World Banknotes

Union of South Africa, cancelled £1, 1920, serial number A/1 480248, several circular and star-shaped cancellation holes, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated, rare
Pick 69a, Hern 427 £800-£1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Peter Holland Collection of Banknotes of South Africa.

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Of the more than 10 million pounds of these gold certificates issued, only £60 was unredeemed, meaning it is very likely that cancelled notes such as this will be the only way a collector can acquire an example.