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Auction: 24038 - The Dr. Martin M Mortazavi Collection of Persian Banknotes
Lot: 8

(x) Imperial Bank of Persia, cancelled 3 Toman, Kermanshah, 19th November 1907, red serial number C/B 010825,
the front of the note is black, pink, and green, with Naser al-Din Shah Qajar at right, the Imperial arms at left, and the value at centre and each corner. All typical cancellation marks are present, including a large V-shaped cut through the government seal at the low centre, typical punched signatures that in this case only affected the Arthur F. Grundy signature while the Joseph Rabino signature was unaffected, and Arabic perforations throughout the note. The front features 'Payable at Kermanshah' framed in Farsi at the top centre. On the back, a rectangular frame with 'Payable at Kermanshah' in English is located at the lower centre and was affected by the cancellation V-shaped cut. The back is blue with Imperial arms at the centre and a red serial number with split prefix letters at each corner near the denomination,

(Pick 2A, BNB 104f14), in PMG holder 12 NET Fine, repaired, cancelled, only 9 notes in higher grade on PMG Census

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Sold for
£5,000

Starting price
£480