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Auction: 11019 -  World Banknotes
Lot: 888

x Calcutta Bank, a proof on thin card for a 5 sicca rupees, Calcutta, 18- (c.1824), black and white, allegorical maiden top centre with rudder and cornucopia (Commerce), value above in Bengali and Kaithi script, bank title in vertical panel at left, reverse black and white, Bank title at centre, also a separate reverse for a 50 rupees in black and white ( PS 155, Jhunjhunwalla 5.1.1), a lovely Perkins and Heath engraving, bright and bold, attractive and extremely rare (3) Estimate £ 2,000-3,000

Sold for
£2,900