Palestine Currency Board, a De La Rue printer’s model for £100, 25

Palestine Currency Board, a De La Rue printer’s model for £100, 25 October 1927, serial number 000000, signatures ‘Palestine, Currency, and Board’, showing the original design for this utterly iconic note, in purple and peach instead of the eventual green, including an extra piece added to the right with a hand-painted rendition of the Crusaders Tower in Ramleh pasted over the original design - Rachel's Tomb near Bethlehem - which is still visible using a strong backlight, pencil annotation on reverse, in PMG holder 63 NET, choice uncirculated, with some extremely minor paper damage, an incredible and unique item, this is the first time any design above 500 Mils has ever been seen with the Rachel's Tomb design, and despite this printer’s model being known for some time, this hidden design is a new discovery by Noonans, spectacular! BNB B106ap, Pick 11pm, Dabbah page 122 £60,000-£80,000.

Estimate:£60,000

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