Lot 2621

Description

Wales, The Black Sheep Company of Wales Ltd, undated (1969), ten shillings, 300585; one pound, 300140; five pounds, 300825 and ten pounds, 300701, castle vignettes, all stamped CANCELLED on front; also specimen set of, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2, 'Little Railways of Wales', with information leaflet. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (8)

Banknotes of the Black Sheep Company of Wales Limited were private sterling banknotes issued between June 1969 and 1972 by the Welsh banker Richard Hugh Williams of Llandudno, Wales. The notes were a private issue by Williams's private banking venture, and each issue had to be approved by the Board of Trade. Although not official legal tender in Wales, they would have enjoyed a similar status to Scottish and Northern Irish banknotes as promissory notes.