Lot 3053

Sale 90 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes

Description

Reserve Bank Presentation Book of type with five specimen notes, one dollar, two, five, ten, twenty and fifty dollars, Johnston/ Stone (1983) set No.13, inscribed to V.G. Wooding and signed by Johnston, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia thanking him for his actions on 21 September 1982, which contributed to forestalling a theft of a large quantity of Australian currency notes. Uncirculated and extremely rare. (5)

Sold with copy of Wooding's letter to the General Manager TAA, a letter from the Reserve Bank Governor 21 October 1983 and a copy of the Daily Sun newspaper 22 September 1982. Being sold on behalf of the recipient.

Estimate
$100,000
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$104,000

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