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№ 1114

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27 May 2022

Hammer Price:
£85

Central Bank of Sri Lanka, partial die proof 1000 Rupees, 1991 Issue, black print, showing denomination, the outline of the elephant and other features, engravers annotations and date ‘29.5.91’ in lower margin, about uncirculated and unique
TBB B113p, Pick 107p £80-£100

This is the work of Brian Moore, who was employed many of the great British printing firms over a career spanning half a century. These proofs were for his sections of the note only, and are completely unique.