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573 Numismatics, France, Ernest Babelon (1854-1924), numismatist, Congrès International de Numismatique, Brussels, Bronze Medal, 1910, by G Devreese, and R Bosselt, bust left, rev helmeted bust of Athena left with shield and spear, 65mm (Willenz 112). Obverse very fine, reverse better. £30-50

The medal a curious combination of a traditional obverse combined with a splendidly modern reverse.

574 Science, Pharmaceutical Society, Bronze Award Medal, 1906, to Richard W Gelling, arms, rev named in central tablet, 57mm; Augustus de Morgan (1806-1871), First President of the London Mathematical Society, by J Moore, 45mm, in case of issue (BHM 2919); C G B Daubeny, First President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Copper Medal, 1856, by J Moore, for the Flower Show, Cheltenham, 54mm, each in case of issue. First and last extremely fine, second nearly so. (3) £50-80

First ex DNW Auction 64 (lot 1231)

MISCELLANEOUS

575 British and World Medals (27), in copper and other base metals, including a Coronation Medal of George IV, by Pistrucci, with miscellaneous tokens, coin weights and jettons. Some pierced, one mounted, conditions vary from poor to extremely fine. (27) £20-30

576 European Medals (3), France, Silver Medal of François Sarrasin by J Dassier, 28mm; Liechtenstein, Josef Wenzel, Silver Medal, 1972; Netherlands, restrike Bronze Medal of Willem I of Orange by Schouberg. Extremely fine, the last prooflike as struck. (3) £20-30

577 Miscellaneous British and World Coins and Medals, mostly base 20th century, some modern proof issues, a some banknotes. Varied states of condition. (lot) £40-60

BANKNOTES

BRITISH

578 Early Promissory Notes (2), John Thomson & Son, Tanners, Paisley, for £538, dated Glasgow, 28 March 1826; Robert Cook to John McPhail, £100 sterling, dated Trudeston [Glasgow] 16 Jan.y 1826, both on white paper with impressed 4/6d revenue stamp; and Alex Christie to Geo Brown & Sons and William Law, Bookmakers, £10, dated 22 Jany 1855, marked ”£9. 15 paid, 2 July, 5/- due”; USA, an overseas payment receipt of the American State Bank, Chicago, Feb 10, 1920 for $5710.00. Very fine or nearly so. (4) £40-60

579 Bank of Scotland, Specimen £100, Edinburgh, undated (c.1858), unsigned and un-numbered, known only as a specimen (cf Douglas 64). Uncirculated. £150-250

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH

580 Elizabeth II (unless stated), British Armed Forces (7), various; British Military Authority, £1 [1943], fine; Canada, George VI, $1, 1937; Elizabeth II, various issues, $2 (4), $1 (5); and Dominion, George V, 25-Cents, 1923, fine; Falkland Islands, 50-Pence, 1974; Fiji, George VI, Penny, 1942; Gibraltar, £1 (2), 1965, 1979; Malta, George VI, 10-Shillings, A/3; Mauritius, 10-Rupees (2), A/42, 5-Rupees (3), A/35; New Zealand, Dollar ADR; St Helena, £1 (5), A/1 356301-305; Maldive Islands, 100-Rupees, 1960 (P 7b), modern issues, 20-, 10- and 5 Rupees, A prefix, 2-Rupees (4), B prefix, modern notes extremely fine to uncirculated. (43) £80-120

AFGHANISTAN

581 Kingdom, Pre-Rebellion, 50-Afghani (2), dated SH1307 (1928), blue, red and green, without serial numbers, varieties without and with watermark (P 10a, b). First with tiny burn mark on the edge, the second with damage to lower left corner and right edge, otherwise both about extremely fine. (2) £120-150

582 Kingdom, 1928 Rebellion, 5-Afghani (2), SH1307 (1928), light brown, arms top centre, serial no.78552 and 571616, first with three handstamps (P 11a, b). About very fine and about extremely fine. (2) £180-220

583 Kingdom, 1928 Rebellion, 50-Afghani, SH1307 (1928), serial no.105595, three handstamps, and uniface 1-Rupee, undated (1928-1929), French text at left (P 13, 14a). First with a little edge damage, very fine, the second about uncirculated. (2) £120-150

584 Kingdom, Ministry of Finance, 2-Afghani, SH1315 (1936), serial no. 03941511, 10-Afghani, undated (c.1936), serial no. 0000182, 20-Afghani, undated (c.1936), serial no.299838, 50-Afghani, undated (c.1936), serial no.176955 (P 15, 17A, 18A, 19A). The 50-Afghani with glue residue around edges on the back, generally very fine to about extremely fine. (4) £280-320

585 Kingdom, Ministry of Finance, 5-Afghani (3), first SH1315 (1936), the others undated, red serial nos. 7273104, 2881896 and 1353620, first two lilac, the last green (P 16, 16B, 16C). About very fine to good very fine. (3) £80-100

586 Bank of Afghanistan, 2-, 5-, 10-, 50- and 100-Afghani, SH1318 (1939), portrait of King Muhammad Zahir (P 21, 22, 23a, 25a, 26a). About uncirculated to uncirculated. (5) £120-150

587 Bank of Afghanistan, 500-Afghani, SH1318 (1939), serial no.070219, purple, portrait of King Muhammad Zahir (P 27). A little staining on the corners, good very fine. £450-550

588 Bank of Afghanistan, 1000-Afghani, SH1318 (1939), serial no.056114, brown, portrait of King Muhammad Zahir (P 27A). Creased but about very fine. £700-900

589 Bank of Afghanistan, 2-, 5-, 10- and 50-Afghani, SH1327 (1948), portrait of King Muhammad Zahir (P 28, 29, 30A, 32); 10-Afghani (2), SH1333 (1954), SH1336 (1957), 20-Afghani, SH1336 (1957), 50-Afghani (2), SH1330 (1951), SH1336 (1957), portrait of King Muhammad Zahir (P 30c, 30d, 31d, 33a, 33c). About uncirculated to uncirculated. (9) £220-280

590 Bank of Afghanistan, 10-, 20-, 50-, 100-, 500- and 1000-Afghani, SH1340 (1961), portrait of King Muhammad Zahir at left (P 37, 38, 39, 40, 40A, 42a). Good very fine to about uncirculated. (6) £180-220

591 Bank of Afghanistan, 500- and 1000-Afghani, SH1342 (1963), olive-brown, black serial number, and grey, red serial number, portrait of King Muhammad Zahir at left (P 41b, 42b). Good extremely fine and about uncirculated. (2) £80-100

592 Bank of Afghanistan, 50-, 100-, 500- and 1000-Afghani, SH1346 (1967), green, red, blue and brown, portrait of King Muhammad Zahir at left (P 43, 44, 45, 46). About uncirculated to uncirculated. (4) £120-150

593 Republic, 10-Afghani (3), 20-Afghani (2), 50-Afghani (2), 100-Afghani (3), 500-Afghani (3), 1000-Afghani (2), SH1352-1356 (1973-1977), President Muhammad Daud (P 47a, b, c, 48a, b, 49b, c, 50a, b, c, 51a, b, 52, 53b, c); Khalq Democratic Republic, 50-Afghani, SH1357 (1978) (P 54); Democratic Republic, 10-, 50- (2), 100-, 500- (4), 1000- (2), 5000- and 10000-Afghani, SH1358-1372 (1979-1993) (P 55, 57a, b, 58a, 59, 60a, b, c, 61a, c, 62, 63a); Republic, 1-, 2-, 5-, 10-, 50-, 500- and 1000-Afghani, SH1381 (2002) (P 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 71, 72). About uncirculated to uncirculated. (35) £120-150

BHUTAN

594 Royal Government of Bhutan, 1- and 5-Ngultrum, undated (1974), the second with Simtokha Dzong palace on the back (P 1, 2). Both uncirculated, the second scarce. (2) £40-60

595 Royal Government of Bhutan, 1-, 2-, 5-, 10-, 20- and 50- Ngultrum, undated (1981), all with Royal emblem between facing dragons (P 5-10). All uncirculated, a very colourful group. (6) £50-70

596 Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan, 1-Ngultrum (3), undated (1986), both signature varieties, 2-, 5-, 10- (2), 20- (4), 50- (2), 100- (2) and 500-Ngultrum, undated (1986-1994) (P 12-21); 10-, 50-, 100- and 500-Ngultrum, undated (2000), 1-, 5-, 10-, 20- (2), 50-, 100-, 500- and 1000-Ngultrum, 2006-2008. All uncirculated. (29) £80-100

CANADA

597 International Bank of Canada, Toronto, $5 (One Pound Five Shil’s), 15 September 1858, No.7501. Very fine. £20-30

CUBA

598 Banco Español de la Isla de Cuba, 10-Pesos (2), 1896, one with right and lower borders still attached, 5-Pesos, 1896, 1-Peso, 1896, 50-Centavos, 1896, 20-Centavos, 1897, 10-Centavos, 1897 (P 49, 48, 47, 46, 53, 52); Banco Nacional de Cuba, 1-Peso, 1953 Commemorative Issue (P 86a). Last about very fine, otherwise generally good very fine to extremely fine. (7) £40-60

599 Banco Nacional de Cuba, 1-Peso (3), 1949, 1957, 1960, 5-Pesos (2), 1960, 10-Pesos (4), 1949, 1958, 1960 (2), 20-Pesos (3), 1949, 1958, 1960, 50-Pesos (2), 1958, 1960 (P 77a, 87b, 77b, 91c, 92a, 79a, 88b, 79b, 88c, 80a, b, c, 81b, c). Most with a little tone in the borders, generally extremely fine to about uncirculated. (14) £50-80

600 Banco Nacional de Cuba, 100-Pesos (3), 1950, 1954, 1959, 1000-Pesos, 1950. About uncirculated. (4) £40-60

601 Banco Nacional de Cuba, 1-Peso (5), 1964, 1965, 1975 Commemorative Issue, 1986, 1988, 3-Pesos, 1988, Che Guevara, 5-Pesos (3), 1961, 1967, 1990, 10-Pesos (3), 1961, 1968, 1988, 20-Pesos (2), 1961, 1990, 50-Pesos, 1961 (P 94b, c, 106, 102c, d, 107, 95a, 103a, d, 96a, 104a, d, 97a, 105d, 98). Generally uncirculated. (15) £100-150

602 Banco Nacional de Cuba, 5-Pesos (2), 1991, 10-Pesos, 1991, 20-Pesos, 1991, 50-Pesos, 1990, 1-Peso and 5-Pesos, 1995, 1-Peso (6), 2002, 2003 (2), 2004, 2005, 2007, 3-Pesos, 2004, 5-Pesos (9), 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003 (2), 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 10-Pesos (6), 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 20-Pesos (7), 1998, 2001, 2003-2007, 50-Pesos (6), 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 100-Pesos (3), 2000, 2001, 2004 (P 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113). Generally uncirculated. (46) £60-80

603 Banco Nacional de Cuba, A Collection of Foreign Exchange Certificates (21), various denominations, series A, B, C and D, no duplication; 3-Pesos, 1994, 1-, 3-, 5- and 20-Peoso, 2006. All uncirculated. (26) £40-60

FRANCE

604 Loterie Nationale Française, banknote-like tickets, Banque Saül Amar, various, 1936-39 (133); Les Médailles Militaires, various issues to 1939 (14); Banque Régionale d’Alsace, various, 1936-39 (15); Union Federale Anciens Combatants (8); Débitants de Tabac de France (82); Société d’ Encouragement, book of 8; Sundries (11), including Grand Prix de Paris; and a quantity of various issues of the Banque Française, 1937-38. Generally very fine. (lot) £80-120

605 Loterie Nationale Française, banknote-like tickets; Loterie Nationale (7); Mutilés des Yeux, 1939-41 (19); Société d’Encouragement (24); Prix d’Amerique, 1936 (7); Régions Libérées (22); Société Postales de Mutualité (13); Croix Rouge Luxembourgeoise (5); Grands Invalides de Guerre (24); Chemin de Fer, 1939 (2); with a quantity of other tickets from many issuers, including Tabacs Ansquer, Comptoir Mulhousien, Banque de Laval, Cheval de Bronze, LyonRivoire & Carret, Banque Jules Molina, Banque E Dionnet, Au Khédive, Nantes, and earlier Tombola tickets (2) from Dives-sur-Mer, 1907. Very fine and better. (lot) £60-80

606 Loterie Nationale Française, a quantity of banknote-like tickets, including horse racing designs; Loterie Nationale 100-Franc tickets, various, 1936-1940; Café des Gourmets (4); Aux Prisonniers …, 1941; Post war issues, Fils des Morts pour la France, 1945(1); various 1950-51, these generally smaller in size; later, mostly larger, 1952-1956, even Tac-tac, 1991; with Colonie Française de Monaco (2); Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo, 1946 (3) and Seva Suisse (8). Very fine and better. (lot) £80-120

HONG KONG

607 George VI, Dollar, 1949; Elizabeth II, Dollars (6), 1956 (3), 1959 (3), and 1-Cent, 1941. First poor, the others fair to fine. (8) £25-35

JAPAN

608 A Collection of Lottery Tickets, c.1980s; with others from Brazil, India and Europe, a large and colourful group. Most mint state. (lot) £60-80

MALDIVES

609 Maldivian State, 50-Rupees, 1960, blue, and 100-Rupees, 1960, green, ship and palm tree on both (P 6, 7). Both uncirculated and very attractive. (2) £50-70

610 Maldivian State, 10-Rupees (2), 1947, 1960, blue, 5-Rupees (2), 1947, 1960, purple/orange, 2-Rupees, 1960, 1-Rupee, 1960, ship and palm tree on all (P 5a, 5b, 4a, 4b, 3b, 2b). Uncirculated. (6) £60-80

611 Maldives Monetary Authority, 2-Rufiyaa (2), 1983, 1990, 5-Rufiyaa (5), 1983, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2006, 10-Rufiyaa (3), 1983, 1998, 2006, 20-Rufiyaa (3), 1983, 1987, 2000, 50-Rufiyaa (3), 1983, 1987, 2000, 100-Rufiyaa (4), 1987, 1995, 2000 (2), 500-Rufiyaa (3), 1990, 1996, 2006 (P 9, 15, 10, 16, 20, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 17, 19). All uncirculated or virtually so, the 1990 500-Rufiyaa rare. (23) £150-250

PAKISTAN

612 State Bank of Pakistan, 100-Rupees, ND (1973), blue, serial no.E381657 (P 23), 5-Rupees, ND (1951), purple, serial no.GU 691294, rev Khyber Pass (P 12); Haj Pilgrim Issue, 10-Rupees (12), ND (1978), blue, consecutive serial nos.A5 969602-969605, A5 969657-969658 and A5 969650-969651, with others A5 969649, A5 969662, A5 992864, A5 992865, obv black overprint FOR HAJ PILGRIMS FROM PAKISTAN FOR USE IN SAUDI ARABIA ONLY (P R6). First very fine, second about uncirculated, the others generally extremely fine or better, first with three pinholes to left, others with two as usual. (14) £70-90

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

613 The Bank of the Philippine Islands, 20-Pesos, January 1912 (P 9a). Very fine. £70-90

RUSSIA

614 5% Debenture Bonds (4), 50-, 100-, 500-, 1000- and 5000-Rubles, 15 August 1918 (P S126-129), the 50-Rubles very fine with thinning and repairs, the 100-Rubles very good, the other two very fine; Siberia & Urals, 5% Government Debenture: 5000-Rubles, October 1919 (1920) (P S87c), good very fine; Germany, Freiberg, 5-Pfenning Notgeld (2), 1920, 1921, uncirculated. (7) £50-80

SYRIA

615 Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, 100-Livres Syriennes, 1935 issue over-printed SYRIE 1939, serial no.P 239315 (P 39E). Fine. £50-80

616 Banque de Syrie et du Liban, 10-Livres, 1939, blue “V”(2), L/AG, L/AH; another, pink diagonal (P 42d, 42 var); 5-Livres, 1939, two pink diagonals, K/Q (P 41c). Fine or a little better. (4) £60-80

617 Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Specimen 100-Livres, 1947, by S Laurent and E Deloche, view of Damascus, perforated and stamped “SPECIMEN” (P 61). Uncirculated and rare. £120-150

618 Banque de Syrie et du Liban, 50-Livres, 1949, by Cl Serveau and E Deloche, view of domed house, M 55 / 566, serial no.013861566 (P 60). Very fine, trace of central fold. £50-80

619 Institut d’Emission de Syrie, Specimen 100-Livres, first issue, 1950, aquaduct and water-wheel (P 78). Uncirculated and scarce. £60-80

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

620 Early Promissory Notes (3), all handwritten, for $107 12/100, 30 April 1808, Portland [Maine], signed by William Fairfield and witnessed by James Burnham; The Peace Dale Manufacturing Company, $10, 26 Sept 1826 to Elizabeth Albie, tear cancelled; Otsego County Bank, Cooperstown, to the Mechanics and Farmers Bank to pay $238 to John E. Lovell, 31 October 1837. Second faded, but fine or better. (3) £80-120

William Fairfield (1754-1827) was born in York County, Maine and had married first a Sarah Burnham. The Peace Dale Company was a cotton and woolen textile manufacturer established by Rowland Hazard in 1820 and in 1826 was producing coarse goods, mostly destined for clothing for slaves on southern plantations. The Otsego County Bank building still stands on Main Street, Cooperstown.

621 Providence, Rhode Island, Promissory Notes, J P Hazard to Stafford & Lothrop, 1839 and 1840 (2), for $442.82, $400 & $400; others by J P and R G Hazard (5); and for the American Bank, Providence, Portsmouth Bank, , Kingston, RI; receipt of the Providence Journal to Isaac R Hazard; another, for a year’s subscription to the “Office American Republican”, c.1828-1845. Some tear cancelled, generally very fine. (13) £50-70

Stafford & Lothrop are listed as “merchants” at 5 South Water, Providence

622 A Collection of 19th Century Cheques (27), drawn on many differing banks and all with stamps attached, including First National, Mellon National, German American, Metropolitan National, Tioga County banks. Generally very fine or nearly so. (27) £50-80

623 A Collection of mid-19th to early 20th Century Cheques (55), including The Bank of New York, March 25 1868, per pro Lanman & Kemp, signed J M Laren & Edward Kemp, large background print GOLD; with receipts etc, drawn on many differing banks, and a few later. Generally very fine. (55) £80-120

624 Modern $1 notes (11), Federal Reserve, 1985, 1988 (7), B4 5, C2 1, D2 1, F3 6, F4 2; Silver Certificate (2), C3, E1, G1. Extremely fine to uncirculated. (11) £20-30