15th Feb, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST

Coins & Banknotes

 
  Lot 582
 

582

World Banknotes, a very large collection of over 500 20th century banknotes with a particular focus on the middle east, but including examples from: Afghanistan, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China, Germany, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Scotland, Syria, Tibet, Turkey, Turkmenistan, UAE, Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia; highlights include Republic of India 100 rupees first series signed B. Rama Rau, AEF; Iraq ½ dinar second issue (1953) AEF; Iraq dinar second issue 1953 GVF; Burma 10 rupees 1945 issue 'Military Administration of Burma' in red overprint, foxing otherwise VF; overall various grades with many examples in an UNC condition; together with a copy of Ahmad Ghazi Al-Sameriee's History of Iraqi Money 1931-2016 (London, 2017), n.b. written in Arabic

Sold for £900
Estimated at £200 - £400


 

Auction: Coins & Banknotes, 15th Feb, 2023

An interesting and eclectic mix of coins spanning over 1000 years of history will go under the hammer in Tennants Auctioneers’ Coins & Banknotes Sale on 15th February. Amongst the nearly 600 lots are rare and fine examples such as a Gold Proof Set issued in 1937 to mark the Coronation of George VI, an AE Drachm produced in Alexandria mint in the reign of the Ptolemy III Euergetes (246-221 BC), a Portuguese Joao V (1720-56) 4 Escudos (Peca) minted in Lisbon in 1727 and two consecutively numbered Bank of England white five pounds.

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Tuesday 14th February 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am

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