayer GOS B9c), fine, scarce £150-200
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