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Auction: 12023 - World Banknotes
Lot: 214

Government of Ceylon, specimen 1000 rupees, 1 July 1938, serial number 0/00 000000, purple, lilac and pale blue, bust of George VI at left, value at centre, signature low left and right, reverse purple and pale blue, dhow and coastline at centre(Pick 39 for similar), about fine, quite pleasing, extremely rare and no other examples believed extant, an important cornerstone note for the series

Estimate
£13,000 to £14,000