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Auction: CSS39 - The Numismatic Collector's Series sale
Lot: 1682

Russo Chinese Bank, 300 cash, 1898, serial number 0062465, vertical format, orange printing on white paper, the borders in a strong traditional Chinese style with 'Fu' 'Lu' and 'Shou' at top, The Eight Immortals in the left and right borders and 'He He Er Xian' at the bottom, 4 official blue stamps on the obverse, uniface note as issued,
(Pick S504), PCGS Gold Shield Grading 45Details Choice Extremely Fine. Extremely rare and early 'Foreign Banks' note with a strong Chinese design. This denomination in this colour is believed to be unique and therefore even rarer than the 300 cash in blue that Spink China sold in August 2018 (Lot 823) for a total of HKD$204,000. A superb note in every respect

Sold for
HK$260,000