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Australia's oldest official paper money found

THE only known specimen of the first official banknote issued in Australia, uncovered in a private collection in Scotland, is to be auctioned in Sydney later this month.

The ten shilling note, issued on the order of the NSW Governor in 1817 by the Bank of New South Wales (now Westpac) on the day the bank opened, is expected to attract bids from investors and collectors around the world.

The ten shilling note, issued on the order of the NSW Governor in 1817 by the Bank of New South Wales (now Westpac) on the day the bank opened, is expected to attract bids from investors and collectors around the world.

“We have put a conservative estimate of a quarter of a million dollars on it in the catalogue,” said Jim Noble of Noble Numismatics, “but there has been such excitement over its condition, rarity and major historical significance that it’s impossible to guess what it will make. Even Westpac itself doesn’t have one and all the experts believed none had survived.”

Session 10 (7.30pm Wednesday, March 26) Aust. Banknotes - Private Bank Issues.
Estimate $250,000.
Bidding Closes March 26, 15:30.

Details from: Noble Numismatics, phone 02 9223 4578.




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