Indian Banknotes - Collection
Lot 3931 Session 13 (2.30pm Thursday) Indian Banknotes - Collection
Estimate $3,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $9,000
BANK OF HINDOSTAN, 16 sicca rupees, 183. Calcutta (P.S137; Jhun.1.4.3). Nearly very fine and rare.
The Bank of Hindostan (1770-1832) was the first bank to issue banknotes in Bengal Presidency. They circulated in Calcutta and nearby neighbourhoods. Only a few notes were still in circulation when the bank closed in 1832.
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