Banque Nationale du Rwanda, an unfinished, black-and-white, hand-painted

Banque Nationale du Rwanda, an unfinished, black-and-white, hand-painted, reverse essay for 500 Francs, ND (1964-76), no serial number or signatures, laid down on thick ‘Fineline’ brand drawing board, seven pinholes through the board, otherwise as made with only a few very minor scuffs, pencil annotation ‘PENAL CLAUSE’ at lower right, devoid of any of the pasted-on coloured composite elements like bank name, guilloches, and borders one would normally see, we can consider this an unfinished or preparatory essay that was destined to become a typical De La Rue production, a curious ‘pre-composite’, rare and beautifully detailed BNB B109 for type, Pick 9 for type £200-£260.

Estimate:£200

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