Auction: 9010 - World Banknotes
Lot: 194
† Currency Board, specimen 10,000 shillings, 1 August 1951, serial number B/1 000000, pale blue & pale lilac, George VI at top left, value at centre and top right, the four signatures of the East Africa Currency Board at low right, reverse pale blue, lion at centre (Pick 32 for type) printers in date 27.8.51 in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, slight mounting traces at left, otherwise fresh and original, extremely fine, rare and an iconic note for the Commonwealth series Estimate £ 6,000-8,000
Sold for
£6,800