Archives International Auctions Auction 86 July 18, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 86 25 July 18 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Comoros 121 121 Banque Centrale des Comores, ND (1984), Issued Banknote Comoros, ND (1984). 1000 Francs, P-11b, Issued Banknote, Blue-gray, brown, and green on m/c underprint, Woman at right with palm trees at water’s edge in background, S/N X.05 16895, PMG graded Superb Gem Unc 68 EPQ. Only 2 notes grade higher in the PMG census out of 233 graded examples. ������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-350 Czechoslovakia 122 122 Czechoslovak State Loan of 1922, 1922 Specimen Coupon Bond Reissued in 1946 and then again in 1951. Czechoslovakia, 1922, $1000 Specimen coupon bond in English and Czech. Black on orange border and underprint, Czechoslovakia Arms at top, 2 different overprints added when the bond was reissued on the original form. Specimen overprints, POC’s. ABNC. Rare with only 2 examples found in the ABNC Archives in 2002. This is the first time we have offered this bond. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $350-700 123 123 Theresienstadt Ghetto, 1943, Issued Banknote Czechoslovakia, 1943. 100 Kronen, CZ-656, SB707, Issued Banknote, Brown with Jewish star at bottom left corner, the obverse of the note shows Moses holding the 10 commandments, Signed by Jacob Edelstein (he was a Czechoslovak Zionist, social democrat and the first Jewish Elder in the Theresienstadt ghetto. He was murdered in Auschwitz-Birkenau), S/N J 021892, PMG graded Uncirculated 62 with comment “Thinning.”. In some ghettos and concentration camps, the Nazis issued unique currency for inmates to use during their confinement. Nazi leaders forced inmates to design the currency in line with Nazi standards. This meant, for instance, the imprisoned artist Peter Kien had to acquiesce to Nazi demands when he drew Moses and the Tablets of Stone. Notice that, as Alan York originally researched, the Moses depicted on the Terezin currency has curly hair, a hooked nose, and long fingers that cover up the “Thou shall not kill” commandment. Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich mandated this image of Moses. �������������������������� Est. $120-240 Djibouti (French Somaliland) 124 124 Banque de l’Indochine, ND (1946) Issue Banknote. Djibouti (French Somaliland), ND (1946). 100 Francs, P-19A, Issued banknote, Blue and m/c printing with woman in profile at right and man with ox pulled plow at right, S/N P.10 522, PMG graded Very Fine 30 with note “Ibrahim Salem Collection.” ��������������������������������� Est. $280-550 Djibouti 125 125 Banque Nationale de Djibouti, ND (1984), Issued Banknote Djibouti, ND (1984). 10,000 Francs, P-39a, Issued Banknote, Brown and red on yellow and green with woman holding baby at left and goats in tree at right, S/N B.001 56909, PMG graded Choice Very Fine 35. ������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $140-280