Archives International Auctions - Hong Kong
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27 September, 2014
Archives International Auctions
INDONESIA
INDONESIA ESSAY SPECIMEN BANKNOTES
1953
1953 Republik Indonesia Serikat, 1949 Essay Specimen Banknote
Indonesia, ND, (ca.1949). Series 1-A. P-UNL5as, P-Unlisted, 5
Rupiah. Essay specimen banknote of a Security BNC proposed
and never issued 1949 Indonesia banknote Series. Red specimen
overprints, POC’s and “00000” serial numbers. Front is black,
back is olive green. Back of note has farmer plowing with oxen.
Evidently Indonesia did not accept this issue. The face is PMG
graded Superb GemUncirculated 67 EPQ and the back GemUnc.
66 EPQ. Rare essay note and possibly the finest known. SBNC.
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HK $5,500-11,000
1954
1954 Republik Indonesia Serikat, 1949 Essay Specimen Banknote
Indonesia, ND, (ca.1949). Series 1-A. P-UNL10asp, P-Unlisted,
10 Rupiah. Red specimen overprints, POC’s and “00000” serial
numbers. Front is red, back is maroon. Back of note has farmer
plowing with oxen. Evidently Indonesia did not accept this issue.
The front and back are both PMG gradedGemUnc. 66 EPQ. Rare
essay note. SBNC.���������������������������������������������������
HK $5,500-11,000
1955
1955 Republik Indonesia Serikat, 1949 Essay Specimen Banknote
Indonesia, ND, (ca.1949). Series 1-A. P-Unlisted, 25 Rupiah. Red
specimen overprints, POC’s and “00000” serial numbers. Front
is brown, back is brown. Back of note has farmer plowing with
oxen. Evidently Indonesia did not accept this issue. The face is
PMG graded SuperbGemUncirculated 67 EPQ and the backGem
Unc. 66 EPQ. Rare essay note and possibly the finest known.
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HK $7,000-14,000
1956
1956 Republik Indonesia Serikat, ND (1949) Essay Specimen
Banknote.
Indonesia, ND, (ca.1949). 50 Rupiah, Series 1-A.
P-Unlisted, Essay specimen banknote of a proposed and never
issued 1948-49 Indonesia banknote Series. Red specimen over-
prints, POC’s and “00000” serial numbers. Small red printing
on upper right margin of face reads “ 12-21-49 FP and back “12-
21-49 BB. Front is purple, back is olive indigo. Back of note has
farmer plowing with oxen. Evidently Indonesia did not accept this
issue. PMG graded Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ, Rare banknote in
any format or condition. SBNC. �������������������������������
HK $4,500-9,500
1957
1957 Republik Indonesia, 1948 Essay Banknote Specimen.
Indone-
sia, 1948. 25 Rupiah, Series 1-A. P-Unlisted (PMG designates this
note Pick#UNL25pe), Essay specimen banknote by Security BNC
of a proposed and never issued 1948 Indonesia banknote Series.
Front is brown with portrait of Sukarno in middle, back is brown
with farmer plowing with oxen. PMG graded Gem Uncirculated
66 EPQ, Rare essay note. SBNC. �����������������������������
HK $5,500-11,000
1958
1958 Republik Indonesia Unlisted 1948 Issue Essay Specimen
Banknote.
Indonesia, P-Unlisted, 1948, 50 Rupiah. Essay speci-
men banknote of a Security BNC proposed and never issued 1948
Indonesia banknote Series. Note is dated September 1, 1948; Se-
ries 1-A. Front is purple, back is indigo. Back of note has farmer
plowing with oxen. Evidently Indonesia did not accept this issue.
PMG graded Superb Gem Uncirculated 67 EPQ. Tied for finest
known with one other note out of 3 graded, Rare essay note.
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HK $5,500-1,200
There will be an 18% buyer’s premium added to Lots 1701-1972
