Lot 1862
Sale 95 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes, The Robb Family Collection
Description
India, George VI, watermarked paper for five and ten rupees of type (P.18 & 19), five rupees paper with watermark of George VI at left and legend 'Reserve/Bank/of/India' in four lines with '5' top left and bottom right, ten rupees similar, with portrait at left and 'Ten Rupees/Reserve Bank/of/India/Ten Rupees' in five lines. Both with usual creases, otherwise extremely fine. (2)
Said to have been salvaged from SS 'Breda' in 1992, which was sunk off the Scottish coast in 1940 by German bombers.
- Estimate
- $250
- Result Status
- Passed in