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Auction: 13034 - World Banknotes
Lot: 173

(†) Government of Ceylon, black and white obverse and reverse photographic proofs on card for an unissued 10 Rupees, Colombo, 1 January 1928, serial number 000000, elephant at left, mountain in background, lake at right set in ornate pillared frame with scrolls at right and left, value in guilloches in all four corners, reverse proof vignette of beach scene, palm trees and boat, value in ornate guilloche decorated with acanthus leaves at lower right (Pick unlisted), ink letter 'F' in top left margin of obverse and ink letter 'U' in top left margin of reverse, otherwise about uncirculated and extremely rare (2)
(Pick unlisted), ink letter 'F' in top left margin of obverse and ink letter 'U' in top left margin of reverse, otherwise about uncirculated and extremely rare (2)

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Sold for
£280