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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
04/12/2022 Auction 179	World Banknotes	Lot 130	India Reserve bank 100 Rupees Pick 20n (Jhun 4.7.1F) ND (1937-1943) MADRAS issue and signature J.B. Taylor serial number A/49 415553. A large sized note in dark green and lilac with the obverse featuring a crowned profile portrait of King George VI. The reverse displaying a Tiger's head. Watermarked with King George VI profile same as portrait on obverse. In a PMG holder VF 30 NET Tear, Stained and an Exceptionally rare high denomination note, seldom seen in any grade More banknotes like this	£220
04/12/2022 Auction 179	World Banknotes	Lot 126	India Reserve Bank 10 Rupees issued 1937 series G/25 369353, portrait King George VI at right, signed J.B. Taylor, (Pick19a), usual holes to left, cleaned & pressed, good VF More banknotes like this	£110
04/12/2022 Auction 179	World Banknotes	Lot 128	India Reserve Bank 10 Rupees issued 1943 series G/95 153272, portrait King George VI at right, signed Deshmukh, (Pick24), two usual pinholes at left, good EF More banknotes like this	£65
04/12/2022 Auction 179	World Banknotes	Lot 129	India Reserve Bank 10 Rupees King George VI portrait in profile Pick 19a ND 1937 issues bearing the signature Taylor (2) including a very first prefix serial number A/55 395914 GVF with 2 hand stamps on reverse one of which from the Imperial Tobacco Company of India along with B/35 039239 VF . Both notes in blue-violet and olive featuring a portrait of King George VI in profile at right and a banana palm tree and sea side scene in the underprint on obverse. The reverse mainly in blue depicting the Reserve Bank of India Coat of Arms at centre - . Both with the usual Pinholes/Spindle hole. More banknotes like this	£65
07/06/2020 Auction 169	World Banknotes	Lot 197	India Reserve Bank 5 Rupees Pick 23a (Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.4.1) ND 1943 signature Deshmukh black serial number variety B/60 563800, EF usual Pinholes and always collectable issue and much Scarcer compared to the higher 10 Rupees denomination of the same series. Green and multicolour featuring a crowned portrait of King George VI facing forward at right and as watermark. The reverse with illustration of antelopes in field and the Bank's seal at left.	£150
01/03/2020 Auction 168	World Banknotes	Lot 203	India Reserve Bank 100 Rupees Pick 20e (Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.2B, TBB B204b2) World War II period ND 1937-43 signature Deshmukh, Calcutta issue and variety with watermark King George VI in profile serial number A/77 652288, VF-GVF usual Pinholes/Spindle hole, inked annotation and Bank stamp dated 21st January 1946 on reverse. A very Scarce high denomination example of one of the last George VI portraits notes just before the Asoka column types. A very eye-pleasing large sized note in dark green and lilac featuring a crowned portrait of King George VI at right on obverse and the reverse illustrating a Tiger's head and the Bank's Coat of Arms. More banknotes like this	£260
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1520	India Reserve bank 100 Rupees Pick 20n (Jhun 4.7.1F) ND (1937-1943) MADRAS issue and signature J.B. Taylor serial number A/49 415553. A large sized note in dark green and lilac with the obverse featuring a crowned profile portrait of King George VI. The reverse displaying a Tiger's head. Watermarked with King George VI profile same as portrait on obverse. In a PMG holder VF 30 NET Tear, Stained and an Exceptionally rare high denomination note, seldom seen in any grade More banknotes like this	£240
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1523	India Reserve Bank King George VI portrait (including both varieties - facing and profile) and signature Deshmukh ND 1937 - 1943 issues (2) comprising 5 Rupees Pick 18b black serial number L/91 048945 EF usual Pinholes and Foreign Substance - glue in marginal area at top on reverse. Along with the later facing portrait design 10 Rupees Pick 24 green serial number E/11 453705 GVF usual Pinholes.	£80
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1519	India Reserve Bank 10 Rupees King George VI portrait in profile Pick 19a ND 1937 issues bearing the signature Taylor (2) including a very first prefix serial number A/55 395914 with 2 hand stamps on reverse one of which from the Imperial Tobacco Company of India along with B/35 039239. Both notes in blue-violet and olive featuring a portrait of King George VI in profile at right and a banana palm tree and sea side scene in the underprint on obverse. The reverse mainly in blue depicting the Reserve Bank of India Coat of Arms at centre - Palm tree and the endangered Bengal tiger, surrounded by elephant riders/trainers also known as Mahout riding elephants. The first good Fine - about VF, the second VF. Both with the usual Pinholes/Spindle hole, very Scarce first date earlier issues and rarely seen More banknotes like this	£65
03/12/2018 Auction 163	World Banknotes	Lot 1409	Burma, Reserve Bank of India 10 rupees issued 1938 series A/45 544859, portrait King George VI at right, (Pick5), pressed about EF More banknotes like this	£55

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