Lot 2794

Description

Commercial Bank of Sydney, uniface five pounds, issued at Sydney, Apr 1, 1881?, (18 printed), No. 226484, hand signed by Manager, G.George and entered by uncertain name, with imprint on centre of bottom, 'Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston Edinh. for Cowan & Coy Sydney', with vignettes of females grouped in top corners and in centre the bank building in Sydney, all within rectangular ornate spiral border, red-brown rectangular block with FIVE inside it, red-brown and blue on white, (New England Hoard No. 29 [Report of ANS 1974 yearbook, pp 49-68], Vort-Ronald, p.142-152 on bank, similar note illustrated as Fig.153). Folds, ragged edge and creases, centre cut in two and rejoined by paper tape, with some aging tone, otherwise nearly fine, and rare.

This issue of the Commercial Bank of Sydney (1834-1982, merging to form the NAB in 1982), is of most interest, particularly as all of the surviving 35 notes were present in the 1971 'New England Hoard'.