Banknotes 13018 Day 2:Layout 1
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1469 Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, colour trial £1, ND (ca 1918), no serial numbers, purple and pale pink-orange, Britannia at left with allegorical symbols of prosperity, value right centre and at each corner, reverse purple, turreted female head at centre, value at left and right (Pick S405ct, Hern 411ct), blue Waterlow seal low centre, red SPECIMEN overprint, perforated, uncirculated and a very lovely note, rare £700-900
1471 Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, £1, Durban, 1 March 1889, serial number F1668, blue and white, Britannia with symbols of prosperity top centre, value in oval frame top left and right, ONE in pink at left and right, two manuscript signatures low right, reverse green central guilloche with Bank initials (Pick S407a, Hern 403), a Spague engraving, split at centre otherwise almost very fine and extremely rare, a most elusive type, lovely £1,500-2,500
1470 Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, 10 shillings, Durban, 1 May 1889, serial number E23554, orange and white with value in blue concentric rings at centre, Britannia with symbols of prosperity top centre, value in oval frame top left and right, two manuscript signatures low right, reverse green central guilloche with Bank initials (Pick S406, Hern 398), a Spague engraving, split and rejoined, almost very fine and extremely rare, a most elusive type, lovely £2,200-3,200
1472 Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, specimen £1, Durban, 1 October 1896, serial number 00000, black text on green and white, value low centre and top left and right, reverse brown central panel with value (Pick S412 for type, Hern 404 for type), pinholes at left, perforated CANCELLED, red SPECIMEN overprint, fresh good extremely fine and rare £800-1,000
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