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Auction: 26009 - World & British Banknotes featuring the Jersey Collection Part II
Lot: 274

Government of Gibraltar, [2 notes] hand-executed essays for proposed issue of 50 Pounds, ND (ca. 1977-1988),

An intriguing set mounted on card, providing a fascinating insight into the design process and evolution of Government of Gibraltar banknotes. Produced by Colin Roger Braun, a world banknote designer for Bradbury Wilkinson and Harrison & Sons. Comparable to the 1986 £50 issue.

Similarly to the previous lot, the design features a gate, this time the 'Southport Gates', a 16th-century fortification, which cuts through the Charles V Wall. An intriguing choice of subject, the gates have not previously featured as the main design element of a Gibraltar banknote, occupying the majority of the composition. The closest comparable design can be seen on the 1995 £5 issue, which depicts the Southport Gates alongside the Queen's portrait on the obverse.

The design appears more refined than the previous two lots, incorporating guilloche decorative techniques comparable to those seen on the 1986 issue.

The design is completed in coloured pencil, with an example signature of Traynor in fine pen, which also appears on issued £10, £20 and £50 notes dated 1986. Also incorporating silver metallic pen or paint markings, together with what appears to be a white-pen overlay applied over the guilloche.

(Pick unlisted), uncirculated, mounted on card, presented in a Harison & Sons Limited presentation folder, small stain of front essay (front & back essays)

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Estimate
£500 to £600

Starting price
£320