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Natal Bank Limited, printers archival specimen £10, ND (18<\_>), serial number run C3001-C6000 black on red underprint, coat of arms flanked by allegorical maidens at top centre, reverse red, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick S468), uncirculated, flawless original and rare £1,000-2,000
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Natal Bank Limited, colour trial specimen £10, ND (1906), serial run B8001 to B11000, black and salmon pink on white, value in each corner, two seated women with shield top centre, reverse, cerise on white, bank title and value in each corner and centre, hole punched CANCELLED (Pick S468cts), in PMG holder number 64, choice uncirculated, very slight discolouration low left and right corners, pinhole low centre, nevertheless rare in this grade £550-700
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Natal Bank Limited, printers archival specimen £10, ND (19<\_>), serial number run C4501-C6000 black on red underprint, coat of arms flanked by allegorical maidens at top centre, reverse red, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick S468), uncirculated, flawless original and rare £2,000-3,000
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Natal Bank Limited, printers archival specimen £20, ND (18<\_>), serial number run C2001-C4000, black on blue underprint, coat of arms and allegorical maidens at top centre surrounded by ornamental leaves and value, reverse blue, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick S469), uncirculated flawless original and rare £1,200-1,500
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African Banking Corporation Limited, printers archival specimen £10, Bloemfontein, ND (19<\_>), serial number run O/10 A10001-A11000, black on pale blue, allegorical maiden at left, value at centre and at each corner, reverse blue, map of Africa at centre, perforated CANCELLED (Pick not listed), uncirculated and original, rare £1,000-1,500
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African Banking Corporation Limited, printers archival specimen £20, Bloemfontein, ND (19<\_>), serial number run O/20 A10001-A10500, black on red, allegorical women holding shield at left, value at centre and at each corner, reverse red, map of Africa at centre flanked by values, perforated CANCELLED (Pick not listed), uncirculated and completely original, rare £1,500-2,000
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Orange Free State, African Bank Corporation, specimen £1, Bloemfontein, ND (191-), no serial number, purple on multicoloured underprint, impala grazing top centre, arms top left and right, reverse blue on multicoloured underprint, map of Africa low centre flanked by values, perforated CANCELLED (Pick S472, Hern 7), ink annotations 'approved by Bank 22nd June 1915' and date at left, uncirculated and completely original, unique £1,200-1,500
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African Banking Corporation Limited, printer's archival specimen £5, Bloemfontein, 191x. serial number run O/5A 14001 to O/5A 19000, Orange Free State Issue, slate blue, brown and multicoloured, arms at left and right, deer grazing at centre, value in each corner, reverse brown on pale green and tan underprint, map of Africa at lower centre, value at left and right set in ornate guilloches and acanthus scrolls, perforated CANCELLED (Pick S473s), ink date '9. 8. 17' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine to about uncirculated and a very rare note in any format £1,000-1,500
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Orange Free State, African Banking Corporation, specimen £5, Bloemfontein, ND (191-), no serial number, blue on multicoloured underprint, impala grazing top centre, arms top left and right, reverse brown on multicoloured underprint, map of Africa low centre flanked by values, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick S473, Hern 8), ink annotations 'approved by bank 4.9.17' and date in top left margin, uncirculated and completely original, unique £1,500-2,000
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Orange Free State, African Banking Corporation, specimen £10, Bloemfontein, ND (191-), no serial number, black on lilac and multicoloured underprint, impala grazing top centre, arms top left and right, reverse green on multicoloured, map of Africa low centre flanked by values, perforated CANCELLED (Pick S474, Hern 9), on reverse ink annotations and date 'approved 2/10/17 back only colour', uncirculated and completely original, unique and extremely rare £2,000-3,000
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Bank of Africa, Orange Free State issue, colour trial £1, Winburg, O.F.S, ND (1900-1920), no serial numbers, black on pale green underprint, map of Africa with lion, ostrich and ships at left, sheep and shepherd at right, reverse blue, several cancellation holes of various sizes, red SPECIMEN NO VALUE overprints and red WATERLOW & SONS roundel (Pick S482ct, Hern No 15), mounting traces at left, about uncirculated, Hern does not list Winburg, thus exceptionally rare £2,000-3,000
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National Bank of South Africa Limited, colour trial £5, ND (1900-1920), black on pale yellow and red underprint, maiden with cornucopia at left, Victoria falls in background, cattle and wagon at right, reverse green cancel holes, red SPECIMEN overprint, blue WATERLOW seal low centre (Pick S493), minor mounting traces, central crease, extremely fine and very rare £600-800
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National Bank of South Africa Limited, £5, Pretoria, 3 January 1920, serial number B 895896, blue on pale yellow and red underprint, maiden with cornucopia at left, Victoria falls in background, cattle and wagon at right, manuscript signature low left, printed signature low right, reverse red, purple CANCELLED overprint (Hern 290, Pick 493), about uncirculated completely original with embossing, rare £2,000-3,000
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National Bank of South Africa Limited, £10, Pretoria, 3 January 1920, serial number C 78493, blue on pale yellow underprint, maiden with cornucopia at centre Victoria falls in background, cattle and wagon at left, manuscript signature low left, printed signature low right, reverse brown, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 494, Hern 292), uncirculated completely original with embossing, rare £3,000-4,000
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Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, specimen £5, Bloemfontein, ND (19<\_> ), serial number A25000, orange on pale lilac underprint, Britannia at left with allegorical symbols, value in panel at centre, reverse orange, value at centre, cancel holes (Pick S498), pencil annotation in top margin, minor mounting traces, about uncirculated to uncirculated with original paper ripples, very rare. £1,200-1,600
These notes are not listed in the Hern catalogue but this extremely rare hand signed and dated note proves that they did and do exist as issued notes. The two different serial numbers and their "circulated" condition strongly confirm that they were issued. Hern states that the notes were "First issued on the 15th April 1865. £6700 in denominations of £5, £10 and £20 were said to have been ordered but I doubt if they were indeed issued. 23,300 x £1 were circulated through the Bloemfontein Bank."
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Orange Free State Government, £10, Bloemfontein, ND (1866 Issue), serial number 2351, black on grey blue underprint, coat of arms at top centre, value at left in ornate guilloche, manuscript signatures in panel (Pick S548), only one half of note, numerous pin holes, fine to very fine, excessively rare £2,000-2,500
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Orange Free State Government, £10, Bloemfontein, ND (1866 Issue), serial number 3352, black on grey-blue underprint, coat of arms at top centre, value at left in ornate guilloche, manuscript signatures in panel (Pick S548), only one half of note, numerous pin holes, fine and excessively rare £2,000-2,500
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African Banking Corporation Limited, an obverse specimen proof £5, Transvaal Issue, Pretoria, ND (ca 1906), serial number T/5 A00000, no signatures, black on tan underprint, maiden in an oval frame supported by two cherubs at lower left, value in guilloche at right and in three corners, uniface, six punch holes (Pick S554p, Hern No 3 for type) fresh about uncirculated and rare £200-300
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African Banking Corporation Limited, specimen £5, Pretoria, ND (1916), red serial number T/5 A 66001-T/5A 71000, Transvaal Issue, black on tan underprint, Maiden and Cherubs at left, value at right, reverse, brown, value at each corner, map of Africa at centre with value either side, hole punched CANCELLED (Pick S554s, Hern No 3), in PMG holder number 64, choice uncirculated, ink date '18.1.16' top margin, a striking and very desirable note £700-850
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African Banking Corporation Limited, printer's archival specimen £5, ND (1900-20), serial number run T/5A 76001 to T/5A 86000, Transvaal Issue, black on tan underprint, maiden and cherubs at left, value at right, reverse, brown, map of Africa at centre, value in each corner, perforated CANCELLED (Pick S554s, Hern No 3), ink date '24/ 5/ 17' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £400-600
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African Banking Corporation Limited, Transvaal issue, specimen £10, Pretoria, 190-, serial number T/10 A6001-T/10 A11000, black and pale blue, allegorical maiden at left (Architecture), reverse pale blue, map of Africa at centre, value at left and right (Pick S555 for type, Hern type 4), ink date '2 February 1905' in top left margin, perforated SPECIMEN, good extremely fine, attractive and very rare £800-1,200
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Bank of Africa Limited, £1, Durban, ND (1886?), serial numbers A3917 and A1607, black print, map of Africa at left, shepherd and mountain goats at right, manuscript signature low centre, reverse orange, value in ornate engraving at centre (Pick S563), two halves of different notes joined, good and excessively rare and probably unique from the rarest of South African Bank £1,000-1,500
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Bank of Africa Limited, specimen £10, Johannesburg, 1 May 1899, serial number A7499, black on green, map of Africa at left, elephant and hippo at right, value at centre and at each corner, reverse blue and white, value at centre, cancel holes, pencil annotation in top margin, Herns catalogue remarks "these notes are exceedingly rare in private hands and can be viewed in museums" (Pick S565 for similar) minor mounting traces, original very fine and extremely rare £2,000-3,000
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Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, colour trial £20, Pretoria, 18-, serial number A <\_>-1, blue and yellow-green, Britannia with Union flag and symbols of commerce and prosperity, value at centre and at left and right, reverse blue, helmeted head of Athena at centre, value at left and right (Pick S582ct, Hearn 413/414 for type), this type unlisted in Pick, perforated, blue WATERLOW seal low centre and red SPECIMEN NO VALUE overstamp at left and right, a lovely design, extremely fine and very rare £1,500-2,000
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Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, colour trial £5, 18-, black and pink, Britannia with Union flag and symbols of commerce and prosperity at left, value at right and at left and right, reverse green, value at centre, value at left and right (Pick S583Bct for similar, Hearn 409 for type), this type unlisted in Pick, perforated, red WATERLOW seal low centre and red SPECIMEN NO VALUE overstamp at left and right, a lovely design, extremely fine and very rare £1,000-1,500
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Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, specimen £10, Pretoria, 1 January 1919, serial number T10000, brown, pink and green, Britannia low left, Van Riebeek at right, TRANSVAAL ISSUE in top margin, reverse brown, maiden at centre, bank building top left and right, cancel holes, Hern catalogue remarks "I have not seen this note but according to records it in the S.A. Reserve Bank collection" no image in the Hern catalogue (Pick S588) pencil annotations in top margin, minor mounting traces, extremely fine and very rare, an attractive note £2,500-3,000
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Mafeking Siege Notes, an interesting group of notes comprising 1 shilling, January 1900, serial number A3948, 2 shillings, February 1900, serial number B8552, 10 shillings, March 1900, serial number 4941, South Africa, Boer War, a letter from the 'Paris Correspondent of the Morning Post' detailing Boer losses until 1 June 1900 as compiled by the Transvaal Red Cross Society and signed by the Captain of the Sky View Camp, Green Point, also five cancelled US stamps (Pick S651a, 652a, 654a), good to very good (3) £250-300
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Mafeking Siege Note, 2 shillings, February 1900, serial number B 10049, blue text on flimsy white paper, arms top centre, Greener handstamped signature low right, embossed seal at centre (Pick S652b), pinholes and central crease, otherwise a fresh extremely fine and scarce in this grade £220-270
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Mafeking Siege Note, 10 shillings, March 1900, serial number 6751, green on cream paper, Royal arms top centre, men with cannons at low left and right, Greener signature (Pick S654), a number of pinholes, about fine £80-120
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Green Point Track, South Africa/Boer War, 1 shilling (second issue), ND, mauve on white. arms top centre, value top left and right, manuscript annotation across face of note 'J.H.Money, Commandant, 27.11.00' (Ineson 180), ink number 2465 top left, about very fine and much rarer than the unsigned examples £300-400
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De Nationale Bank der Zuid-Afrikanische Republiek, specimen 5 pond, 189-, serial number B-, black and white, value in central panel, President Kruger at left, arms top centre, value at each corner, no signatures, hole punched "SPECIMEN C SKIPPER & EAST" low right (Pick 49s), top left corner damaged, nevertheless very fine to about extremely fine, scarce £1,500-1,800
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De Nationale Bank der Zuid-Afrikanische Republiek, 5 pond, 1 June 1898, serial number B-89803, black and white, value in pink central panel, President Kruger at left, arms top centre, value at each corner, three manuscript signatures below (Pick 49a, Hern 281), split and rejoined almost certainly for transport security, uncancelled thus rare. About fine £2,500-3,000
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De Nationale Bank der Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, specimen £20, Beperkt, ND (189-), serial number D-, black and white, value in pale pink guilloche low centre, arms top centre, President Kruger at left, value at right, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 51s), lower left cut cancelled, uncirculated, extremely rare £1,500-2,000
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De Nationale Bank der Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, £1, 1 April 1901, serial number 45801A, £5, 28 May 1900, serial number 210, both on card like paper, arms in ornate panel at left, value at centre and top right, South African Reserve Bank, 10 shillings, 31 January 1922, serial number E/3 559, 662, blue on multicolour, 5 pounds, 27 September 1921, serial number B/1 872794, a very rare issue and the very first issue for the South African Reserve Bank (Pick 54a, 60c, 74, 76), first note, very fine, second extremely fine, third poor, fourth fine (4) £350-450
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Government Note, South Africa, £5, 1 April 1901, serial number 2964A, black and white, bank arms in ornate panel at left, patterned border, manuscript signature (Pick 61), purple cancellation stamp top left, fine to very fine £150-200
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Union of South Africa, Gold Certificate Issue, £10,000, Pretoria, ND (law of 1920), serial number E/1 000100, black and white, arms top centre, value in black tablet low right, English text, reverse as obverse but Afrikaans text, star perforations, and cancel holes (Pick 73a), stunning low number and the highest denomination, these notes are only known in cancelled form, paper-clip mark otherwise original very fine and rare £1,000-1,500
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South African Reserve Bank, specimen £100, Pretoria, 30 September 1921, serial number D/1 000000, galleon at left, allegorical South African scenes at lower centre, English text, reverse as obverse but text in Afrikaans, overprinted SPECIMEN horizontally in black (Pick 78s), about uncirculated to uncirculated, extremely rare £2,500-3,500
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South African Reserve Bank, printer's archival specimen 10 /- (2), 2 April 1942 and 9 April 1942, serial number runs E/61 000,001 to E/61 1,000,000 and E/62 000,001 to E/62 1,000,000 respectively, and a specimen 10 /-, 29 November 1933, no serial number, all Postmus signature, brown and pink, value in words at centre and in figures in each corner, reverse coat of arms at centre, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 82ds (3)), ink date '22. 10. 41' and annotations in top margin of both copies, the first otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, the second 5mm tear in lower left margin, otherwise good extremely fine, third staining on reverse otherwise extremely fine, rare (3) £250-350
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South African Reserve Bank, printer's archival specimen £1 (2), 4 April 1944 and 6 April 1944, serial number runs A/137 000001 to A/137 1000000 and A/138 000001 to A/138 1000000 respectively, both Postmus signature, black on pale pink, orange and blue underprint, galleon at left, allegorical scenes at lower centre and lower right, reverse coat of arms at centre, both perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 84es (2)), ink date '27. 7. 43' and annotations in top margin of both copies, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare (2) £220-280
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South African Reserve Bank, printer's archival specimen £1 (2), 10 September 1942 and 21 September 1942, serial number runs A/121 000001 to A/121 1000000 and A/122 000001 to A/122 1000000 respectively, both Postmus signature, black on pale pink, orange and blue underprint, galleon at left, allegorical scenes at lower centre and lower right, reverse coat of arms at centre, both perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 84es (2)), ink date '22. 10. 41' and annotations in top margin of both copies, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare (2) £250-350
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South African Reserve Bank, printer's archival specimen £1, 5 November 1940, serial number run A/101 000001 to A/101 1000000, Postmus signature, black on pale pink, orange and blue underprint, galleon at left, allegorical scenes at lower centre and lower right, reverse coat of arms at centre, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 84es), ink date '3. 9. 40' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £120-150
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South African Reserve Bank, specimen 10 shillings, 10 April 1948, serial number A/1 000000, first line of text in Afrikaans; also printer's archival specimen 10 shillings, 8 November 1948, serial number run A/14 000001 to A/14 1000000, first line of text in English, both de Kock signature, red-brown and multicoloured, Van Riebeeck at left, reverse arms at centre, the first overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes, the second perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 90as, 91as), the first good extremely fine, the second mounting traces, ink date '8. 8. 47' and annotations in top margin, otherwise extremely fine (2) £200-250
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South African Reserve Bank, 10 shillings (2), 10 April 1948, serial numbers A/1 248004 and A/1 248006, reddish brown on multicolour underprint, portrait Jan van Riebeeck at left, value low left and top right and at centre, first line of bank title in Afrikaans, reverse, lion at centre flanked by bank title at left and right (Pick 91a), rare serial numbers, uncirculated (2) £100-130
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South African Reserve Bank, printer's archival specimen £1 (2), 9 April 1949 and 2 April 1951, serial number runs B/27 000001 to B/27 1000000 and B/70 000001 to B/70 1000000; also specimen £1, 3. 12. 51. (date without name of month), serial number B/112 000000, all signature de Kock, blue and pale green, portrait of Van Riebeeck at upper left, galleons arriving at The Cape at lower right, the first note first line of text in English, the remainder first line of text in Afrikaans, reverse coat of arms, the first two notes perforated SPECIMEN, the third note overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 92as, 92ds, 93ds), ink dates '8. 8. 47' and '8. 9. 50' and annotations in top margin of first two notes, the first otherwise about uncirculated, the second good very fine, the third good extremely fine, scarce (3) £250-300
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South African Reserve Bank, £1 (3), 1 December 1951 (1) and 22 October 1957 (2), serial numbers B111 338412 and consecutive serial numbers B305 278319 and B305 278320, blue on multicolour underprint, portrait Jan van Riebeeck at left, first line of bank title in English, de Kock signature, sailing ships low right, reverse, lion at centre, bank title either side (Pick 92), one with pen mark on face, otherwise about uncirculated (3) £80-120
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South African Reserve Bank, £1 (6), all 1 November 1955, three sets of consecutive serial numbers, B217040732/33, B217040736/7 and B217040743/4, blue on multicolour, portrait Jan van Riebeeck at right, sailing ships at left, bank title in English, reserve, lion at centre (Pick 92), one note with slight rust marks, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated (6) £150-250
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South African Reserve Bank, £1 (2), 29 January 1958, consecutive serial numbers B317 238902/3, blue on multicolour, portrait Jan van Riebeeck at right, sailing ships at left, bank title in English, reserve, lion at centre (Pick 92), about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £80-130
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South African Reserve Bank, £1 (3), 11 November 1958, alternate language consecutive serial numbers B349 949618/19/20, blue on multicolour, portrait Jan van Riebeeck at left, sailing ships at low right, reverse lion at centre, value and bank title, the first note with first line of bank title and value in Afrikaans, the second in English and the third reverting to Afrikaans (Pick 92, 93), uncirculated, a superb alternate language consecutive trio, highly unusual and extremely rare (3) £900-1,200
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South African Reserve Bank, £1, 13 October 1954, serial number B184 153526, 2 rand (2), ND (1961-65), consecutive serial numbers B85 864711/2, blue on multicolour underprint, portrait Jan van Riebeeck at left, sailing ships low right, all de Kock signature and first line of bank title in Afrikaans, reverse, lion at centre, bank title either side (Pick 93d, 104), about uncirculated to uncirculated, a lovely group £80-120
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South African Reserve Bank, £1 (2), 1 November 1955, consecutive serial number B217 040752/3, £1 (2), 14 January 1958, consecutive serial numbers B315 266991/2, £1, 1958, 2 rand (2), 1962, 10 rand (2), 1961 and 1962 and 20 rand, 1961, 2 rand, ND (1962-65), serial number Y2 896749, (Pick 92 (3), 93e, 104b (2), 106a, 106b, 108), the first four about uncirculated, the remainder very fine to extremely fine (11) £350-450
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