AFGHANISTAN

401
5, 10, 20, 50, 100 Afghanis, undated (1936), monument right, (P.16B, 17A, 18A, 19A, 20A), the 10 Afghanis with serial no. 0000012 and the 100 Afghanis with serial no. 00052, faint purple ink inherent on some of the corners, otherwise fresh and bright, practically uncirculated, the 50 and 100 Afghanis rare, a superb set. (5)
US$750-950
Realised: -

402
1,000 Afghanis, AH1327 (1948), brown, King Zahir, (P.36), practically uncirculated.
US$130-150
Realised: US$110

403
1,000 Afghanis (2), AH1346 (1967), King Zahir, (P.46), practically uncirculated. (2)
US$70-90
Realised: US$50


AUSTRALIA

404
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, ½ Sovereign, (1927), sign. Riddle/Heathershaw, serial no. A/86 702821, (P.15c; R.7), fine, scarce.
US$120-150
Realised: -

405
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 10/-, (1933), brown, King George V right, sign. Riddle/Sheehan, serial no. C/4 333292, (P.19, R.9), fine to very fine, rare.
US$550-600
Realised: US$500

406
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 10/-, (1934), brown, design as above but overprinted TEN SHILLINGS around margins, sign. Riddle/Sheehan, serial no. C/23 827834, (P.20; R.10), very fine, scarce.
US$350-400
Realised: US$360

407
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 10/-, (1934), orange, King George V right, serial no. D/91 128520, (P.21; R.11), very fine.
US$200-250
Realised: -

408
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, £1, (1926), green, King George V right, sign. Kell/Collins, serial no. H/71 071011, (P.16a; R.24), fine, scarce.
US$120-150
Realised: -

409
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, £1, (1927), green, King George V right, sign. Riddle/Heathershaw, serial no. J/26 860028, (P.16c; R.26), good extremely fine.
US$220-250
Realised: US$260

410
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, £1, (1927), green, King George V right,, sign. Riddle/Heathershaw, serial no. K/69 353469, (P.16c; R.26), very fine.
US$120-150
Realised: US$100

411
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, £1, (1933), dark green, King George V right, rev. shepherd with sheep, serial no. M/96 220682, (P.22; R.28), good very fine.
US$130-150
Realised: -

412
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, £1, (1942), dark green, King George VI right, rev. shepherd with sheep, sign. Armitage/McFarlane, serial nos. K/14 021305-6, consecutive pair, (P.26b; R.30b), about uncirculated to uncirculated. (2)
US$180-200
Realised: US$220

413
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, £5, (1933), blue, King George V left, rev. workers, serial no. R/7 868386, pink face variety, (P.23; R.44a), good very fine, rare.
US$400-450
Realised: US$380


BAHAMAS

414
Bahamas Government, 4/-, undated, green, King George VI right, sign. title COMMISSIONER OF CURRENCY at left, serial no. A/9 793204, (P.9e), practically uncirculated, thus rare.
US$370-400
Realised: -

415
Bahamas Government, £1, 1953, black, Queen Elizabeth II right, sign. Sweeting/Burnside, serial no. A/2 330334, (P.15b), about uncirculated.
US$220-250
Realised: -

416
Bahamas Government, $5, 1965, orange, Queen Elizabeth II left, rev. Government House, 2 signatures Francis/Higgs, serial no. B999236, (P.21a), about uncirculated.
US$180-200
Realised: US$170

417
Bahamas Monetary Authority, $5, 1968, orange, Queen Elizabeth II left, serial no. D458523, (P.29), practically uncirculated.
US$180-200
Realised: -


BERMUDA

418
Bermuda Government, 10/-, 20 October 1952, red, Queen Elizabeth II upper centre, serial no. F/1 542003, (P.19a), about uncirculated.
US$220-250
Realised: -

419
Bermuda Government, 10/-, 1 May 1957, design as last, serial no. T/1 759963, (P.19b), practically uncirculated.
US$100-120
Realised: -

420
Bermuda Government, £1, 20 October 1952, blue, Queen Elizabeth II right, serial no. N/1 268627, (P.20a), about uncirculated.
US$220-250
Realised: -

421
Bermuda Government, £1, 1 May 1957, blue, Queen Elizabeth II right, without thread, serial no. C/2 603857, (P.20b), about uncirculated.
US$180-200
Realised: -


BOLIVIA

422
Banco de La Nacion Boliviana, uniface obverse and reverse proofs of 5 Bolivianos, 11 May 1911, black, Mercury seated left, rev. arms centre, (P.105 for type), both mounted on card, uncirculated. (2)
US$180-200
Realised: -


BRITISH NORTH BORNEO

423
$1, 1 January 1936, black and pink, Mount Kinabalu upper centre, serial no. G767543, (P.28; Tan N6b) minor spotting, good extremely fine, scarce in this condition.
US$200-250
Realised: -


BRUNEI

424
$1,000, 1979, serial no. A/1 018660, (P.12a), about uncirculated.
US$700-750
Realised: -


CAMBODIA

425
Banque Nationale du Cambodge, 1 Riel, (1955), blue, figure with raised arms left, rev. houseboat left, (P.1), about uncirculated.
US$120-150
Realised: -


CANADA

426
Dominion of Canada, $1, 2 July 1923, serial no. G137294, King George V centre, blue seal, sign. McCavour/Saunders, Group 1, (P.33c); together with printer's trials (2); first good very fine, the rest uncirculated. (3)
US$120-150
Realised: -


CAPE VERDE

427
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Specimen 20 and 50 Escudos, 4 April 1972, both specimen no. 232, (P.52s, 53s), 2 official punch holes, practically uncirculated. (2)
US$80-100
Realised: -

428
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Specimen 100 and 500 Escudos, 16 June 1958, specimen nos. 207 and 291, (P.49, 50s), official punch holes, practically uncirculated, scarce. (2)
US$200-250
Realised: -


CEYLON

429
Asiatic Banking Corporation, Colombo, £1, 1 December 1865, serial no. 004547, brown, (P.S102), good fine, rare.
US$850-950
Realised: US$780

430
Asiatic Banking Corporation, Kandy, £1, 1 November 1865, serial no. 001614, brown, (P.S107), repayment annotations on rev., about fine, rare.
US$750-850
Realised: -

431
General Treasury, £1, circa 1870s, serial no. 37086, Britannia seated centre, uniface, (P.3r), unissued, extremely fine, scarce.
US$200-300
Realised: -

432
General Treasury, £2, circa 1870s, serial no. 11581, Britannia seated centre, uniface, (P.4r), unissued, extremely fine, scarce.
US$200-300
Realised: -

433
General Treasury, £5, circa 1870s, serial no. 1085, Britannia seated centre, uniface, (P.5r), unissued, extremely fine, scarce.
US$250-350
Realised: -

434
Government of Ceylon, 5 Cents, 1 June 1942, without roulettes, serial no. D011096, (P.42a), about extremely fine; 25 Cents, 1 January 1942, serial no. A/3 239593, (P.40), extremely fine. (2)
US$170-200
Realised: -

435
Government of Ceylon, 5 Rupees, 1 December 1925, serial no. C/8 28768, (P.22), good fine, scarce.
US$250-300
Realised: -

436
Government of Ceylon, 5 Rupees, 2 October 1939, serial no. E/99 33831, (P.23), fresh good very fine, scarce.
US$170-200
Realised: -

437
Central Bank of Ceylon, 100 Rupees, 5 June 1963, brown, S Bandaranaike right, serial no. V/43 38399, (P.66). good extremely fine.
US$120-150
Realised: -


CHINA

438
Ming Dynasty, 1 Kuan, circa 1300s,
US$600-650
Realised: -

439
Chung Hwa Republic, $10 gold, 1909, flag centre, serial no. 15669, without redemption stamp, (SM C262-2), fine, scarce.
US$250-300
Realised: US$280

440
Bao Feng Bank, 100 Cash, Kuang Hsu Year 9 (1883), (P. unlisted); Kwang Seng Yu Bank, 3 Tiao, Kuang Hsu Year 11, (1885); (P. unlisted); first good very fine, second extremely fine, scarce early private issues. (2)
US$150-200
Realised: -

441
Kiangsi Province, Ching Hoe Bank, 1,000 cash, reign of Emperor Kuang Hsu, unissued, blue and yellow, cranes top, rev. purple and green, group of children playing, wormhole top left, otherwise extremely fine, scarce.
US$170-200
Realised: -

442
Bank of China, 1 Yuan, 1941, blue and multicoloured, Sun Yat Sen top, vertical format, serial no. D389897, (P.91), good extremely fine, scarce.
US$250-300
Realised: -

443
Bank of China, 10 Yuan, 1941, purple and multicoloured, Sun Yat Sen top, vertical format,, serial no. L254531, (P.93), light toning, otherwise about uncirculated and rare.
US$300-350
Realised: US$250

444
Bank of China, 500 Yuan, 1941, brown and multicoloured, Sun Yat Sen top, vertical format, serial no. 109965, (P.97), about uncirculated, rare.
US$400-500
Realised: US$420

445
Bank of Communications, Specimen 50 and 100 Yuan, 1 October 1914, Peking, serial nos. 018512 and 026512, black SPECIMEN overprint and perforation, (P.119f & 120f), about uncirculated. (2)
US$180-200
Realised: -

446
Bank of Communications, collection of 24 uniface obv. proofs, comprising 1920, Harbin (5), 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 Yuan; 1927, Hankow (3), Mukden (3), Shanghai (3), and Shantung (3), 1, 5, 10 Yuan; Tientsin (3), 1 Yuan (2), 5 Yuan; 1941, no place of issue (2), 5, 10 Yuan; 1941, Chungking (2), 50, 100 Yuan; some with official punch holes, about uncirculated to uncirculated. (24)
US$1,700-2,000
Realised: -

447
Central Bank of China, error 5,000 Yuan Customs Gold Units, 1947, vertical format, underprint showing guilloche only on obv., rev. red, bank building centre, possibly recovered from printers' waste, (P.351); with a normal note for comparison; extremely fine. (2)
US$100-120
Realised: -

448
Industrial Development Bank of China, uniface obverse and reverse proof 10 Yuan, 1921, (P.495p), printed on card, slightly scruffed, otherwise extremely fine. (2)
US$150-200
Realised: -

449
American Oriental Bank of Fukien, Foochow, $1, 16 September 1922, serial no. 351950, green and multicoloured, ship centre, (P.S107), uncirculated, scarce.
US$270-300
Realised: -

450
Chinese-Italian Banking Corporation, 50 Yuan, 15 September 1921, black and multicoloured, bridge at centre, serial nos. 004571-72, (P.S256), uncirculated, scarce as a consecutive pair. (2)
US$400-450
Realised: -

451
International Banking Corporation, Hankow, Specimen $1, $5, $10, green, (PS.407s, 408s, 411s), official punch holes, uncirculated, rare. (3)
US$2,000-2,200
Realised: -

452
International Banking Corporation, Harbin, Specimen $1, 1 January 1920, brown, official punch holes, uncirculated, very rare.
US$850-950
Realised: -

453
International Banking Corporation, Shanghai, $1, 1 January 1919, serial no. 234446, orange, eagle with globes centre, (P.S423), a pinhole, otherwise extremely fine.
US$120-150
Realised: US$100

454
International Banking Corporation, Peking, Specimen $1, $5, $10, black, (PS.413s, 414s, 417s), official punch holes, the $1 good extremely fine, the rest uncirculated, rare. (3)
US$1,800-2,000
Realised: -

455
International Banking Coporation, Peking, $50, 1917; $10 and $5, 1910; and $1, 1919, all made of half notes stuck together with different serial nos. at top and bottom, (P.S416D, 414, 413 & 417), first good very fine, the rest uncirculated, the 50 Yuan scarce. (4)
US$80-120
Realised: -

456
Kirin Yung Heng Provincial Bank, 5 and 10 Tiao, 1928, vertical format, (P.S1079 & 1080), uncirculated. (2)
US$80-100
Realised: -

457
Provincial Bank of Honan, 100 Coppers, 1923, serial no. 107870, orange, FF overprint, (P.S1685); Chekiang Provincial Bank, 1 Yuan, 1941, serial no. B2714740, (P.S893); Amoy Industrial Bank, 10 Cents, ND, serial no. A192542B (P. unlisted), first extremely fine, the rest about uncirculated. (3)
US$100-120
Realised: -

458
Hunan Government Bank, 1 Tael, Kuang Hsu Year 34 (1908), serial no. 820, blue, dragons top, buildings left and right, rev. brown, (P.S1926), fine, scarce.
US$150-180
Realised: -

459
Szechuan Official Bank, 1 Yuan, 1923, blue, rev. child up on a tree with two women below,
US$100-150
Realised: -

460
Fu-Tien Bank, 5 Yuan, 1929, blue and orange, rev. red, serial no. 806817, (P.S3023B), good extremely fine, scarce.
US$180-200
Realised: -

461
Gwa Swarmwun Yiack Bank, 1 Yuan, January 1914, Swatow, remainder green and orange, eagle above sphere centre, rev. blue on pink, scenery and junk, (P. unlisted; SM W1-1), uncirculated.
US$150-180
Realised: -

462
Yunnan Ku Pik Railroad Bank, 1 Yuan, 1922, uniface obv. proof, about uncirculated; Central Bank of China, proof 5 Yuan, 1941, with annotation and a small piece missing from the oversized bottom margin, good extremely fine; 1,000 Yuan, 1941, uniface obverse proof, extremely fine. (3)
US$900-1,200
Realised: -

463
Central Bank of Manchuria, obverse and reverse Specimen 5 Yuan, undated (1932), brown, flag centre, (P.J126s), spot on the rev., about uncirculated. (2)
US$120-180
Realised: -

464
Kwangsi Provisional Military Note, 1 Yuan, 1921, serial no. 240172, green and yellow, train right, scenery left, rev. purple, (P.S3900L; Ting "Brief Illustrated History of Chinese Military Notes and Bonds" pg.325),
US$150-200
Realised: -

465
Hupeh Military Government, 1 Yuan, 1914, serial no. 24800, blue, rev. red, (P. unlisted), good very fine; together with Ta Han Szechuan Military Government, 1 Yuan, 1912, serial no. 4676, brown, (P.S3948), uncirculated. (2)
US$180-200
Realised: -

466
Military Note, Eastern China Field Army, Chinese People's Liberation Army, 100 Yuan, 1948, red, soldiers left, field artillery right, rev. black, chinese text (P. unlisted), stain, otherwise extremely fine, scarce.
US$100-150
Realised: -

467
Chinese Soviet Republic Red Army, Temporary Grain Requisition Certificate, 100 Caties of Dried Grain, undated, uniface, printed on brown paper, star each side, round seal of the Central Government of the Chinese Soviet Republic at centre, good very fine, rare.
US$150-180
Realised: -

468
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Specimen 500 Yuan National Investment Bond Note, 1992, Tiananmen watermark, (P. unlisted), uncirculated, rare.
US$200-250
Realised: -

469
Mixed lot, comprising of banknotes from Central Bank of Manchuria; Fukien Nung Ming (Farmers) Exchange Bureau; Central Reserve Bank of China; Bank of Communications; Central Bank of China; Kwangtung Provincial Bank; Kirin Yung Heng Provincial Bank; West Anwhei Trade Company; Bank of China, 10 Yuan, 1930, (P.69); Amoy Industrial Bank and various private issues; also Malaya, Japanese Government, various JIM with stamps, probably spurious; generally about uncirculated, should be viewed. (27)
US$200-250
Realised: -

470
Training banknotes, serial nos. 02964691-02964700, Temple of Heaven at right; also training banknotes from Bank of China, Peoples' Bank of China, Farmer Bank of China and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Szechuan Province Branch), generally uncirculated. (21)
US$90-120
Realised: -


CYPRUS

471
Government of Cyprus, £1, 6 October 1947, brown, King George VI upper right, serial no. F/10 391252, (P.24), practically uncirculated, thus rare.
US$500-600
Realised: -


FALKLAND ISLANDS

472
Government of the Falkland Islands, £1, 19 May 1938, blue, King George VI left, serial no. D88721, (P.5), very fine.
US$150-180
Realised: -


FIJI

473
Government of Fiji, 5/-, 1 January 1934, blue and brown, King George V right, serial no. B/1 21574, (P.23), fine, scarce.
US$200-250
Realised: -

474
Government of Fiji, 10/-, 1 June 1951, King George VI, serial no. B/5 165,549, (P.30c), good very fine.
US$180-200
Realised: -

475
Government of Fiji, 10/-, 1 December 1962, brown, Queen Elizabeth II right, serial no. C/6 19822, (P.44a), good extremely fine.
US$150-180
Realised: -

476
Government of Fiji, 10/-, 1 September 1964, brown, Queen Elizabeth II right, serial no. C/8 48908, (P.44b), about uncirculated.
US$180-200
Realised: -

477
Government of Fiji, £1, 1 March 1935, green, King George V, serial no. B/1 118645, (P.25), very good, rare.
US$220-250
Realised: -

478
Government of Fiji, £1, 1 December 1965, green, Queen Elizabeth II right, serial no. C/21 140236, (P.45b), about uncirculated.
US$180-200
Realised: -

479
Government of Fiji, £1, 1 January 1967, green, Queen Elizabeth II right, C/23 123830, (P.45b), good extremely fine.
US$140-160
Realised: -

480
Government of Fiji, $20, (1968), blue, Queen Elizabeth II right, serial no. A/1 239748, (P.55), about extremely fine, scarce.
US$220-250
Realised: -

481
Central Monetary Authority, $10, (1974), sign. Barnes/Tomkins, serial no. A/5 424886, (P.66c), about uncirculated.
US$90-120
Realised: -

482
Central Monetary Authority, $20, (1980), blue, Queen Elizabeth II right, serial no. B/1 716772, (P.72), about uncirculated.
US$220-250
Realised: -


FRENCH INDIA

483
Banque de L'Indochine, Specimen 50 Roupies, undated (1936), multicoloured, (P.7s), practically uncirculated, large, attractive and very rare.
US$1,500-2,000
Realised: -


FRENCH INDO-CHINA

484
1 Piastre, (P.34b), serial no. F800-466, no pinhole; 20 Piastres, (1942-45), pink, (P.72); good extremely fine and about extremely fine. (2)
US$120-150
Realised: -

485
1 Piastre, (1923-31), (P.48b); 100 Piastres, (1925-39), (P.51b, 51c); 5 Piastres, (P.55b, 55d ); 20 Piastres, (P.56b); 100 Piastres (6), (1942-45), (P.66), prefixes B, C, D, E and F; (1942-45), (P.73), prefix N; 1 Piastre, (1945), (P.76b), prefix C; 100 Piastres, (1947-1954), (P.82b);
US$200-250
Realised: -

486
1 Piastre (7), (P.48b, 54b, 54d, 60 (2), 76a & 92); 5 piastres, (P.55c); and 20 Piastres, (P.71); the first extremely fine, the rest about uncirculated to uncirculated. (9)
US$90-120
Realised: -

487
1 Piastre (3), comprising the Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam issues, undated (1952), all green, blue and yellow, the first young King Sihanouk centre, second King Sisavang Vong, third Bao Dai, (P.93, 99 & 104); all extremely fine, the Cambodia issue scarce. (3)
US$120-150
Realised: -

488
200 Piastres, (1953), green and multicoloured, elephant left, water buffaloes right, rev. Bayon head (Angkor) left, (P.98), very fine, attractive and scarce.
US$120-150
Realised: -


GIBRALTAR

489
Government of Gibraltar, £5, 1 October 1927, brown, Rock of Gibraltar bottom, serial no. C029377, (P.13), ink numeral on front, good fine, scarce.
US$200-250
Realised: -


GREAT BRITAIN

490
British Armed Forces, 5, 10 and 50 New Pence, 6th series, Bradbury Wilkinson;
US$90-120
Realised: -


HONG KONG

491
Thomas Cook, specimen travellers cheques, $50 (3), ETC; Bank of China; and Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, all uncirculated; £20, Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, extremely fine. (4)
US$100-120
Realised: US$100


INDIA

492
Government of India, 5 Rupees, undated, brown-violet, King George V upper right, sign. Denning, (P.4a), serial no. K/22 972822, usual string hole, fresh extremely fine; 1 Rupee (2), undated (1917), coin with King George V upper left, (P.1b & 1g), usual staple holes, about extremely fine and about uncirculated. (3)
US$130-150
Realised: US$150

493
Government of India, 10 Rupees, undated, blue, King George V upper right, sign. Taylor, (P.7b), serial no. L/4 733652, usual string hole, extremely fine.
US$120-150
Realised: -

494
Reserve Bank of India, 10 Rupees (11), 1996, Gandhi, (P.89), serial nos. 000001, 111111, 222222, 333333, 444444, 555555, 666666, 777777, 888888, 999999, 1000000, different prefixes; generally uncirculated.
US$100-150
Realised: US$110

495
Reserve Bank of India, 50 Rupees (11), 1997, Gandhi, (P.90), serial nos. 000001, 111111, 222222, 333333, 444444, 555555, 666666, 777777, 888888, 999999, 1000000, different prefixes; generally uncirculated. (11)
US$150-180
Realised: US$140

496
Reserve Bank of India, 100 Rupees (11), 1996, Gandhi, (P.91), serial no. 000001, 111111, 222222, 333333, 444444, 555555, 666666, 777777, 888888, 999999, 1000000, different prefixes; generally uncirculated.
US$180-200
Realised: US$170

497
Reserve Bank of India, 500 Rupees (11), 1996, Gandhi, (P.92), serial nos. 000001, 111111, 222222, 333333, 444444, 555555, 666666, 777777, 888888, 999999, 1000000, different prefixes; generally uncirculated.
US$400-450
Realised: US$375

498
Reserve Bank of India, 1000 Rupees (2), undated, brown, Asoka column, rev. temple at centre, serial nos. A/12 227971-72, (P.65b), good extremely fine to about uncirculated, scarce as a consecutive pair. (2)
US$250-300
Realised: -


INDONESIA

499
100,000 Rupiah, 1999, plastic polymer, Soekarno and Hatta centre, serial no. AKV 111111, (P.140), uncirculated.
US$70-100
Realised: US$70

500
100,000 Rupiah, plastic polymer, Soekarno and Hatta centre, serial no. AJV 222222, uncirculated.
US$60-100
Realised: -