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Banque Centrale de Tunisie, a printers archival essay for the 5 dinars, 1 June 1965, serial number C/10 000000, purple and pale blue-green, Habib Bourguiba at right, the Sadiki college buildings in Tunis at left, signatures of Ali Zouaoui and Hedi Amara Nouira at centre, reverse multicoloured, mosaic pattern, the Triumphal Arch of the Tetrarchy in Sbeitla at centre (Pick 64 for similar, Linz B8 for similar), similar in design to the adopted note, unique £300-400
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Central Bank of Tunisia, a group of replacement notes comprising, 1/2 dinar prefix AR/I and 1 dinar, prefix BR/I from the 1972 Issue, 1/2 dinar prefix AR/I and 1 dinar prefix BR/I from the 1973 Issue (LNZ BCT B10, 11, 13, 14, Mehilba RA2, 3 RB2, 3), 1 dinar 1972 very fine, the remainder uncirculated (4) £80-100
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Ottoman Empire/State Notes, 50 kurush, 1877, and 1 livre, 1915-16, first brown on yellow underprint, second red-brown on multicolour underprint (Pick 50c, 73), first uncirculated, second extremely fine (2) £100-150
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Central Bank of Turkey, printer's archival specimen 50 kurus, Law of 1930, Seri A1 000001 to Seri D5 500000, brown, Inonu at right, reverse museum, perforated CANCELLED; printer's archival specimen 1 lirasi, Law of 1930, Seri A1 000001 to Seri B25 500000, brown-purple on pale blue, perforated CANCELLED; also specimen 1 lirasi, Law of 1930, Seri 00 000000, reddish purple, perforated GECMEZ, large red X overprint on reverse, both Inonu at right, reverse castle and Bosporus (Pick 133s, 135s colour variety, 135s; LNZ TCMB B11s, B12s colour variety, B12as), ink 1940 dates and annotations in top margins, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare (3) £300-500
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Central Bank of Turkey, specimen proof 2 1/2 lira, Law of 1930 (ca 1947), Seri A 25, serial number 000 000, signatures Sunei, Ersun and Kibrish, brown-purple on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Ismet Inonu at right, reverse State Art and Sculpture Museum in Ankara, perforated SPECIMEN, one punch hole (Pick 140p), ink annotation 'approuve' and manuscript signature of Kamil Kibrish, Issue and Cashier Manager, in watermark area on reverse, otherwise about very fine and a very rare signed proof £100-150
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Central Bank of Turkey, printer's archival specimen 2 1/2 lirasi, Law of 1930, (1947) Seri A1 000001 to Seri B37 500000, dark brown and multicoloured, Ismet Inonu at right, reverse State Art and Culture Museum, Ankara, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 140s, LNZ TCMB B13s), ink date '16. 6. 45' and annotations in top margin, otherwise uncirculated £100-150
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Central Bank of Turkey, specimen 50 lirasi, ND (1948), serial number E1 00000, purple on multicolour, Ismet Inonu wearing bowtie at right, reverse, purple on pale pink and light green, angora goats at centre flanked by value (LNZ TCMB B25, Pick 142), uncirculated £280-320
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Central Bank of Turkey, specimen 10 lirasi, ND (1948), serial number A1 00000, light brown on multicolour, Ismet Inonu wearing bowtie at right, value in ornate tablet at centre and in each corner, reverse, brown and pale green, Imperial Gate of Topkapi Palace at centre flanked by value, red GECMEZ overprint, hole punched, (LNZ TCMB B24, Pick 148), about uncirculated to uncirculated £180-220
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Central Bank of Turkey, printer's archival specimen 5 lirasi, Law of 1930, (1952) Seri A1 000001 to Seri D20 500000, signatures Gover, Aksan and Kibrisli, blue and multicoloured, Kemal Ataturk at right, reverse three women with baskets of hazel nuts, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 154s, LNZ TCMB B35s), ink date '5. 1. 51' and annotations in reverse top margin, seven tiny pinholes, otherwise fresh good extremely fine £100-150
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Central Bank of Turkey, specimen 10 lirasi, law of 1930, (1952), no serial numbers, green and lilac, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk at right, signatures of Gover, Aksan and Kibrishi low centre, reverse green, bridge in Edirne over the Maritsa river (Pick 156s, Linzmayer TCMP B39s for type), mounting traces, good extremely fine and rare £300-400
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Central Bank of Turkey, printer's archival specimen 50 lirasi, Law of 1930, (1952) Seri O1 000001 to Seri S10 100000, signatures Gidel, Sencer and Kibrisli, brown and multicoloured, Kemal Ataturk at right, reverse red, Statue of Victory, Ulus Square, Ankara, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 164s, LNZ TCMB B47s), ink date '15/ 10/ 53' and annotations in reverse top margin, otherwise fresh good extremely fine £140-220
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Central Bank of Turkey, specimen proof 100 lira, Law of 1930 (ca 1952), Seri A 1, serial number 123456 at upper right and 789010 at lower left, signatures Gover, Aksan and Kibrish, olive on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Kemal Ataturk at right, value in each corner, reverse bridge over river in Youth Park, Ankara, one punch hole (Pick 167p), ink annotations in top margin on obverse and reverse, otherwise good very fine and a very rare proof £120-180
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Central Bank of Turkey, printer's archival specimen 100 lirasi, Law of 1930, (1956) Seri H1 00001 to Seri J20 50000, signatures Gidel, Sencer and Kibrisli, olive-green and multicoloured, Kemal Ataturk at right, reverse blue, bridge over river in The Youth Park, Ankara, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 168s, LNZ TCMB B52s), ink date '15/ 10/ 53' and annotations in reverse top margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated £150-250
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Central Bank of Turkey, printer's archival specimen 500 lirasi, Law of 1930, (1953) Seri A1 00001 to Seri E20 10000, signatures Gover, Aksan and Kibrisli, red-brown and multicoloured, perforated SPECIMEN; also 500 lirasi, Law of 1930, (1959) Seri F1 00001 to Serie O20 10000, signatures Gidel, Diker and Sungar, dark brown and multicoloured, perforated CANCELLED, both Kemal Ataturk at right, reverse Sultan Ahmet Mosque and Hippodrome in Istanbul (Pick 170s, 171s, LNZ TCMB B54s, B55s), the first ink date '5/ 1/ 51' and annotations in reverse top margin, otherwise extremely fine, the second ink date '12/ 8/ 58' and annotations in reverse top margin, otherwise uncirculated (2) £250-350
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Central Bank of Turkey, printer's archival specimen 1000 lirasi, Law of 1930, (1953) Seri A1 0001 to Seri E20 10000, signatures Gover, Aksan and Kibrisli, purple and multicoloured, Kemal Ataturk at right, reverse Roumeli Hissar castle and Bosporus, Istanbul, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 172s, LNZ TCMB B56s), mounting traces, ink date '5/ 1/ 51' and annotations in top margin, otherwise extremely fine, rare £500-700
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Bank of Uganda, proof 100 shillings, ND (1966), no serial numbers, signatures Mubiru and Elangot, green on multicoloured underprint, crowned crane at left, coffee plants at lower right, without FOR BANK OF UGANDA below 100 shillings on obverse, Parliament building in Kampala at right; also obverse die proof for 100 shillings, ND (ca 1966), no signatures, black and white, design as above but with FOR BANK OF UGANDA below 100 shillings, one punch hole (Pick 4ap, 5dp), choice about uncirculated to uncirculated and rare (2) £150-250
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Bank of Uganda, a group of notes comprising 5 shillings, green, 10 shillings (2), brown, 20 shillings, green and brown, 50 shillings, purple and brown and 100 shillings, green, all ND (1979), all coat of arms and/or bank building, 5, 10 (2), 20, 50, 100 shillings, ND (1982), also 50 shillings, 500 shillings with President Milton Obote on left obverse and 5,000 shillings, ND (1985) signature 6 and 500 and 1,000 shillings, ND (1986) (Pick 15, 16, 17, 18a, 19b, 20, 22, 24a, 25, 26), uncirculated (11) £120-150
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Ukrainian National Bank, a selection of the more modern issues comprising 1, 3, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 karnbovantsiv, 1991, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 karnbovantsiv, 1992, 2000, 5000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, 100,000, 200,000, 500,000, 1 million karnbovantsiv, from 1994 issue, 1, 2, 5, 20, 20 hryvni, from 1992 and 1994 issue, Compensation Certificate 1,000,000 and 2,000,000 karnbovantsiv, 1992, Ruble Control Coupon Issue, (Pick 68-100, 103-120), extremely fine to uncirculated (47) £150-180
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Banco Herrera, Eastman and Ca., Uruguay, 10 pesos, Montevideo, 1 January 1873, serial number 050001, blue, Mercury and Ceres at left, bank building at right, reverse lilac, medallic female head at left and right (Pick S181), perforated, good extremely fine, attractive and rare £400-500
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Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata, Uruguay, specimen with counterfoil 100 pesos, 23 June 1862, serial run 62001/64500, green and light pink, circular frames with portrait Christopher Columbus at left, boy running with rope, horses in background at right (Pick S245 for type), in ICG holder number 50, extremely fine to about uncirculated, rare £250-300
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Banco Maua & Cia, Uruguay, specimen 50 pesos, 1 July 1865, green and red on orange paper, portrait Irineo Evangelista de Souza in circular frame at top centre, cherub on train at left, elaborate border and panels at left and right (Pick S278), with counterfoil, in ICG holder number 60, about uncirculated to uncirculated, vivid and delightful £400-600
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Banco Maua and Ca, specimen 50 centesimos, Montevideo, 3 January 1876, serial number 500001, pale pink and green, Ceres at left, arms at right, also specimen 20 centesimos, 3 January 1876, serial number 250001, green and brown, Stella at left (Pick S312, 311), first perforated, good extremely fine, rare (2) £300-400
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Banco Mercantil del Rio de la Plata, Uruguay, specimen 50 pesos, 1 September 1873, serial number 6000, blue and pale yellow, Minerva at centre flanked by arms at left and horse at right, reverse, blue, pink and green (Pick S335), hole punched, with counterfoil, in ICG holder number 60, about uncirculated to uncirculated, aesthetically pleasing £500-700
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Banco Nacional, Uruguay, specimen 20 pesos, 23 June 1862, black on blue underprint, man at left, arms at top centre, buildings at low right, red Waterlow & Sons, Cancelled stamp at top right, three cancellation holes (Pick A94), pencil number in top margin, about uncirculated and an attractive Waterlow & Sons engraving £300-400
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United Arab Emirates Currency Board, a set from the 1973 Issue, comprising 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 dirhams, man leading camels at right, watermark at left (LDZ CBO B1-5, Pick 1-5), about very fine to very fine (5) £300-400
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An interesting historical group of American notes, Monticello Bank, 20 dollars, 3 November 1860, serial number 852, Bank of Pittsylvania 10 dollars, 16 May 1861, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland 100 dollars, series 1929, Franklin at centre, Confederate States of America, $500, 17 February 1864, serial number 15201, Bank of Greensborough, $5, 7 December 1858, blue serial number 2120, Atlantic Bank, New York, $2, 14 April 1852, together with a United States of America, ERROR: $10, ND (1928), serial number A89901294A reverse print missing at low margin and part of bill above showing at top margin mixed grades from very good to fine, £380-420
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United States of America, Silver Certificate, $1, 1899, serial number V77805078A, black and blue, eagle standing on flag in from of Washington, portrait of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant (Friedberg 236), in PMG holder number 63, choice uncirculated £200-300
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United States of America, one silver certificate, 1899, serial number N12369816A, eagle with flag above portraits of Abraham Lincoln at left and Ulysses S Grant at right, also Connecticut, 9 pence, 1776 and Pennsylvania, 40 shillings, 1775, together with The City Bank, Augusta, $5 and a reproduction $100 (Pick 338, PS 526, PS 2560), mixed grades from good to fine, a very useful and historical US group £80-120
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Central Bank of Vanuatu, specimen proof set of the ND (1982) Issue, all serial number AA000000, all Melanesian chief with spear at centre right, comprising 100 Vatu, green, reverse herd of cattle; 500 vatu, red, reverse statues and drummers; 1000 vatu, slate-violet and mauve, reverse three statues and a sailing boat, all one punch hole (Pick 1p, 2p, 3p), ink date '27-10-81' and ink annotations in top and bottom margins, otherwise uncirculated and very scarce as proofs (3) £100-150
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Central Bank of Vanuatu, specimen proof set of the ND (1982) Issue, all serial number AA000000, all Melanesian chief with spear at centre right, comprising 100 Vatu, green, reverse herd of cattle; 500 Vatu, red, reverse statues and drummers; 1000 Vatu, slate-violet and mauve, reverse three statues and a sailing boat, all one punch hole (Pick 1p, 2p, 3p), ink date '2 November 1981', conditional approval and signature of John A. Howard, general manager, in watermark area at left, set stapled together at top left, otherwise uncirculated and rare as signed proofs (3) £120-180
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Central Bank of Vanuatu, specimen proof set of the ND (1982) Issue, all serial number AA000000, all Melanesian chief with spear at centre right, comprising 100 Vatu, green, reverse herd of cattle; 500 Vatu, red, reverse statues and drummers; 1000 Vatu, slate-violet and mauve, reverse three statues and a sailing boat, all one punch hole (Pick 1p, 2p, 3p), ink date '13. 11. 81.', approval and signature of John A. Howard, general manager, in watermark area at left, otherwise uncirculated and rare as signed proofs, sold with endorsed printer's envelope (3) £150-250
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Central Bank of Vanuatu, specimen 100 vatu, green, 500 vatu, red and 1000 vatu, mauve, pink and blue-green, all serial number AA 000000, all ND (1982), Shing and Howard signatures, all Melanesian Chief at right (Pick 1s, 2s, 3s, CBV B1as, 2as, 3as), red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and scarce (2) £180-240
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Central Bank of Vanuatu, specimen 500 vatu, red and specimen 1000 vatu, grey, both ND (1982), both serial number AA 000000 (Pick 2s, 3s), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare (2) £100-150
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Institut d'Emission des Etats du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam, a proof experimental reverse for the Vietnam issue of the 5 piastres/5 dong, ND (1954), green and white, mythical bird (phoenix?) at left centre, VIEN PH'AT HANH at top (Pick unlisted design), typed date '10-7-54' in top right margin, good extremely fine and probably unique £800-1,200
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National Bank of Vietnam, specimen 1 dong, ND (1956), serial number A.1 000000, green and pale orange and lilac, temple at right, signatures of Nguyen Van Dong and Tu Van Quy, reverse green, trees and temple (Pick 1s, NBV B10 for type), ink annotation 'Approuve 20-8-55', good extremely fine and rare £200-300
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National Bank of Vietnam, specimen 500 dong, ND (1962), serial number F1 000000, bluish green on gold and pink underprint, Norodom Palace at centre, dragon at left and lower right, signatures of Tong-Kiem-Soat and Giam-Doc So Phat-Hanh, reverse blue and green, farmer with two water buffalo, (Pick 6As2, Linzmayer NBV B18as2), overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue Specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, two punch holes, mounting traces otherwise almost uncirculated and very scarce £400-600
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National Bank of Vietnam, specimen 1 dong, ND (1964), serial number A1 000000, brown and multicoloured, value left centre in oval, value at left and right, printed signatures of Tong-Kiem-Soat and Giam-Doc Phat Hanh low right, reverse brown and pale blue, farmer and tractor (Pick15s, NBV B19as2), mounting traces, perforation, red De La Rue ovals, good extremely fine and a rare type £400-600
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National Bank of Vietnam, specimen 20 dong, ND (1964), serial number A1 000000, green and multicoloured, value at left and right, printed signatures of Tong-Kiem-Soat and Giam-Doc Phat Hanh low right, reverse green and russet, fish at centre, value at left and right (Pick16s, NBV B20s), mounting traces, perforation, red De La Rue ovals, good extremely fine and a rare type £400-500
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National Bank of Vietnam, specimen 100 dong, ND (1960), serial A1 000000, purple and pale pink, the National Assembly Parliament building at right, value at centre and at each corner, Tong-Kiem-Tra and Thu-Quy-Trung-Uong signatures low centre, reverse blue and pale green, warship and rocks (Pick 18s, NBV B16s), mounting traces, red De La Rue ovals, mounting traces, good extremely fine and scarce £300-400
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National Bank of Vietnam, specimen 100 dong, ND (1966), serial number U2 000000, red and multicoloured, General Le Van Duyet at left, value at centre, value at left and right, printed signatures of Tong-Kiem-Soat and Giam-Doc Phat Hanh low right, reverse red, temple and gate (Pick19s, NBV B22bs), mounting traces, perforation, red De La Rue ovals, good extremely fine and a rare type £300-400
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National Bank of Vietnam, South Vietnam, obverse and reverse composite essay on card for 200 dong, ND (ca 1966), red-brown on multicoloured underprint, Nguyen-Hue, warrior at left, reverse warrior on horseback leading troops (Pick 20 for type), slight splitting and minor damage to lower left margin of obverse, otherwise about uncirculated, attractive, unique £1,000-1,500
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National Bank of Vietnam, specimen 200 dong, ND (1966), serial number L.2 000000, purple-brown and pink, the Emperor Nguyen Hue at left, signatures of Nguyen Van Dong and Lu Vinh Luong, reverse purple-brown and pink, Nguyen Hue and troops (Pick 20s, NBV B23 for type), ink annotation 'Approuve '11.2.66', pinholed, extremely fine and rare £150-200
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National Bank of Vietnam, specimen 200 dong, ND (1966), serial number A.1.000000, blue and multicoloured, Nguyen-Hue at left, reverse blue, soldiers at centre, also specimen 50 dong, ND (1969), serial number A.1.000000, brown and multicoloured, bank building at right (Pick 20bs, 25s), mounting traces on second note otherwise uncirculated and scarce (2) £300-400
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National Bank of Vietnam, specimen 500 dong, ND (1964), serial number A1 000000, purple on multicoloured underprint, National Museum in Saigon at centre, signatures of Tong-Kiem-Soat and Giam-Doc So Phat-Hanh, reverse purple, pale orange and green, two stylised dragons at centre, value at right, (Pick 22s2, Linzmayer NBV B24as2), overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue Specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, two punch holes, mounting traces otherwise almost uncirculated, scarce £350-550
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National Bank of Vietnam, specimen 500 dong, ND (1964), serial A1 000000, blue and pale pink, Tran Hung Dao at left, value at centre, Tong-Kiem-Soat and Giam-Doc So Phat-Hanh signatures low centre, reverse blue and pale green, warship and rocks (Pick 23s, NBV B25as), mounting traces, red De La Rue ovals, mounting traces, good extremely fine and scarce £300-400
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National Bank of Vietnam, obverse and reverse composite essay on board for 100 dong, ND (ca 1966), dark green on multicoloured underprint, bank building at right, value and guilloches at left and right, reverse value set in geometric patterns (Pick 26 for type), about uncirculated, unique £150-200
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National Bank of Vietnam, a printers archival photograph for the obverse and reverse of a proposed issue of 100 dong, serial number A000 00000, black and white, man at right, reverse house, also obverse and reverse 200 dong, man at right, reverse carvings and spiral designs (Pick unrecorded, Linzmayer unrecorded), all with De La Rue handstamp and date '21 JAN 1955' on reverse, very striking and unusual (4) £600-800
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National Bank of Vietnam, South Vietnam, a printers composite obverse and reverse archival essay on card for a 5000 dong, ND (ca 1972), serial number A1 000000, mauve and multicoloured, the Palace of Independence at right, value at left and right, printed signatures low right, reverse brown and pale green, three horses at left, value at left and right (Pick unlisted, Linzmayer unlisted), similar in design to the 50 dong of 1973 (Pick 30), unique and attractive (2) £1,000-1,500
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National Bank of Vietnam, specimen 10000 dong, ND (1975), serial number A1 000000, purple and multicoloured, bank building at right, reverse multicoloured, water buffalo at left (Pick 36s), good extremely fine and rare £350-450
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West African States, Senegal, specimen 2500 francs, 1992, multicoloured, dam and young woman, also specimen 10000 francs, ND (1978-), red and multicoloured, girl at right, men at loom at centre (Pick 712Kas, 809Tl), uncirculated £280-360
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