Government of Ceylon, specimen 10 Rupees, 1 February 1941, serial number O/00 000000, red SPECIMEN overprint in watermark area, ‘promises to pay’ at upper centre, fresh and original paper, two tiny rust spots in low right margin, minor handling at top right, otherwise uncirculated, these notes were printed in India during the Second World War and are excessively rare as specimens, this being the first time they have come to the market in over a decade
BNB B225as, Pick 33s £6,000-£8,000