Losnr. 5727 - 196.-201. Auktion
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Losnr. : 5727 Sudan
Siege of Khartoum 1884: Promissory Bank-Note issued by General Gordon during the Siege, 500 piastre note lithographed on paper backed with cotton cloth for use as currency, with arabic stating '500 Piastres. This sum is accepted and we will pay the Bank of Khartoum or Cairo after 6 Months', signed 'C. E. Gordon' at lower left and struck with circular seal handstamp 'Gouvernorat General du Soudan' in blue. Scarce.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 420 CHF