Auction: 15008 - World Banknotes
Lot: 2797
(†) Central Bank of Turkey, printer's archival specimen 500 Lirasi, Law of 1930, (1953) Seri A1 00001 to Seri E20 10000, signatures Gover, Aksan and Kibrisli, red-brown and multicoloured, perforated SPECIMEN; also 500 Lirasi, Law of 1930, (1959) Seri F1 00001 to Serie O20 10000, signatures Gidel, Diker and Sungar, dark brown and multicoloured, perforated CANCELLED, both Kemal Ataturk at right, reverse Sultan Ahmet Mosque and Hippodrome in Istanbul
(Pick 170s, 171s, LNZ TCMB B54s, B55s), the first ink date '5/ 1/ 51' and annotations in reverse top margin, otherwise extremely fine, the second ink date '12/ 8/ 58' and annotations in reverse top margin, otherwise uncirculated (2)
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