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Auction: 13037 - The Ibrahim Salem Collection of African Banknotes
Lot: 5

(x) Bank of Abyssinia, specimen 500 thalers, 19- (c.1915-), violet and multicoloured, Abyssinian warrior at left, Royal Lion of Judah at top centre, bank building right centre, value at centre and at each corner, red manuscript annotation in Amharic in field by printers, reverse violet and pale pink-red, value at centre, also included in the lot are five sheets of tracing overlay with signatures for the 5,10,50,100 and 500 thalers
(Pick 5s for similar type), perforated, good very fine, a handsome note and very rare

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