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Lot 120: A Collection of Banknotes from the UK, US, FR, GI, TR, and HK

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Start price: £20

Estimate: £20 - £30

Buyer’s premium: 22%

A collection of international banknotes from various countries and periods. The lot includes currency from the United Kingdom, United States, Greece, France, Bulgaria, Israel, Gibraltar, Turkey, and Hong Kong.

UK currency includes a blue Bank of England five pound note, series E25 216892, signed by J.S. Fforde; a green Bank of England one pound note, series R36J 169134, featuring Isaac Newton on the reverse; and a Bank of England ten shilling note, series K49Z 2722752. Also present is a Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited one pound note, serial DN 1365057.

US currency features two $1 Federal Reserve Notes: one from the New York district (B), series 1988 A, serial B 64242407 H; and one from the San Francisco district (L), series 1963 B, serial L 84157833 Q.

The collection includes a French Allied Military Currency 2 Francs note from the 1944 series, serial 46024689. Other European issues include a Greek 200 Drachmai note dated 1996 featuring Rigas Feraios, serial 04Ξ 594761; a Greek 50 Drachmai note; a Bulgarian 100 Leva note dated 1991 featuring Ivan Vazov; and a Government of Gibraltar one pound note.

Middle Eastern and Asian issues include a Turkish 250,000 Lira note (İkiyüzelli Bin), serial C81 070856; an Israeli 10 Lirot note; and a Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 10 dollar note dated 1985.

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