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Auction: 23888 - The Michael E. Bonine Collection of Persian and World Banknotes
Lot: 43

(x) Imperial Bank, Kingdom of Persia, specimen 100 Tomans, Tehran, ND (1890-1923), serial number range of only 1000 pieces, Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. specimen.
Pink and green with value in Farsi script in the centre and the four corners on the obverse. Centre right vignette features a portrait of Nasr-ed-Din in traditional Persian military uniform with fez. Centre left vignette holds the symbol of the Qajar dynasty, a crowned lion holding a sword against the backdrop of the sun.
This symbol is repeated on the centre of the reverse, accompanied by English text. The value is repeated in the four corners. Top centre margin contains black handstamp "Payable at Teheran only."
Serial number J/A 03500 at top right corner, serial number J/A 02501 at bottom left corner. Serial number J/A 00000 reproduced just above and below central emblem of the iconic lion
(Pick 8s, BNB 110, Bonine A.9), in PMG holder 63 Choice Uncirculated, previously mounted, rare!

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Sold for
£9,000

Starting price
£3800