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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
03/09/2023 Auction 182	World Banknotes	Lot 122	British West Africa 20 Shillings Lagos 1st October 1949 Pick 8b VF with some tiny spots of discolouration More banknotes like this	£70
06/03/2022 Auction 176	World Banknotes	Lot 152	British West Africa Currency Board 20 shillings dated 27th May 1948 series 2/H 149758, Pick8b, Fine with a small pinhole at the centre More banknotes like this	£55
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 183	East Africa & British West Africa (11) in mixed grades comprising East Africa King George V, King George VI and young Queen Elizabeth II issues some scarcer of which include 20 Shillings Pick 43a ND 1961 serial number N17 36282, 20 Shillings = 1 Pound Pick 30b 4 signatures variety dated 1st August 1951 serial number B/42 27313 and 5 Shillings Pick 20 dated 1st January 1933 serial number H/8 48064 along with British West Africa 10 Shillings Pick 10a dated 31st March 1953 serial number A/F 992412 More banknotes like this	£320
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 1136	World small group in mixed grades (10) including Nigeria (4) comprising 10 Shillings Pick 11b ND (1968) Central Bank of Nigeria building, Lagos & Stacking bags, signature title at right Chief of Banking Operations with inked number at watermark area and this signature variety much scarcer. 1 Pound Pick 8a ND (1967) Central Bank of Nigeria building, Lagos & Date harvest. 1 Pounds Pick 15b ND (1973-1978) (2) Central Bank of Nigeria building, Lagos & Stacking Bags with close serial numbers DK/85 498536 and DK/85 498539. Egypt (5) comprising 25 Piastres National Bank of Egypt Pick 10c dated 18th May 1943 and signed Nixon. Along with Central bank of Egypt (4) 25 Piastres P47a, 50 Piastres Pick 43a and a consecutively numbered pair 1 pounds Pick 44a. British West Africa 10 Shillings The West African Currency Board Pick 7b Lagos dated 1st December 1942 "Shilin Goma" (Ten Shillings) in Arabic script on reverse series H/7 678914 More banknotes like this	£100
02/09/2018 Auction 162	World Banknotes	Lot 218	British West Africa Currency Board 20 Shillings dated 4th January 1937 series G/3 239274, (Pick8b), a few foxing spots, 2 tiny pinholes, Fine More banknotes like this	£90
18/03/2018 Auction 160	World Banknotes	Lot 280	Commonwealth & World, Commonwealth collection in an album (163), Ceylon, East African Currency Board, British West Africa, Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia & Nyasaland, Rhodesia, Fiji, St. Helena, Falkland Islands, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, India, Burma, Straits Settlements, Malaya, Malaya & British Borneo, British Guiana, British Honduras, Belize, British Caribbean, Eastern Caribbean, Bahamas & Cayman Islands. Includes Straits Settlements 10 Dollars dated 1929, (Pick11a) Fine, 10 Dollars dated 1933, (Pick18a) Fine, British Guiana 5 Dollars dated 1942, (Pick13c) Fine, British Honduras 10 Dollars dated 1947, (Pick27a) about VF, British Caribbean 20 Dollars dated 1961, (Pick11b) Fine, Ceylon 100 Rupees dated 1945, (Pick38a) small edge tear, about VF, East African Currency Board 1 Florin date1920 (Pick8a) Fine, 100 Shillings issued 1964, (Pick48a) Uncirculated, Southern Rhodesia 5 Pounds dated 1945, (Pick11b) Fine, Rhodesia & Nyasaland 5 Pounds dated 1961, (Pick22b) good Fine, and many more, a fabulous collection of King George V, VI and Queen Elizabeth II. Also two further albums (190+) of mostly Asia, some Africa and a few Bank of England, strength in French Indochina and Vietnam, including 100 Piastres dated 1919, (Pick39) Fine, 1 Piastre dated 1901, (Pick5) about Fine, a very rare opportunity to acquire a wide variety of commonwealth notes and many others. More banknotes like this	£28,000
04/12/2017 Auction 159	World Banknotes	Lot 1607	British West Africa 10 Shillings last date of issue 4th February 1958 series A/V 492624, river scene, (Pick9a), almost Uncirculated More banknotes like this	£100
09/09/2017 Auction 158	World Banknotes	Lot 180	British West Africa Currency Board 10 Shillings very early issue 30th March 1918, series D/8 730582, Pick4b, Arabic script on back, centre split and large tear to right, VG and very rare in any condition More banknotes like this	£500
09/09/2017 Auction 158	World Banknotes	Lot 179	British West Africa 20 shillings dated 1955 series E/R 268417, Pick10a, river scene with palm trees, small stain, VF More banknotes like this	£85
06/03/2016 Auction 152	World Banknotes	Lot 211	British West Africa 2 shillings dated 30th March 1918 series D/3 266713, Pick2b, Fine, very scarce More banknotes like this	£480

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