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Auction: 9027 - Bonds & Shares of the World
Lot: 90

1940 29th Year 5% Reconstruction Gold Loan, pair of bonds for US$5 and US$10, attractive borders consisting of vignettes of steam trains, road and bridge building and miners tools, text in Chinese on obverse and English on the reverse, blue and red, red adhesive stamp, and mauve, yellow and red, blue adhesive stamp, with coupons, very fine to extremely fine (2). A total loan of $25 million of which the two pieces here are the lowest denominations. Higher denominations, especially the $1000 and $5000 are exceptionally rare. Estimate £ 80

Sold for
£80