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Auction: 20008 - World Banknotes - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 1525

(x) Jørgen Thormøhlen, merchant in Bergen, 25 Rigsdaler, 10 August 1695, serial number 448, black text on white, Dutch, handmade paper with the Amsterdam coat of arms watermark, manuscript signatures on note and counterfoil, crowned CV monogram of King Christian V of Denmark/Norway (1670-1699), red wax seals of King Christian V, Jørgen Thormøhlen, and two scribes, reverse with manuscript serial numbers and value,
(Pick A3, Sieg 3, Rø 3), one of the oldest banknotes in the world, this Norwegian/Danish 25 Rigsdaler circulated for just under a year before recalled. They are often found with non-matching counterfoil serial number. This, however, not only has matching serial numbers but is in exceptional condition with sharp corners and clear seals, Extremely Fine and rare thus.

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Estimate
£3,800 to £4,000

Starting price
£3000