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Auction: 11020 - World Banknotes
Lot: 715

† National Bank of Ethiopia, a set of the Specimen EE 1969 (1987) Issue, all signature 1 with matching AA 000000/0000000 serial numbers, comprising 1 Birr, green, young man at right, 5 Birr, orange, man picking coffee beans, 10 Birr, red, woman weaving basket, 50 Birr, blue, science class, 100 Birr, purple, warrior, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue Specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 30as, 31as, 32as, 33as, 34as), all ´Specimen No 001´ in red at lower left, glue stains at right on reverse, otherwise uncirculated and a desirable matched set of the very first issues (5) Estimate £ 120-160

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£210