Aust. Specimen Banknotes
Lot 3154 Session 10 (7.30pm Wednesday) Aust. Specimen Banknotes
Estimate $25,000
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ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, Fraser/Evans (1996) BX 96 865733 (R.616 variety), test note with blue portraits instead of grey, together with two BX96 notes for comparison, one with grey crescentic line through Monash's eye. Good very fine or better (3)
The only one known, though a sheet of thirty two was probably printed. This distinct colour matches the ten dollars and may have been the result of an experiment or trial, or an error in production.
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Lot 3154 This lot
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Estimate $25,000
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