Auction: 23900 - World Banknotes - e-Auction
Lot: 491
(x) German Military issues for Persia, 12 Kran 10 Shahi on 5 Mark, 30th April 1904 (1916), serial number N.657428,
red Farsi overprint on German note, blue and green, obverse face features the personification of Germania together with a child releasing a dove, allegorical symbols of peace and prosperity at left. Red Farsi text along top and bottom centre. Reverse face blue, featuring a dragon hoarding a pot of gold. Red Farsi text to left of note
(Pick M1, Rosenberg 486), some stains and ageing, otherwise extremely fine, rare
Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Estimate
£4,000 to £6,000
Starting price
£2800