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Auction: 13004 - World Banknotes
Lot: 1139

Palestine Currency Board, specimen £100, 30 September 1929, red serial number A000000, green, the White Tower at Ramleh at left, value at centre in pale brown guilloche, value at each corner, three printed signatures low centre of Sir John Caulcutt, Sir Percy Ezchiel and H.F. Downie, the members of the Palestine Currency Board, reverse purple and green, the Citadel of Jerusalem with the Tower of David at centre, value at left and right and low centre
(Pick 10bs, Dabbah page 220 and page 221 for similar), traces of repair at upper left side of the note (right side of its reverse), perforated CANCELLED, ink annotation ´65´ in top right margin (similar to Dabbah specimen on page 221 for), small purple SPECIMEN handstamp at low right, apart from mounting at left a fresh extremely fine, unique. Only 5 issued £100 Palestine Currency Board notes are known today.

Sold for
£65,000