Lot 2991
Sale 71 · Important Australian, British & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes
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Description
Excelsior Bank, Sydney, one pound, not dated (18 printed), numbered No.8100, on paper, unissued, no signatures, imprint of 'Perkins Bacon & Co. London' lower left (Vort-Ronald, Fig.173 and [p.162], comments p.162 on bank, also Tomlinson p.66). A few folds and creases, otherwise very fine and extremely rare.
The Excelsior Bank was founded in 1880 as a building society with a banking department. It however failed in 1893. The only notes surviving are unissued notes that come from a stub book.
- Estimate
- $3,000
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $4,000