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South African Reserve Bank, 10 pounds, 10 August 1955, serial number D/2 819906, maroon and green on multicolour underprint, van Riebeeck and animals at left, value at centre and each corner, value in English first (Pick 98), fresh and original about uncirculated, quite hard to find in this grade £150-200
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South African Reserve Bank, 10 pounds, 10 August 1955, serial number D/2 819912, maroon and green on multicolour underprint, van Riebeeck and animals at left, value at centre and each corner, value in English first (Pick 98), fresh and original about uncirculated, quite hard to find in this grade £150-200
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South African Reserve Bank, 1 rand (4), ND (1961-65), serial numbers A68 847955, A112 069131, A112 546685 and A113 553379, reddish brown on multicolour underprint, portrait Jan van Riebeeck at left, two with first line of bank title in English and two in Afrikaans, reverse, lion at centre, bank title either side (Pick 102, 103), uncirculated (4) £80-120
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South African Reserve Bank, 1 rand (3), ND (1961-65), serial numbers A15/577516 and 577520, reddish brown on multicolour underprint, portrait of Jan van Riebeeck at left, reverse, lion at centre with bank title either side (Pick 103), uncirculated (2) £60-80
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South African Reserve Bank, 1 rand (3), (1961-65), serial numbers Z26 866646, Z32 226303, and Z33 955974 (replacements), brown and multicolour, Jan van Riebeeck at left, reverse, sheep in field with mountains in background, 2 rand, ND (1962-65), serial number Y/2 38777 (replacement), 2 rand (3), ND (1961), serial numbers B17 783915, B81 206011 and B81 206013, blue and multicolour, portrait Jan an Riebeeck at left, value top and low left, centre and top right, three sailing ships low right reverse on 2 rand, lion with key (Pick 102a, 104), uncirculated, rare replacements (7) £160-200
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South African Reserve Bank, 2 rand (3), ND (1961-65), serial numbers B119 526160, B168 709065 and B203 277032, blue on multicolour underprint, portrait Jan van Riebeeck at left, sailing ships low right, first line of bank title in Afrikaans, value at centre, top right, left and at low left, reverse, lion at centre with bank title at right and left (Pick 105), about uncirculated to uncirculated (3) £80-120
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South African Reserve Bank, 2 rand (3), ND (1961-65), serial numbers B125 095034, B125 095036 and B125 095039, blue on multicolour underprint, portrait Jan van Riebeeck at left, sailing ships low right, first line of bank title in Afrikaans, value at centre, top right, left and at low left, reverse, lion at centre with bank title at right and left (Pick 105), about uncirculated to uncirculated, the third with small rust mark at low centre (3) £80-120
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South African Reserve Bank, 1 rand (6), ND (1973-75), replacement notes, serial numbers Z32 166323, Z34 999616, Z34 989141, Z34 989143, Z35 466625 and Z35 466676, first four first lines of bank title in English, remainder, first line in Afrikaans, all reddish brown on multicolour underprint, Jan van Riebeeck at left, reverse, rams in field, fruit and flora at left and right (Pick 115, 116), all uncirculated, a very collectable group (6) £80-100
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Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, 5 shillings, 1 January 1948, serial number D46 036, 933, purple, portrait King George VI at right, value top right and left and at centre, reverse, value in ornate vignette at centre (Pick 8), faint central fold, extremely fine £200-250
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Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, printer's archival specimen 10 shillings (2), 1 February 1945, serial numbers A/39 000,001/A/40 100,001 and A/41 000,001/A/42 100,000, russet brown on multicolour, portrait King George VI at right, arms top centre and landscape at low centre, reverse, Victoria Falls at centre, sable at right (Pick 9), first, perforated SPECIMEN, corner fold top left, ink annotations top margin, paper residue at right, extremely fine, second, ink annotations along top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, very slight glue residue top right, extremely fine to about uncirculated (2) £350-450
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Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, printer's archival specimen 10 shillings, 1 March 1946, serial number A/51 000,001/A52 100,000, russet on multicolour underprint, portrait King George VI at right, arms top centre, landscape low centre, Sanders and Beadle signatures, reverse, Victoria Falls at centre, sable at left (Linzmayer SRCB B3e3s, Pick 9), ink annotations along top margin, perforated SPECIMEN low centre, about uncirculated to uncirculated ink annotations along top margin, perforated SPECIMEN low centre, tiny corner fold top left, one faint vertical fold, about uncirculated £300-400
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Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, printer's archival specimen £1, 1 February 1945, serial number B/29000,000, green on multicolour underprint, portrait King George VI at right, landscape low left, arms top centre, Sanders and Beadle signatures, reverse, sable at left, ruins at centre (Linzmayer SRCB B4d1s, Pick 10), signature variety not listed in Linzmayer, Ink annotation and date along top margin, red stamp SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE top left, hole punched, small indentation top left, about uncirculated £280-320
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Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, printer's archival specimen £5, 1 September 1951, serial number run C/17 000,001 to C/17 100,000, signatures of Gordon and Munro, blue, brown and multicoloured, portrait of King George VI at right, factory at lower centre, reverse sable at left, Victoria Falls at centre, perforated SPECIMEN (Linzmayer SRCB B6i1s, Pick 11fs), ink date '11/ 9/ 51' and annotations in reverse top margin, otherwise very fine, rare £350-450
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Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, colour trial 10/-, ND (1952), serial number A/171 000,000, teal on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, arms at top centre, value at each corner, reverse Victoria Falls at centre, red SPECIMEN overprint on both sides, 2 cancellation holes, specimen number 77 on reverse (SRCB B7t, Pic 12ct), uncirculated, simply beautiful £1,500-2,000
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Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, specimen 10 shillings, 1 December 1952, serial number A/132 000,000, signatures Grafftey-Smith and Taylor, red-brown and multicoloured, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at upper centre, pastoral scene at lower centre, reverse sable at left, Victoria Falls at centre, perforated CANCELLED (Linzmayer SRCB B7a1s, Pick 12as), ink date '8. 1. 53' and annotations in top margin, otherwise choice good very fine to about extremely fine, rare £180-220
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Central Africa Currency Board, Southern Rhodesia, specimen proof 10 shillings, 10 September 1955, serial number A/192 000,000, signatures Grafftey-Smith and Greenfield, red-brown and multicoloured, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at upper centre, pastoral scene at lower centre, reverse sable at left, Victoria Falls at centre, two punch holes (Linzmayer CABC B1a5svar, Pick 16s), this prefix not listed by Linzmayer, ink annotation 'For and on behalf of the Central Africa Currency Board, The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, as Agent, Approved 5. 1. 1956' and signed by General Manager in reverse top margin, two pinholes, otherwise about extremely fine and a very rare interesting proof £200-300
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Central Africa Currency Board, Southern Rhodesia, £1 (2), 10 September 1955, serial numbers B/270 079, 349 and B/311 006, 910, green on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, arms at top centre, value at centre and each corner, reverse Zimbabwe Ruins at centre (LNZ B2a1, B2a6, Pick 17), about uncirculated and extremely fine, scarce in these grades (2) £1,500-2,000
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Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, £5, 20 November 1958, serial number SW5 420516, red and green on multicolour, waterfall at right, sheep under tree at right, bank title top centre, reverse, kudu at shoreline, mountains and trees in background (Pick 12b), in ICG holder number 30*, very fine £280-320
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Aramburu Hermanos, Spain, specimen 4000 reales de vellon, Cadiz, 18- , black and white with a pink and blue central panel, arms top centre (Hercules, columns and Nemean lion), value at left, counterfoil at left (Pick S151 for similar, denomination not listed), good extremely fine and extremely rare £1,000-1,500
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El Banco Balear, Spain, specimen 100 reales vellon, Palma de Mallorca, 1 September 1864, serial number A 006922, blue, value in brown central panel, arms and allegorical maidens top centre, value in field, counterfoil at left (Pick S201 for type), good extremely fine and a handsome note, extremely rare £1,000-1,500
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Kingdom of Spain, credito Balear Bond, 500 pesetas, ND, black and grey on orange paper, ornate columns at left and right, two seated maidens flanked by quay scene at left and farming scene at right, reverse, geometric panel (Pick unlisted), in ICG holder number 60, about uncirculated to uncirculated £300-400
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Banco de Barcelona, 200 pesos, ND (1859), dark and light grey on cream paper, allegorical maiden with globe sceptre and shield at top centre, bank title above and crown and bat very top centre, bank title in ornate panel at left, value top left and right and low centre (Pick S236a), with counterfoil, in ICG holder number 55*, almost uncirculated £2,500-3,000
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Banco de la Coruna, Kingdom of Spain, specimen 100 reales, 18<\_>, uniface, black on pink paper, bank title in ornate border top and left, lighthouse and ships in vignette at centre, value in tablet at low left and right (Pick S301), in ICG holder number 55*, almost uncirculated, a lovely specimen £1,500-2,000
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Hijos Rodriguez Acosta, Spain, specimen 1000 reales de vellon, ND (18<\_>), serial number 1001, grey on cream paper, castle in ornate panel at left, bank title top centre, value at centre, reverse, green (Pick unlisted), with counterfoil, hole punched, in ICG holder number 60 about uncirculated to uncirculated £2,500-3,000
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El Banco de Emission de Santiago, Spain, specimen 1000 reales de vellon, ND (18<\_>), uniface, black on green paper, allegorical figure top centre, bank title above, value in brown tablet at centre, ornate border and panel at left (Pick S310), with counterfoil, in ICG holder number 10*, very good £500-700
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Banco de Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, specimen 200 reales de vellon, Jerez, 18-, black text on green, arms top centre, counterfoil at left (Pick S312 for type), extremely fine and extremely rare £1,000-1,500
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Banco de Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, specimen 500 reales de vellon, ND (18<\_>), black on yellow paper, bank title along top and in ornate panel at left, arms at centre flanked by value in black tablets (Pick S313), with counterfoil, in ICG holder number 63, uncirculated, striking and rare £1,500-2,000
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El Banco de Espana, specimen 200 reales de vellon, Madrid, 1 May 1862, green, pink and black, reclining maiden (Spain) with spear, shield and lion at top centre flanked by value in ornate tablets, reverse, pink and green (Pick unlisted), with counterfoil, in ICG holder number 63, uncirculated, exceptionally rare £5,000-7,000
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El Banco de Espana, specimen 20 escudos, Madrid, 1 January 1866, no serial numbers, mauve and green, maiden (Spain) at left with shield and lion, cherub top centre with scythe and corn sheaf, medallic female head at left and right centre, counterfoil at left, reverse mauve and green, inverted text and value (Pick unlisted, Edifil B14s for similar), beautiful, good extremely fine and excessively rare £4,500-6,500
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El Banco de Espana, specimen 400 escudos, Madrid, 1 January 1866, green on lilac paper, standing maiden (Spain) with spear, shield and lion, ship in background, at left, cherub in circular panel top centre, bank title in ornate panel at centre (Pick unlisted), with counterfoil, in ICG holder number 60, about uncirculated, extremely rare £5,000-7,000
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El Banco de Espana, 25 pesetas, 1 January 1884, serial number 1023741, dark grey on salmon pink underprint, bank title along top, woman and two girls in circular frame at centre flanked by value in patterned tablets, reverse, orange-red, bank arms at centre (Pick 24), in ICG holder number 25, fine to very fine £1,400-1,600
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El Banco de Espana, 100 pesetas, 1 January 1884, serial number 185699, black on pale orange underprint, cherubs top centre, portrait Juan Alvarez de Mendizabal at right, reverse, dark orange, value at each corner and at centre (Pick 26), in ICG holder number 30, very fine, quite stunning £2,000-3,000
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El Banco de Espana, 50 pesetas (2), 1 July 1884, consecutive serial numbers 157645/6, black on light tan underprint, portrait Bartolome Murillo at centre, steamship and steamtrain in ornate tablet at left and right, reverse, pale lilac, value in ornate lozenge at centre, colour strip at right (Pick 30), first, in ICG holder number 50, extremely fine to about uncirculated, second, in ICG holder number 48, extra fine +, a fantastic consecutive pair, scarce £8,000-10,000
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El Banco de Espana, specimen 25 pesetas, 24 September 1906, red zero serial numbers, black and multicoloured, maiden seated at left, reverse blue-grey, arms at centre (Pick 57s), paper attached at lower margin with Bank annotation 'Apobado, Madrid 30 November 1906', perforated SPECIMEN, good extremely fine and interesting. Rare £350-550
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El Banco de Espana, 100 pesetas, 15 July 1907, serial number 1,414,496, blue green on multicolour, seated allegorical maiden at left, medallic portrait at top centre, reverse, green, pink and blue, Cathedral of Burgos at centre (Pick 64), a number of folds, creasing and discolouration, fine to very fine £180-220
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El Banco de Espana, 100 pesetas, 1 July 1925, serial number E1,308,081, blue on multicolour underprint, Felipe II at left, reverse, orange, blue and green, 50 pesetas, 15 August 1928, serial number E5,717,074, maroon, 100 pesetas, 15 August 1928, serial number A4,049,387, purple, 50 pesetas, 25 April 1931, serial number 4,911,549, multicolour (Pick 69c, 75b, 76a, 82), first, horizontal and vertical folds, very fine, second, faint central fold, very fine or better, third, good fine, fourth, very fine, a useful group £100-200
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El Banco de Espana, specimen 25 pesetas, 15 August 1928, no serial numbers, blue and brown on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Pedro Calderon de la Barca at right, monument at centre, reverse purple and pale blue, religious comedy scene, red Bradbury Wilkinson seal on obverse, one punch hole (Pick 74s), about uncirculated to uncirculated and a rare type of specimen £350-450
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El Banco de Espana, colour trial 500 pesetas, 15 August 1928, serial number A 0,000,000, blue and multicoloured, Cardinal Cisneros top left, Toledo Cathedral low left, reverse red-purple, the painting 'the release of the captives' by Casanova, arms low left (Pick 77ct), perforation, a fresh and bright uncirculated and very pretty. Rare £1,000-1,500
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El Banco de Espana, 100 pesetas, 11 March 1938, serial number 4728405, purple on multicolour underprint, Dama de Elche at left, galley at low centre, value at each corner, reverse purple, palm trees, arms at top centre, value at right (Pick 90), cancelled with crayon on face, possibly due to misprint in top margin, good extremely fine and believed to be one of only two or three issued examples extant £4,500-5,500
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El Banco de Espana, 1 peseta, purple and mauve, arms at left and 2 pesetas, brown, green and orange, Church in Burgos at left, both 12 October 1937 (Pick 104, 105), original, good extremely fine and scarce (2) £100-150
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka, a printers archival composite obverse and reverse essay on card for a proposed issue of 50 rupees, 1 January 1971, serial number A/1 000000, blue and multicoloured, S.W.R.D.Bandaranaike at right, flowers and lion at left, reverse blue and lilac and orange-brown, rice field, hut and palms (Pick unrecorded, Linzmayer CBC B33 for similar under Ceylon), unique and attractive £600-800
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Central Bank of Ceylon, a printers archival composite essay on card for a proposed issue of 5 rupees, ND (1978), serial number A/1 000000, red and mauve, circular design at right, mythical figures at centre, flowers at left, reverse red, boats, shoreline and fishermen pulling in a net, flowers low right (Pick unrecorded, Linzmayer unrecorded), in 1979 Ceylon became the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka which probably explains why this design not adopted. Pretty and unique £700-900
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Central Bank of Ceylon/ Sri Lanka, a full set from the 1979 'Fauna and Flora' Issue comprising 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 rupees, no serial numbers, all multicoloured featuring all of this nation's Fauna and Flora, red SPECIMEN overprint and one cancel hole (LNZ CBC B37as-42as, Pick 83s-88s), in ICG holders numbers 63 (2), 66 (3) and 70, choice uncirculated to perfect uncirculated (6) £500-1,000
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka, a printers archival composite essay on card for a proposed issue of 50 rupees, 1 January 1991, serial number A/1 000000, blue and multicoloured, Kandyan dancer with ethnic hat at right, reverse blue and multicoloured, the Thuparama stupas and ceremonial sword, butterflies top margin (Pick 104 for similar, Linzmayer CBSL B9 for type), unique and attractive £400-600
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Government of the Straits Settlements, emergency issue 10 cents, 29 January 1919, consecutive serial numbers B/4 45079/80, green and yellow, arms top centre, Chinese, English and Malay text, reverse, red, central crown with encoded date around (LNZ GSS B15, Pick 6), very fine to extremely fine, rare consecutive pair £400-500
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Government of the Straits Settlements, 10 cents, 14 October 1919, serial number B/86 79389, red on olive green and tan underprint, arms top centre, bank title and value in ornate tablets at centre, reverse, green, dragon in elaborate panel at centre, value in each corner (LNZ GSS B17b, Pick 8), fine to very fine £100-130
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Government of the Straits Settlements, $1, 1 January 1935, serial number K/40 06214, dark blue on multicolour, portrait King George V at right, also, Government of Hong Kong, $1, 1 July 1957, green and multicolour underprint, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse, ornate pattern, and Chartered Bank, $10, ND (1961-70), red, pink and green, arms at left, reverse, Chartered Bank building at centre (Pick 16, 324A, 70c), first, numerous folds, central hole, otherwise very good, second, very fine, third, about fine (3) £90-130
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Government of the Straits Settlements, printer's archival specimen $10, 1 January 1931, serial run A/1 00001 to A/20 100000, green on multicoloured underprint, portrait of King George V at right, value at lower centre, reverse vignette of tiger at centre, value in each corner, medallic female head at left, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 18as; LNZ B23as), ink annotation in top margin, grease mark at upper left, otherwise about extremely fine and a very rare date £3,000-4,000
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Bank of Sudan, a printers archival composite obverse and reverse essay on card for a proposed issue of 1 Sudanese pound, 1976, serial number C/10 000000, green and brown, doctor, mother and child at left, reverse green and brown, local fauna, secretary bird at left, arms top left centre (Pick unrecorded, Linzmayer unrecorded), unique £400-600
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Bank of Sudan, a printers archival obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a proposed issue of 5 Sudanese pounds, 1976 (1980), serial number D/16 000000, pink and mauve, camel and rider at left, signature of Ibrahim Mohammed Ali Nimir low left centre, reverse pink-mauve, arms, satellite dish, plane and ship (Pick unrecorded, Linzmayer unrecorded), unique and attractive £500-700
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