Oriental Bank Corporation, obverse proof for $500, Singapore, ND (c.1840s), no serial number, black, Royal arms at top centre flanked by a lion and a unicorn, black SPECIMEN handstamp at low right, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, extremely rare and a very high denomination, in addition to being a superb Perkins Bacon engraving
BNB unlisted, Pick unlisted, KNB 5 S$28,000-S$34,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Frank Goon Reference Collection of British Malayan Banknotes.

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