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Auction: 23888 - The Michael E. Bonine Collection of Persian and World Banknotes
Lot: 31

(x) Imperial Bank, Kingdom of Persia, 5 Tomans, Yezd, 28th November 1910, serial number R/A 016154, in green, pink, and brown hues.
The obverse showcases Farsi text and features a coat of arms adorned with the Kiani crown, a sun, a lion, and a sword. Additionally, it displays an image of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar in military uniform, wearing a feathered fez. The date and combination of signatures of E. C. Dalton and Augustus Ottiwell Wood are also displayed in the obverse along with the oval seal stamp on black background. At centre on the lower margin "Payable at Yezd Only" is stamped in black.
On the reverse, English text is displayed, accompanied by the coat of arms with the Kiani crown, sun, lion, and a sword. The serial number with split prefix letters is stamped in black in centre, bottom left and top right.
This banknote does not include a security thread or watermark and was printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company
(Pick 3, BNB 105c), in PMG holder 12 NET Fine, perforation cancelled, repaired, pieces added, only 8 notes in higher grades on PMG Census, scarce

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Sold for
£3,500

Starting price
£800