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Auction: 13037 - The Ibrahim Salem Collection of African Banknotes
Lot: 1

(x) Bank of Abyssinia proof 5 thalers, 19- (ca 1913), no serial numbers, purple & multicoloured, Greater Kudu at centre, reverse blue & green, value at centre
(Pick 1s for similar type) in the top margin there is a handwritten comment ‘as submitted 2/10/13’, perforated SPECIMEN.The ‘payable’ Amharic text written in traditional Amharic Fidel and unlike other proofs, has no cross out marks or with new suggested text in modern Amharic Abugida good extremely fine, rare

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