Lot 4273
Sale 99 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes
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Description
East Africa, The East African Currency Board, uniface colour ink print and hand touched essay, twenty shillings or one pound, Nairobi 1st January 1954, D/69 00000, (cf.P35). On board, glue marks and tiny patches of surface removal, otherwise extremely fine and unique.
This note was designed as a proposal for the currency of East Africa and printed by Thomas de la Rue. The design was subsequently rejected and this is the only example known to exist.
- Estimate
- $10,000
- Result Status
- Passed in