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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, colour trial 21/2 rupias, 1 October 1917, no serial numbers, purple and pink, blue NOVA GOA top centre, arms top centre, value at centre and at each corner, blue steamship seal type 3 low centre, Alzina and da Silva signatures, reverse green and pale orange, maiden seated at centre with symbols of commerce and prosperity, value at left and right (Pick 22A ct, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 12.12.2ct), a strong and original good extremely fine, very rare £1,000-1,500
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, colour trial 21/2 rupias, 1 October 1917, no serial numbers, plum red and green and pink, violet NOVA GOA top centre, arms top centre, value at centre and at each corner, violet steamship seal type 3 low centre, Alzina and da Silva signatures, reverse green, maiden seated at centre with symbols of commerce and prosperity, value at left and right (Pick 22A ct, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 12.12.2ct), ink date '24.11.21' in top margin otherwise a strong and original almost extremely fine, very rare £800-1,400
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, colour trial 21/2 rupias, 1 October 1917, no serial numbers, blue and lilac and pale orange, maroon NOVA GOA top centre, arms top centre, value at centre and at each corner, maroon steamship seal type 3 low centre, Alzina and da Silva signatures, reverse brown and pink and pale orange, maiden seated at centre with symbols of commerce and prosperity, value at left and right (Pick 22A ct, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 12.12.2ct), tear top centre otherwise a strong and original extremely fine, very rare £500-700
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printer's archival specimen 10 escudos, 1 November 1945, serial number run 550,001 to 580,000, brown on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Afonso de Albuquerque at right, steamship seal at left, reverse woman looking out at ships, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 36s), mounting traces, ink date '20/ 10/ 53' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £160-240
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, specimen 100 escudos, 1 November 1945, no serial numbers, purple on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Afonso de Albuquerque at right, steamship seal at left, reverse woman looking out at ships, overprinted SPECIMEN horizontally in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 39s), mounting traces, ink date '25/ 5/ 53' and annotations in top margin, otherwise extremely fine to good extremely fine, rare £240-320
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printer's archival specimen 100 escudos, 1 November 1945, serial number run 047,001 to 060,000, purple on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Afonso de Albuquerque at right, steamship seal at left, reverse woman looking out at ships, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 39s), mounting traces, ink date '20/ 6/ 53' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated, rare £350-450
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, a small group of the 1959 issue comprising 30 escudos (2), 60 escudos (2) and 100 escudos (2), also 10 rupias, 1945, all with Albuquerque at right (Pick 36, 41, 42, 43), generally very fine, the last fine (7) £300-400
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, specimen 300 escudos, purple, specimen 600 escudos, green, both 2 January 1959, zero serial numbers, both Afonso de Albuquerque at right, arms low centre, reverse galleons (Pick 44s, 45s, Razack Jhunjhunwalla 12.38.4, 12.39.2), perforated CANCELLED, uncirculated and rare with no SPECIMEN overprint (2) £600-800
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, 1000 escudos, 2 January 1959, serial number 148324, F.J. Vieria Machado and G.B. Basto signature variety, brown on multicolour underprint (Pick 46, Razack Jhunjhunwalla 12.40.5), usual pinholes at left, slight discolouration over watermark, about uncirculated £220-260
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Qatar Monetary Agency, 1, 5 and 10 riyals, ND (1973), red, black and green respectively, all with dhow and palm tree at right, value at each corner (Pick 1a, 2a, 3a, LNZ QMA B1a, 2a, 3a), in ICG holders, 70, 66 and 68 respectively, all lovely uncirculated examples (3) £250-350
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Qatar Monetary Agency, 50 riyals, ND (1973), serial number I/1 490526, blue on multicolour underprint, dhow and palm tree at right, value at each corner, reverse blue, oil rig at left (Pick 4a, LNZ QMA B4a), in ICG holder 55*, almost uncirculated, graffiti in watermark area £1,500-2,000
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Qatar Monetary Agency, 100 riyals, ND (1973), serial number I/2 258550, olive green on multicolour underprint, dhow and palm tree at right, value at each corner, reverse olive green, Ministry of Finance building at left (Pick 5a, LNZ QMA B5a), in ICG holder 60, about uncirculated to uncirculated, a lovely example £1,600-2,200
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Qatar Monetary Agency, 500 riyals, ND (1973), serial number I/2 287801, purple and dark teal on multicolour underprint, dhow and palm tree at right, value at each corner, reverse dark teal, Mosque of the Sheikhs at left (Pick 6a, LNZ QMA B6a), in ICG holder 20* fine, small tears at folds, presentable enough and rare £1,200-1,600
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Qatar Monetary Agency/Central Bank, a group of notes comprising 5, 10 and 50 riyals, ND (1981), 1 riyal (2), 1985, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 riyals, 1996, and 1 riyal, 2003 (Pick 8-10, 13, 18, 20), all uncirculated, several in ICG holders (grades 66-70), an interesting and useful group (11) £300-400
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Qatar & Dubai Currency Board, a full specimen set comprising 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 riyals, ND (1966), green, purple, black, blue, red and olive respectively, all with dhow, oil derrick and palm trees at left, value at each corner, reverse with value at centre, all with single cancellation hole and red SPECIMEN overprint (LNX QDCB B1as-6as, Pick 1s-6s), all in PMG holders, 66, 65, 65, 65, 66 and 66 respectively, all EPQ, thus wonderful condition and rare (6) £35,000-40,000
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Qatar & Dubai Currency Board, 1 riyal, ND (1966), serial number 1/2 479137, green on multicolour underprint, dhow, oil derrick and palm trees at left, value at each corner, reverse green and purple, value at centre and top left and right (Pick 1a, LNZ QDCB B1a), in ICG holder 63, uncirculated, a lovely example £400-500
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Qatar & Dubai Currency Board, 25 riyals, ND (1966), serial number I/1 932202, blue on a multicolour underprint, dhow, oil derrick and palm trees at left, value at each corner, reverse blue, ornate designs, value at centre and top left and right (Pick 4), in ICG holder 66, choice uncirculated, probably the finest known example of this classic rarity £30,000-40,000
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Institut d'Emission de la France d'Outre-Mer, Reunion, specimen 100 francs (2), ND (1960), both serial number O.0 00000, multicoloured, La Bourdonais at left, women with fruit at right, black SPECIMEN overprint at top left, and perforated SPECIMEN at right (Pick 49s, Kolsky 440-1), these two are specimen numbers 1 and 3, the first uncirculated, the second with large glue stain at centre, otherwise uncirculated (2) £180-220
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Institut d'Emission des Departements d'Outre-Mer, Reunion, specimen 1000 francs, 'Union Francaise', ND (1964), zero serial numbers, red and multicoloured, two women at right, Postel-Vinay and Calvet signatures, DEPARTEMENT DE LA REUNION in borders, black SPECIMEN overprint in top left, perforated SPECIMEN at right (Pick 52s, Kolsky SP443-1), specimen number 2, uncirculated and scarce £180-220
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African Banking Corporation, Rhodesia, printers archival specimen £1, Bulawayo, 190- (ca 1900), serial number R/1 A11001-R/1 A21000, black and green, head of Ceres at left, value in right field and at each corner, RHODESIA ISSUE in tablet top centre, reverse green, map of Africa at centre, value at left and right and at each corner (Pick S102s), perforated CANCELLED, ink date '22 June 1900' in top margin, uncirculated, attractive and very rare £1,500-2,000
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Bank of Africa, Rhodesia issue, colour trial 10/-, Durban, ND (1901), no serial numbers, black on pale blue underprint, map of Africa with lion, ostrich and ships at left, farmers at right, red RHODESIA ISSUE. overprints in left and right margins, reverse green, several cancellation holes of various sizes, red SPECIMEN NO VALUE overprints and red WATERLOW & SONS roundel (Pick S106ct), mounting traces at left, including one fold the length of the margin, thus good extremely fine and extremely rare, very few in private hands £2,000-3,000
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Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), Rhodesian issue, a partial die proof for £5, Salisbury, 1 January 1929, black, falls at right, value at top left and right, CANCELLED in red ink at centre (Pick S113), ink annotations in top margin, only right half of the note present, but this is clearly how the proof was produced, thinning and holes at centre, interesting and very rare £120-160
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $1, 1978, $2, 1977, $5, 1978 and $10, 1976, blue, red, brown and grey respectively, all with arms at right, also 10/-, 28 October 1964, serial number H/5 408106, blue, Elizabeth II at right (Linzmayer RBR B1e, 7n, 8n, 9c, 10j, Pick 24a, 30-33), about uncirculated to uncirculated, last good very fine (5) £150-200
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, printer's archival specimen £1 (2), 28 September 1964 and 5 October 1964, serial number runs G/6 000001 to G/6 1000000 and G/7 000001 to G/7 1000000 respectively, both signature Bruce, red on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at upper centre, reverse Victoria Falls, perforated SPECIMEN (Linzmayer RBR B2fs, gs, Pick 25as), mounting traces, ink date '5/ 6/ 64' and annotations in top margin of both copies, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare (2) £220-280
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, £5, 10 November 1964, serial number F/1 103401, purple and dark turquoise, Elizabeth II at right, Sable Antelope at low left, arms at top centre (LNZ RBR B3a, Pick 26), extremely minor handling, uncirculated and scarce in this grade £500-700
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, specimen £5, 15 July 1966, serial number J/3 000000, dark teal on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, Sable Antelope at low left, arms at top centre, also specimen £1, 15 July 1966, serial number K/17 000000, red on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, arms at top centre, both with black SPECIMEN overprint (Pick 28s, 29s, LNZ RBR B5s, B5s), brown marks on reverse at top centre, about uncirculated and this issue scarce as a specimen (2) £200-250
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $1, 18 April 1978, prefixes L/104 (2), L/107 (2), 2 August 1979 prefix L/125 blue, coat of arms at right, Cecil Rhodes in watermark at left, reverse tobacco fields (LNZ RBR B7n, o, Pick 30), uncirculated (5) £100-120
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $1 (10), 18 April 1978, all prefix W/1, blue on lilac and pale green, arms at right, value top left and right, centre and low right, reverse, tobacco field (Linzmayer RBR B7, Pick 30), all replacement notes, uncirculated (10) £300-350
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, a group of notes comprising the first issue of Rhodesian notes with the signature of consisting of $1, blue, $2, red, $5, brown and $10, blue-grey. All are dated 1 March 1976 and with red serial number 000034 prefixes L/82, K/120, M/11 and J/40 respectively, Rhodes watermark, bank logo top centre, arms at right, also a set dated 2 August 1979 with prefixes L/115, K/152, M/21 and J/46 respectively, Zimbabwe bird watermark, all are 000034 and signed by Dr. D.C.Krogh. The notes are accompanied by letters presenting the notes to Mr J.J.Groenewald of the South African Mint (Pick 30, 31, 32, 33, Linzmayer RBR B7l, o, 8l, o, 9b, d, 10j, k), a rare low number group, uncirculated (8) £200-300
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, a presentation booklet comprising the first issue of Rhodesian notes with the signature of Dr. D.C.Krogh, Governor. The set consists of $1, blue, $2, red, $5, brown and $10, blue-grey. All are dated 1 March 1976 and with red serial number 000038 prefixes L/82, K/120, M/11 and J/40 respectively, bank logo top centre, arms at right. The notes are in a blue booklet and accompanied by a letter dated 21 January 1977 from the Reserve Bank presenting the set and hand signed by Doctor D.C.Krogh (Pick 30, 31, 32, 33, Linzmayer RBR B7l, 8l, 9b, 10j), a rare presentation, attractive £250-300
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $2, 10 April 1979, serial number K/150 921110, red, coat of arms at right, Cecil Rhodes in watermark at left, reverse Victoria falls (LNZ RBR B8, Pick 31), uncirculated, the rarer date £150-250
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $2, 1970, prefix K/48, 1977, prefix K/147 (2), red, coat of arms at right, Cecil Rhodes in watermark at left, reverse Victoria falls (LNZ RBR B8c, n, Pick 31), uncirculated £100-120
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, a small set of replacement notes, $1, 1978, serial number W/1 03583, blue, $2, 1979, X/1 055867, red and $10, 1979, serial number Z/1 042184, blue and green (LNZ RBR B7, 8, 10, Pick 30, 31, 33), uncirculated (3) £150-200
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, specimen £5, 16 October 1972, serial number M/1 000000, brown on multicolour underprint, arms at right, giraffe at left, reverse lions at centre, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 32s, LNZ RBR B9s), staple holes in top left margin, about uncirculated £100-150
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $5, 1978, serial number M/15 722375, 6 and M/19 295439, brown, coat of arms at right, Cecil Rhodes in watermark at left, reverse male and female lions (LNZ RBR B9c, Pick 32), uncirculated (3) £150-200
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $10, 20 October 1978, serial number M/19 509740/509840, brown and multicoloured, bank logo top centre, arms at right, signature of Doctor D.C.Krogh (Pick 32, Linzmayer RBR B9c), uncirculated and a scarce numbering error £100-120
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $2 (2), 24 May 1979, serial numbers K/89 325649 and K/176 436812, red, bank arms at right, bank logo top centre, value top left and right, centre and low right, reverse, Victoria Falls, $5 (2), 15 May 1979, serial numbers M/22 533101 and M/22 533121, brown and multicolour, arms at left, bank logo top centre, giraffe at left, reverse, lion and lioness (LNZ RBR B8, B9), about uncirculated £100-130
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $10, 3 December 1975, prefix J/38 (2), Cecil Rhodes in watermark, $10, 2 January 1979, prefixes J/67 and J/46 Zimbabwe bird in watermark, all with coat of arms at right, reverse Great Zimbabwe ruins (LNZ RBR B10i, k, Pick 33), uncirculated £150-200
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $10, 2 January 1979, serial number Z/1 074284, grey and light blue on multicolour, arms at tight, sable antelope at left, bank logo top centre, reverse, Great Zimbabwe ruins (LNZ RBR B10), replacement note, uncirculated £80-100
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, specimen 10/-, 3 April 1956, serial number W/1 000000, red-brown on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, Fish Eagle at low left, arms at top centre, two cancellation holes, red SPECIMEN overprint (Pick 20s, LNZ BRN B1as1), tape mark on reverse at top centre and small stain in low left reverse margin, thus good extremely fine, scarce £200-300
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, specimen £1, 3 April 1956, serial number X/1 000000, green on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, Leopard at low left, arms at top centre, two cancellation holes, red SPECIMEN overprint (Pick 21s, LNZ BRN B2as), tape mark on reverse at top centre and section of tape still present on obverse at left, thus good extremely fine, scarce £200-300
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, specimen £5, 3 April 1956, serial number Y/1 000000, blue on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, Sable Antelope at low left, arms at top centre, two cancellation holes, red SPECIMEN overprint (Pick 22s, LNZ BRN B3as), tape mark on reverse at top centre and in left margin, about uncirculated and scarce £300-400
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, specimen £10, 3 April 1956, serial number Z/1 000000, brown on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, lion at low left, arms at top centre, two cancellation holes, red SPECIMEN overprint (Pick 23s, LNZ BRN B4as), tape mark at top centre and left margin, thus good extremely fine to about uncirculated, rare £450-650
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, a full set of specimens, all dated 3 April 1956, prefixes W/1, X/1, Y/1 and Z/1, red, green, blue and brown respectively, Elizabeth II at right, arms at top centre, all with two cancellation holes and red SPECIMEN overprint (Pick 20s, 21s, 22s, 3s, LNZ BRN B1as1, B2as, B3as, B4as), all with tape mark on obverse at top centre, the first three with small amounts of damage and/or tape in left or right margins, the £10 with tape marks in right margin, otherwise superb paper quality, good extremely fine or better, rare (4) £1,000-1,500
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 10 shillings, 6 January 1961, serial number W/23 111354, red brown on multicolour underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, fish eagle at left, arms top centre, reverse, river scene (Pick 20b, BRN B1b), in PMG holder number 35, choice very fine, split, pinholes £220-320
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, £1, 4 September 1956, serial number X/6382998, green on multicolour underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, leopard low left, arms top centre, reverse, ruins (Pick 21a, BNR B2a), in PMG holder 35, choice very fine, EPQ £280-350
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, £1 (2), 29 April 1957 and 16 December 1960, prefixes X/17 and X/57, green on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, leopard at low left, arms at top centre (Linzmayer BRN B2a, B2b, Pick 21a, 21b), very fine (2) £180-220
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, £1, 5 December 1960, serial number X/52 500381, green on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, Leopard at low left, arms at top centre, reverse Zimbabwe Ruins at centre, value at each corner (LNZ BRN B2b, Pick 21b), pressed, but a very attractive about extremely fine £450-650
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Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, £5, 1 February 1961, serial number Y/11 293172, blue on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, Sable Antelope at low left, arms at top centre, reverse Victoria Falls at centre, value at each corner (LNZ BRN B3b, Pick 22b), a pressed central fold, but a lovely good extremely fine example of an iconic note £1,000-1,500
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State notes of the Principality of Romania, 10 lei, 12 June 1877, serial number Y.13 935, blue and white, allegorical figures, cherubs and symbols of commerce and agriculture below, eagle top centre, reverse blue and white, arms low centre (Pick 2), ex Mel Steinberg. About uncirculated, fresh and original, rare £1,500-1,700
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