Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, $5, Penang, 1 January 1875, serial number 0239, blue, Royal arms at top centre flanked by a lion and a unicorn, value in blue underprint at centre, two manuscript signatures below, reverse blue, bank title and value at centre, a W.W. Sprague & Co. engraving, in PMG holder 35, choice very fine, a lovely fresh and bright example with superb original paper, an extremely rare type and in a condition that defies belief, undoubtedly one of the finest early issued notes extant from the Straits Settlements
TBB unlisted, Pick unlisted, KNB 1, Tan C7 S$30,000-S$38,000

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

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