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Auction: CSS39 - The Numismatic Collector's Series sale
Lot: 151

The Mercantile Bank of India, $50, specimen, 1.1.1930, brown, black and pink, sampan and boats at upper centre, nicknamed the 'Banana Boat' because of the curved vignette, reverse brown and black, Mercury at centre,
(Pick 238s), PMG 40 Extremely Fine. A good chance to obtain a sample of this type note especially when the issued note was sold for $1,140,000 (including the Buyer's Premium) in April 2018. A design that is missing in many collections

Sold for
HK$320,000