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Government of the Falkland Islands, a group of notes comprising, £5 (2), 1983, 2005, serial numbers A199434 and B000225, £10, 1986, serial number A155931, £20, 1984, serial number A000062, red, green and brown respectively, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, penguins at left, map of islands at centre, sea lions at right, reverse, Government House in Stanley (GFI B17, 19, 20, 21, Pick 12a, 17, 14a, 15a), all lovely uncirculated notes and all original. Contains two low numbers, the £20 a very low number and rare as such. Also a very high number for the £5 "A" series which ended at A 200000 (4) £220-260
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Government of Fiji, 5 shillings, 28 April 1961, serial number C/4 13695, blue, green and violet, portrait Queen Elizabeth II in ornate circular frame at right, coat of arms top centre, reverse, value in each corner, bank title in elaborate panel at centre, value in text below (Pick 51b), in PMG holder number 50, about uncirculated, EPQ £90-120
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Government of Fiji, 5 shillings, 1 September 1964, serial number C/12 103258, blue, green and violet, portrait Queen Elizabeth II in ornate circular frame at right, coat of arms top centre, reverse, blue-grey guilloche pattern (Pick 51d), uncirculated and original wonderfully embossed £160-200
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Government of Fiji, £1, 1 December 1961, serial number C/11 126894, green and light tan, portrait Queen Elizabeth II in beautiful circular frame at right, bank title at centre, coat of arms above, value in each corner and at centre, reverse, bank title and value in guilloche pattern (Pick 53d), good very fine £140-160
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Government of Fiji, £1, 1 January 1967, serial number C/23 44148, green and light tan, portrait Queen Elizabeth II in beautiful circular frame at right, bank title at centre, coat of arms above, value in each corner and at centre, reverse, bank title and value in guilloche pattern (Pick 53d), good very fine £140-160
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Government of Fiji, £5, 1 January 1967, serial number C/3 10412, purple and light orange, portrait Queen Elizabeth II in beautiful circular frame at right, bank title at centre, coat of arms above, value in each corner and at centre, reverse, bank title and value in guilloche pattern (Pick 54f), very fine, no tears or pinholes. Date is rare and seldom offered. £500-700
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Government of Fiji, £10, 1 October 1960, serial number C/2 46867, blue, light green and pale orange, portrait Queen Elizabeth II in ornate circular frame at right, coat of arms above bank title and value, reverse, guilloche pattern (Pick 55c), very fine and original, no tears or pinholes. The date is rare and seldom offered £900-1,300
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Government of Fiji, $5, 1969, serial number A/1 006753, orange, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, bank title top centre, coat of arms below, value top left and right and at centre, reverse, value and bank title in ornate panel (Pick 61a), about uncirculated, completely original and fully embossed. Missing from most Fiji collections and by far the hardest $5 to obtain in any grade. None listed in the PMG population report. This note probably the highest grade possible for this type £300-350
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Government of Fiji, $20, 1969, serial number A/1 140147, grey-blue, light green and tan, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, coat of arms at centre with bank title above, value top left and right and in text and numerals at centre, reverse, ornate panel (Pick 63a), this original good very fine is as good as it gets for this denomination. A difficult note and none graded uncirculated by PMG to date £250-350
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Government of Fiji, 50 cents, $1, 1971, serial numbers A/3 812384 and A/4 374373, green and multicolour and brown and multicolour respectively, both portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, coat of arms at centre with bank title above, value top left and right and in text and numerals at centre, reverse, island scenes (LNZ MA B1, B2, Pick 64a, 65a), both superbly uncirculated and original. A pair of very scarce signature in superb condition £180-220
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Government of Fiji, $20, 1971, serial number A/1 442303, grey-blue and pale green and orange, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, coat of arms top centre, reverse, value in each corner and at centre, bank title top centre (LNZ CMA B6, Pick 69a). This is undoubtedly the rarest post 1969 Fijian banknote. None listed in the PMG population report and only a possible 50,000 notes issued. Took the vender eight years to find one. Grade immaterial for such a rarity. Fine with no holes or tears. £300-500
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Government of Fiji, specimen $20, 1971 serial number A/1 000000, grey-blue, pale green and orange, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, coat of arms top centre, value top left and right and at centre in numerals and text at centre, reverse, ornate panel (Pick 69s1), in PMG holder number 64, choice uncirculated £550-650
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Government of Fiji, specimen $20, ND (1971), serial number A/1000000, blue, pale green and pink, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, bank title top centre, coat of arms below, reverse, value in each corner and at centre of ornate panel (Pick 69bs), in PMG holder number 66, gem uncirculated, EPQ and the only note in the population report. A very difficult signature and almost as rare as the previous lot £550-600
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Central Monetary Authority of Fiji, $1, $2 ND (1974), serial numbers A/7059818 and A/7839609, brown, green and pink and green, pale blue and yellow respectively, both portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, coat of arms at centre, reverse, ornate panel (LNZ CMA B2, B3, Pick 71a, 72b), both uncirculated and original, the $1 and $2 denominations for the Barnes/Earland signature (2) £90-110
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Central Monetary Authority of Fiji, $1 and $2, ND (1974), serial numbers B/4 480915 and B/4 855955, brown, light green and pink and green, light blue and yellow respectively, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, value top left and right and in text and numerals at centre, coat of arms, reverse, panel with value in each corner and at centre (LNZ CMA B2, B3, Pick 71b, 72c), both uncirculated and original with great embossing. The $1 and $2 denominations for the Barnes/Tomkins signature £90-110
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Central Monetary Authority of Fiji, $2, ND (1974), serial number A/5831209, green and light yellow, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, coat of arms top centre, value top left and right and at centre in figures and text, reverse, ornate panel LNZ CMA B3, (Pick 72a), in PMG holder number 65, gem uncirculated, EPQ. A very scarce sign variety of Barnes/Craik in a fantastic grade £300-350
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Central Monetary Authority of Fiji, $5, ND (1974), serial number A/1969536, orange and pale violet, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, ornate panels top and low margin, coat of arms top centre, reverse, elaborate panel (LNZ CMA B4, Pick 73a), about uncirculated and completely original. A very scarce sign variety of Barnes/Craik in a fantastic grade £220-300
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Central Monetary Authority of Fiji, $5, $20, ND (1974), serial numbers A/2 438557 and A/3 173254, orange and violet and dark blue, light green and tan respectively, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, coat of arms at centre, reverse, ornate panel (LNZ CMA B4, B6, Pick 73b, 75b), both about uncirculated and original, the $5 and $20 denominations for the Barnes/Earland signature and scarce (2) £400-450
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Central Monetary Authority of Fiji, $5, ND (1974), serial number A/4 4335704, orange and violet, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, coat of arms and value at centre, reverse, ornate panel with value in each corner and at centre (LNZ CMA B4, Pick 73c), in PMG holder number 66, gem uncirculated, EPQ, fantastic note in this grade £200-250
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Central Monetary Authority of Fiji, $10, ND (1974), serial number A/2015038, purple and multicolour, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, coat of arms top centre, value top left and right and in text and numerals at centre reverse, ornate panel with value in each corner and at centre (LNZ CMA B5, Pick 74a), a nice original very fine with no holes, tears or dirt which is rather surprising for an original note of this type, rated by John Pettit as the rarest modern Fijian note. They are rarely seen and missing from most advanced collections in any grade £200-300
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Central Monetary Authority of Fiji, $10, ND (1974), serial number A/4 078902, purple and multicolour, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, coat of arms and bank title at centre, reverse, value in each corner and at centre of ornate panel (LNZ CMA B5, Pick 74b), in PMG holder number 66, gem uncirculated, EPQ. A fantastic note in this grade £400-450
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Central Monetary Authority of Fiji, £10, ND (1974), serial number A/6 479912, purple and multicolour, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, value top left and right, coat of arms at centre, value in text and numerals below, reverse, value in each corner and centre of panel (LNZ CMA B5, Pick 74c), wonderful original uncirculated with incredible embossing and natural sheen. A fantastic note in this grade and a great opportunity for those who prefer ungraded notes £250-300
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Central Monetary Authority of Fiji, $1, $2 (2) and $10, ND (1980), serial numbers C/3 269179, C/1 904091, C/1 743693 and B/4 485501, brown, green and purple respectively, all portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, coat of arms at centre, reverse, market scene, harvesting sugarcane and Fijian ceremonial dance (LNZ B7, B8, B10, Pick 76a, 77a, 79a), all uncirculated and original with good embossing. The $1 and $2 and $10 denominations for the Barnes/Tomkins signature (4) £180-220
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Central Monetary Authority of Fiji, $20, ND (1980), serial number B/1 806332, blue and multicolour, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, value top left and low right and at centre, coat of arms, reverse, temple with thatched roof, river and trees in background (LNZ CMA B11, Pick 80a), about uncirculated and a lovely original note with great embossing. A very scarce first prefix £180-220
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Central Monetary Authority of Fiji, $2, $5 and $10, ND (1983, 1986 (2)), serial numbers C/9 157702, B/5 118460 and B/6 832179, green, orange and purple respectively, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, coat of arms at centre, reverse, harvesting sugarcane, group of men fishing with circular net, ceremonial dance (LNZ CMA B13, B14, B15, Pick 82a, 83a, 84a), all beautifully uncirculated, original and embossed. The $2, $5 and $10 denominations for the Barnes/Siwatibau signature £90-110
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Reserve Bank of Fiji, $2, $5 and $10, ND (1995, 1992 (2)), serial numbers D/2 2974545, A 288723 and A 353710, green, orange and purple on multicolour underprint respectively, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, coat of arms at centre, reverse, harvesting, fishing and ceremonial dance (LNZ RBF B2, B3, B4, Pick, 90a, 93a, 94a), uncirculated (3) £120-140
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Reserve Bank of Fiji, a group of notes comprising, $2 (3), ND (1996), $5, ND (1995), $10, ND (1996), $20 (2), ND (1996), $50, ND (1996), all vibrant and colourful, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, various birds low left, coat of arms top right (LNZ RBF B9, B10, B11, B12, B13, Pick 96a, 96ar, 96b, 97a, 98b, 99a, b, 100a), all wonderfully uncirculated and original. Incredible set containing single and double prefix types and a replacement note. Some first prefix's also seen (8) £250-280
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Reserve Bank of Fiji, $50, ND (1996), serial number J142079, red, orange and multicolour, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at centre right, kacau bird low left and coat of arms top right, reverse, depiction of the signing of the deed of cession, cession stone and flag raising ceremony, flowers low right (LNZ RBF B13, Pick 100b), extra fine and original. This note is never seen! We believe it may be the first ever offered at auction and is a modern rarity. Only circulated for a very brief period before being replaced by the holographic series £250-350
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Reserve Bank of Fiji, a set of the 2002 issues comprising, $2, $5 (2), $10, $20, $50, all beautifully colourful and featuring portrait Queen Elizabeth II at centre right, various types of bird low left, coat of arms top right (LNZ RBF B15, 16, 17, 19 20, Pick 104a, 105a, b, 106a, 107a, 108a), all wonderfully uncirculated and original. A full set of the 2002 issue notes including the single prefix variety $5 for this set (6) £100-140
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Reserve Bank of Fiji, $2, $5, and $10, ND (2012), serial numbers DG 001010, CQ 001010 and DF 001010, green, brown and purple respectively, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at centre right, coat of arms top right, reverse, group of children with sports stadium in background, iguana, palm tree and flower and Grand Pacific Hotel (LNZ RBF B20, 21, 22, Pick 109b, 110b, 111b), all uncirculated and original. Same number set first prefix set ($2 - $10) of the second signature variety for this design. The Reserve Bank of Fiji archives the first 1000 notes and are not issued, thus this set constitutes the number 10 note of this series as well as being a nice repeater number set £60-100
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Reserve Bank of Fiji, a partial set of the 2007 issue, in its presentation folder, comprising $5, $10 and $100, all serial number CA000201, multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, arms at top right (Pick 110, 111, 114, LNZ RBF BNP3a), uncirculated, a very nice presentation even with three notes sadly absent. The Fiji Reserve bank held back numbers 101, 201, 301, 401 to 1001 and were sold at a premium. Unfortunately 3 of the notes were pilfered in transit to the vendor from the presentation holder (3) £300-400
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Government of Gibraltar, £1, £5, £10, £20, 20 November 1975, serial numbers J294100, E 128090, A 353099 and A 160605, brown, green, blue and dark orange respectively, portrait Queen Elizabeth II centre right, coat of arms low centre (LNZ GOG B18, 19, 20, 21, Pick 20a, 21a, 22a, 23a), all uncirculated and wonderfully embossed originals. A lovely set of this scarce first full set of Gibraltar QEII notes £500-650
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Bank of England, L.K. O'Brien, £1, ND (1960), serial number A01 000302, green on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right (B281), an attractive and original very fine, number 302 of the first prefix, quite rare £180-220
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Bank of England, J.Q. Hollom, 10/-, ND (1963), serial number K65 758991, red on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right (B294), uncirculated and a very scarce first prefix £360-420
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Bank of England, J.Q. Hollom, 10/-, ND (1963), serial number 01A 301130, red on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right (B295), original good extremely fine, a very scarce first prefix £160-200
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Bank of England, J.Q. Hollom, £10, ND (1964), serial number A01 578345, purple-brown on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right (B299), about uncirculated and scarce first prefix £120-160
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Bank of England, J.Q. Hollom, £10 (2), ND (1964), serial numbers A40 366803 and A33 647057, purple-brown on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right (B299), one mid and one last prefix, uncirculated (2) £160-180
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Bank of England, a group of 10/- and £1 notes, mainly J.S. Fforde, including a 10/-, prefix M80, red, and a Page £1, prefix MT08, green, also a Fforde £5 and £10, prefixes 67D and A48, blue and brown respectively, all with Elizabeth II at right (B288, 310, 314, 316, 322), all uncirculated, including two replacement serial numbers (18) £160-220
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Bank of England, J.S. Fforde, £20, ND (1970), serial number A01 936191, purple and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, St. George slaying the dragon at centre (B318), about uncirculated and a scarce first prefix £400-500
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Bank of England, J.B. Page, £20, ND (1970), serial number A06 509315, purple and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, St. George slaying the dragon at centre (B328), in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, A06 the first prefix for Page, rare £500-600
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Bank of England, J.B. Page, £20 (2), ND (1970), serial numbers A70 459600-601, purple and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, St. George slaying the dragon at centre (B328), good extremely fine and a nice consecutive pair (2) £120-160
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Bank of England, J.B. Page, £20, ND (1970), serial number M02 534305, purple and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, St. George slaying the dragon at centre (B329), original and uncirculated, a scarce replacement prefix £150-200
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Bank of England, J.B. Page, £5, ND (1971), serial number A01 346149, blue and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, Winged Victory at top centre-left, Britannia below (B332), about uncirculated and a scarce first prefix £180-220
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Bank of England, J.B. Page, £1, ND (1978), serial number A01 000607, green on multicoloured underprint, Elizabeth II at right, caduceus and cornucopia at centre (B337), uncirculated and a low number from the first prefix £120-160
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Bank of England, J.B. Page, £1 (3), ND (1978), serial numbers A01 004467, A01 471923 and A06 000302, also Somerset, £1, serial number DW03 010499, all green on multicoloured underprint, Elizabeth II at right, caduceus and cornucopia at centre (B337, 341), uncirculated, some interesting prefixes and numbers (4) £120-160
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Bank of England, D.H.F. Somerset, £5, ND (1987), serial number RA01 010410, blue and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, Winged Victory at top centre-left, Britannia below (B345), in PMG holder 66, EPQ, gem uncirculated, a scarce first prefix £100-150
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Bank of England, D.H.F. Somerset, £10, ND (1984), serial number AN01 000028, brown and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, Lily symbol at centre (B348), an original about uncirculated, and a very low number from the first prefix, thus scarce £280-360
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Bank of England, D.H.F. Somerset, £20, ND (1981), serial number E01 471618, purple and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, St. George slaying the dragon at centre (B350), about uncirculated and a very scarce first prefix £600-700
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Bank of England, D.H.F. Somerset, £20 (4), ND (1984), serial numbers 21B 392300-303, purple and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, St. George slaying the dragon at centre (B351), about uncirculated and a consecutive run (4) £120-180
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Bank of England, D.H.F. Somerset, £50, ND (1981), serial number B13 375022, brown and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, Phoenix rising from the ashes at centre, Britannia at low left (B352), uncirculated £150-200
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