Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
WORLD BANKNOTES Day 1 of 2
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 29th April 2015 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Friday 24 April 2015 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Monday 27 April 2015 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
All other times by appointment
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Auction Lots - Page 1

ABYSSINIA

1401
Click to view full image... Bank of Abyssinia, printer's archival specimen 50 thalers, Addis Ababa, 19<\_>, serial number run C/1 00001 to C/1 06000, no signatures, slate-blue on multicoloured underprint, lion at centre, bank building at upper left, Lion of Judah at upper right, reverse brown and pink on pale green and yellow underprint, value at centre, palm fronds and guilloches at left and right, perforated SPECIMEN (LNZ. BOA B3, Pick 3s), ink date '1. 6. 1929' and annotation in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and a lovely note, rare £600-800

AFGHANISTAN

1402
Click to view full image... Afghanistan Ministry of Finance, obverse and reverse archival photographs showing an unissued design for a 50 afghanis, ND (1937), black and white, King Mohamed Zahir in military uniform and cap at left, Independence Monument at low left, arms at top centre, value at each corner, reverse with river valley at centre, value at top left and right (Pick unlisted design), this design was never issued, and nothing like it is known, totally unique and very important (2) £300-400
1403
  Da Afghanistan Bank, specimen colour trial 5 afghanis, SH 1318 (1939), no serial numbers, no signature, blue on multicoloured underprint, King Muhammad Zahir at upper right, arms at upper centre, reverse Band-e Amir lake, red circular Bradbury Wilkinson seal at lower centre, two punch holes (Pick 22ct), about uncirculated, very scarce £100-150
1404
Click to view full image... Da Afghanistan Bank, specimen 20 afghanis, SH 1318 (1939), no serial numbers, no signature, violet on multicoloured underprint, King Muhammad Zahir at left, arms at upper centre, reverse river valley, red circular Bradbury Wilkinson seal at lower centre, one punch hole (Pick 24as), good extremely fine and a rare denomination £200-300
1405
Click to view full image... Da Afghanistan Bank, specimen colour trial 50 afghanis, SH 1318 (1939), no serial numbers, no signature, brown on multicoloured underprint, King Muhammad Zahir at right, arms at upper centre, reverse Minar-l-Istiqlal (independence Monument) in Kabul red circular Bradbury Wilkinson seal at lower centre on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 25act), good extremely fine, very scarce £140-220
1406
Click to view full image... Da Afghanistan Bank, specimen 500 afghanis, SH1318 (1939), red zero serial numbers, violet and multicoloured, King Muhammad Zahir at left, arms top centre, value at centre and at each corner, unknown signatures low centre, reverse blue-grey, the Blue Mosque in Mazari Sharif at centre (Pick 27s, Linzmayer DAB B7as), perforated SPECIMEN, ink date '12.2.45' in top margin, fresh good extremely fine and a handsome note £800-1,200
1407
  Da Afghanistan Bank, specimen colour trial 2 afghanis, brown-purple and specimen colour trial 5 afghanis, purple, both SH 1327 (1948), no serial numbers, no signatures, both, King Muhammad Zahir (second portrait) at left, arms at upper or lower centre, the first reverse Bala Hissar, Kabul , the second reverse Masjid Sabz, Balkh, both overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 28ct, 29ct), both good extremely fine to about uncirculated, very scarce (2) £100-150
1408
Click to view full image... Da Afghanistan Bank, specimen colour trial 20 afghanis, violet and specimen colour trial 50 Afghanis, blue-green, both SH 1327 (1948), no serial numbers, no signatures, both, King Muhammad Zahir (second portrait) at left, arms at lower centre, the first reverse Victory Arch, the second reverse Minar-l-Istiqlal (independence Monument) in Kabul, both overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 31act, 32ct), both good extremely fine, very scarce (2) £140-180
1409
Click to view full image... Da Afghanistan Bank, specimen colour trial 100 afghanis, specimen colour trial 100 afghanis, orange-brown and specimen colour trial 500 afghanis, green and blue, both ND (ca 1948), zero serial numbers, no signatures, both, King Muhammad Zahir (second portrait) at left, arms at upper or lower centre, the first reverse Mausoleum of Ahmad Shah Durrani in Kandahar, the second reverse Blue Mosque in Mazari-Sharif, both overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 34ct, 35ct), both good extremely fine, very scarce (2) £200-300
1410
Click to view full image... Da Afghanistan Bank, a group of specimens of the SH1340 (1961) Issue comprising 10 afghanis, brown, 20 afghanis, blue, 50 afghanis, green, 100 afghanis, red and 500 afghanis, orange, all zero serial numbers, all with three signatures, all, King Muhammad Zahir (third portrait) at left, arms at lower centre, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals (except 50 Afghanis) on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 37s, 38s, 39s, 40s, 40As), the 10 afghanis good extremely fine, the remainder about uncirculated, scarce (5) £180-260

1411
Click to view full image... Da Afghanistan Bank, specimen 1000 afghanis, SH 1340 (1961), maroon zero serial numbers, blue-grey, King Muhammad Zahir at left, arms low centre, signature 5, reverse blue-grey, the arch of Qala-e-Bost in Lashkar Gah at right, also an example of blank watermarked paper for this issue (Pick 42as, DAB B25as), red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare (2) £300-400
1412
Click to view full image... Da Afghanistan Bank, specimen 50 afghanis, SH 1346 (1967), zero serial numbers, green on multicolour underprint, King Muhammad Zahir at left, arms low centre, reverse city street, red SPECIMEN overprint (Pick 43s, LNZ DAB B26s), in ICG holder 66, choice uncirculated £150-200
1413
Click to view full image... Da Afghanistan Bank, specimen 100 afghanis, SH 1346 (1967), zero serial numbers, maroon on multicolour underprint, King Muhammad Zahir at left, arms low centre, reverse mosque, red SPECIMEN overprint (Pick 44s, LNZ DAB B27s), in ICG holder 66, choice uncirculated £200-250
1414
Click to view full image... Da Afghanistan Bank, specimen 500 afghanis, SH 1346 (1967), zero serial numbers, blue on green and multicolour underprint, King Muhammad Zahir at left, arms low centre, reverse airport, red SPECIMEN overprint (Pick 45s, LNZ DAB B28s), in ICG holder 66, choice uncirculated £300-400
1415
Click to view full image... Da Afghanistan Bank, specimen 1000 afghanis, SH 1346 (1967), zero serial numbers, brown on red and multicolour underprint, King Muhammad Zahir at left, arms low centre, reverse mountain pass, red SPECIMEN overprint (Pick 46s, LNZ DAB B29s), in ICG holder 63, uncirculated £400-500
1416
Click to view full image... Da Afghanistan Bank, a group of specimens of the 1973-78 issues, all with King Muhammad Daud at left, comprising 10 afghanis, SH 1352, green, 20 afghanis, 1352, violet, 50 afghanis, 1352, green, 100 afghanis, SH1352, brown-lilac, reverse arch, 500 afghanis, SH1352 blue, reverse fortified village (Pick 47as, 48as, 49as, 50as, 51as), overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue Specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, two punch holes, about uncirculated (5) £350-400
1417
Click to view full image... Da Afghanistan Bank, a printers obverse and reverse archival composite essay on card for a proposed issue of 500 afghanis, SH 1352 (197), serial number 1234567, light and dark blue, President Muhamad Daud at left, arms low centre, value at left and right, Hakim and Abdulillah signatures, reverse blue, fortified village in the Bamyam valley at centre, value at left and right (Pick 51 for type, Linzmayer DAB B34 apr), unique (2) £400-600
1418
Click to view full image... Da Afghanistan Bank, specimen 500 afghanis, ND (1981), zero serial numbers, dark blue on multicolour underprint, horsemen at right, arms at top centre, red SPECIMEN overprint, two cancellation holes (Pick 59s, LNZ DAB B43as), in ICG holder 63, uncirculated, rare as a specimen £500-700

1419
Click to view full image... Da Afghanistan Bank, specimen 1000 afghanis, ND (1981), zero serial numbers, brown and red on multicolour underprint, mosque and doves at right, arms at top centre, red SPECIMEN overprint, two cancellation holes (Pick 61s, LNZ DAB B45s), in ICG holder 60, about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare as a specimen £400-600
1420
Click to view full image... Da Afghanistan Bank, a specimen set of the 2002-2004 issues, comprising 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 afghanis, all with arms showing horsemen and conucopias at right, red SPECIMEN overprints (Pick 64s-72s, LNZ DAB B48as-56as), uncirculated, scarce as specimens (8) £500-700

ALBANIA

1421
Click to view full image... Dhoma Tregetare Beratit, Albania, 0.50 lire Italiane, May 1924, serial number 2065, red and yellow, dancing Liberty at centre, 1 lire Italiane, (2), May 1924, serial numbers 4254 and 1-206, black on red underprint, dancing Liberty at centre (Pick S102, 103), first, ink number "56" printed over serial number, very fine, second, manuscript "Annuli" low right, about extremely fine, third, extremely fine (3) £200-250
1422
  Shqiperie Vetqeveritare - Korce, Albania, half franc (2), 1 March 1917, serial numbers 02164 and 05976, 1 franc, 1 March 1917, serial number 01870, green and brown on white and black and red on white respectively, double headed eagle at centre flanked by value (Pick S141, 142), bank stamp on reverses, first, about extremely fine, second, fine, third, good (3) £80-100
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1423
Click to view full image... Republica Shqipetare, Albania, 1 franc (2), 10 October 1917, one with serial number 02726 and the other without serial number, black on red underprint, double headed eagle at centre flanked by value, reverse, value at centre (Pick S146), first, blue stamp on reverse, extremely fine, second, green ANNULE overprint top centre, very fine to extremely fine £160-200
1424
  Shqiperie Vetqeveritare - Korce, Albania, 0.50 franc and 1 franc, 1 December 1918, serial numbers 06183 and 08933, green and blue and dark blue and red respectively, ornate border with value in each corner and at centre, reverse, city view with mountains in background (Pick S149, 150), bank stamp top right, extremely fine to about uncirculated (2) £120-150
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1425
Click to view full image... Territoire de Loritza - Korce, Albania, 0.50 centimes and 1 franc, 1920, serial numbers 5598 and 4588, black on dark pink paper and black on light brown paper respectively, 1 skender and 2 skender, 1 August 1921, the first without serial number and the second with serial number 02997, Skanderbeg at left (Pick S153, 154, 155, 156), first two, bank stamps on obverse and reverse, good very fine, third, manuscript "Anule" on reverse, very fine, fourth, fine (4) £150-200
1426
Click to view full image... Banca Nazionale d'Albania, obverse and reverse specimen colour trial proofs for 20 franka ari, ND (1926), no serial numbers, signatures Mario Alberti and Amedeo Gambino, no watermark, grey, slate purple, green and yellow, young boy in hat at left, double-headed eagle at upper centre, value in each corner, reverse indigo, bridge over River Drin, mosque and landscape near Shkoder, both perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 3ct - proofs), 12mm tear in top margin of obverse, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, most attractive and very rare (2) £150-250
1427
  Banka e Shtetit Shqiptar, Albania, a group of notes from the 1976 issue comprising, 1 lek (2, one a specimen), serial numbers BV 193320 and CL 78457, 3 lek, serial number BB 833582, specimen 5 lek, serial number SX 075655, specimen 10 lek, serial number HL564172, specimen 25 lek, serial number YN056099, specimen 50 lek, serial number GS345327 and specimen 100 lek, serial number UT 399978 (Pick 40-46), about uncirculated to uncirculated (8) £80-100

ALGERIA

1428
Click to view full image... 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, reverse mural with three allegorical men set in ruins and Banque Centrale de Tunisie, 1 dinar and 5 dinars, 1966, serial numbers 178117 B/10 and 280823 C/8, dark blue and multicolour, and red, green and multicolour, both with President Bourguiba at right (Pick 28, 63, 64), first note pressed, otherwise extremely fine, attractive and scarce, remainder about uncirculated and extremely fine respectively (3) £300-350

ANDORRA

1429
Click to view full image... Conseil General, Andorra, 50 centims, 1936, brown and pale brown, arms top centre, reverse text in pale blue (Pick 5, Linzmayer CGVA B5a), uncirculated, rare £350-380

ANGOLA

1430
Click to view full image... Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Colonial issue, a die proof for a 5 escudos, 26 June 1935, black and white, Oliveira Chamico at left, steamship seal type III at right, also a 10 escudos, design as for first note (Pick unrecorded types for date), fresh good extremely fine. Probably the prototypes for the Chamico 'Mozambique' issue of 1941, very rare (2) £400-600
1431
Click to view full image... Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printer's archival specimen 5 escudos, 1 January 1921, serial number run 260,001 to 754,000, deep grey-green on multicoloured underprint, Francisco de Oliveira Chamico at left, steamship seal at right, arms at lower centre, reverse deep grey, blue and pink, woman looking out at ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 57s), mounting traces, ink date '15. 11. 21' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated £100-150
1432
  Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printer's archival specimen 10 escudos, 1 January 1921, serial number run 300,001 to 642,000, brown on multicoloured underprint, Francisco de Oliveira Chamico at left, steamship seal at right, arms at lower centre, reverse woman looking out at ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 58s), mounting traces, ink date '15. 11. 21' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated £120-180
1433
Click to view full image... Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printer's archival specimen 20 escudos, 1 January 1921, serial number run 350,001 to 464,000, deep blue on multicoloured underprint, Francisco de Oliveira Chamico at left, steamship seal at right, arms at lower centre, reverse woman looking out at ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 59s), mounting traces, ink date '15. 11. 21' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine £150-200
1434
Click to view full image... Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printer's archival specimen 50 escudos, 1 January 1921, serial number run 160,001 to 217,000, orange-brown on multicoloured underprint, Francisco de Oliveira Chamico at left, steamship seal at right, arms at lower centre, reverse woman looking out at ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 60s), mounting traces, ink date '15. 11. 21' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated £180-260

ARGENTINA

1435
Click to view full image... Banco Maua & Cia, Argentina, specimen 100 pesos fuertes, ND (18<\_>), light green and salmon pink on cream paper, portrait of gentleman in circular frame at top centre, man on horseback in ornate panel at left (Pick unlisted), with counterfoil, in ICG holder number 60, about uncirculated to uncirculated £300-500
1436
Click to view full image... El Banco de San Juan, Argentina, specimen 1 peso, 18- (1873), serial number C 20001, black with a pale blue central panel, maiden at left with yarn (Pick S1873s), uncirculated and rare £250-350

ARMENIA

1437
Click to view full image... Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia, 5000 dram, 1999, serial number t99999999, plastic experimental note, green and brown, Hovhannes Tumanyan at left, reverse Lory mountains, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 46, Linzmayer CBA B7), about uncirculated to uncirculated £350-450

AUSTRALIA

1438
Click to view full image... Australian and European Bank Limited, specimen, £50, Melbourne, 1 June 18-, serial number 05301, black on rose and blue underprint, arms at upper centre, shepherdess at left, turreted maiden at right, value at top left and right, reverse brown and rose, value in ornate guilloches, (Pick S not listed, Vort-Ronald p.41), perforated SPECIMEN BW & Co LONDON, pencil date 'Feb 78' at upper left, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and one of the rarest of the Australian Banks, extremely rare £4,000-5,000
1439
Click to view full image... City Bank, Sydney, printer's archival specimen £10, 26 January 1869, serial number run B7001 to B12000, black and white, value in green, allegorical maiden representing industry at left with emu at upper left and kangaroo at lower left, reverse green, arms at centre, value at left and right set in ornate guilloches (Pick S not listed, Vort-Ronald type 2c), perforated SPECIMEN BW & Co LONDON, about uncirculated and very rare £2,800-3,400
1440
Click to view full image... Colonial Bank of Australia, printer's archival specimen, £1, Melbourne, 1 March 1893, serial run 1165001 to 1215000, black and white, maroon value protector at centre, arms at upper centre and top left, value at top right, uniface (Pick S not listed, Vort-Ronald type 3), a W & A.K.Johnston engraving. Perforated SPECIMEN BW & Co LONDON, pencil date 'Mar 22 1893' at upper left, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £1,800-2,400
1441
Click to view full image... Federal Bank of Australia, printers archival specimen £5, 1 June 18-, serial number 00001-10000, black on brown underprint, shepherdess with lamb at left, turreted maiden with map and calipers at right, arms at top centre, reverse red and green, value at centre, left and right, perforated SPECIMEN B.W&Co LONDON (Pick unlisted), in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, NET (foreign substance), but this is extremely minor, a lovely note, very rare £2,500-3,000
1442
Click to view full image... London Chartered Bank of Australia, printer's archival specimen £5, Sydney, 1 May 1889, serial number run 50001 to 60000, black, blue and orange-yellow, arms at left and right, value in guilloches in each corner, reverse blue and orange-yellow, value in oval at centre and in each corner, (Pick S unlisted, Vort-Ronald type 2d), perforated SPECIMEN BW & Co LONDON, pencil date 'June 25/89' in top left margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £2,500-3,000

1443
Click to view full image... National Bank of Australasia Limited, printer's archival specimen £20, Adelaide, 1 November 1893, serial number run 000001 to 003000, black on blue and orange underprint, Ceres at left, value at right, reverse blue and orange, value at centre and in guilloches in each corner, medallic female heads at left and right (Pick S not listed, Vort-Ronald type 4), perforated SPECIMEN BW & Co LONDON, pencil date '18 Oct 93' in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, very rare £2,500-3,500
1444
Click to view full image... Bank of South Australia, specimen £5, Adelaide, 1 July 1873, serial number O 62001, black, green and pink, female at upper centre, value panel at centre in pink and green, arms at left and right, uniface, two punch holes (Pick S not listed, Vort-Ronald p.103 for similar), pencil date 'April 1873' in lower margin, otherwise good extremely fine and a very rare early issue £2,500-3,000

1445
Click to view full image... Union Bank of Australia Limited, colour trial £50, 1 March 1905, blue and yellow-green, Britannia seated top centre with allegorical symbols of trade, prosperity and Empire, the Chalon portrait of Queen Victoria at left, value in underprint low centre, value at left and right, reverse dark brown, arms, value at centre and at each corner (Vort-Ronald type 3), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, blue WATERLOW seal low centre, good extremely fine and extremely rare, a handsome note £2,000-3,000
1446
Click to view full image... Western Australian Bank, printer's archival specimen £10, Perth, 2 July 1906, serial number run A047501 to A050000, black, white and green, vignette of black swan set in acanthus leaves at upper centre, value on either side, ornately engraved borders, reverse green, value in words and figures set in three ornate guilloches (Pick S unlisted, Vort Ronald type 3c), perforated SPECIMEN, pencil date '1st Feb 1906', otherwise good extremely fine to about uncirculated, very rare £2,400-2,800
1447
Click to view full image... Commonwealth of Australia, £10, ND (1927), serial number U/3 281228, red-brown and pale blue, value in orange underprint at centre, head of George V at right, arms at left, Riddle and Heathershaw signatures, reverse red-brown and pale orange, wheat harvesting in Wimmera, Victoria, value at left and right (McDonald 78, Renniks 55), central crease, good extremely fine, an original example and extremely rare in this virtually untouched state POA
1448
Click to view full image... Commonwealth of Australia, £1 (2), ND (1938, 1942), prefixes O/72, H/7, green and pink, George VI at right, arms at centre, Sheehan/Armitage - McFarlane signatures respectively (Pick 26a, b), original and fresh, good extremely fine, scarce, (2) £220-280
1449
Click to view full image... Commonwealth of Australia, £10, ND (1952), serial number V/22 834620, red-brown on multicolour underprint, George VI at centre, value at each corner, reverse red-brown, frieze showing agriculture at top right, Coombs-Wilson signature (Pick 28d), fresh and original good very fine, a very nice example £300-400
1450
Click to view full image... Reserve Bank of Australia, two sets of $1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and $100, ND (1979-1985), all Knight-Stone or Johnston Stone, Johnston-Fraser signatures (Pick 42c, 43c, 44d, 45e, 46e, 47e, 48b), uncirculated (14) £250-280
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
WORLD BANKNOTES Day 1 of 2
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 29th April 2015 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Friday 24 April 2015 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Monday 27 April 2015 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
All other times by appointment
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