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  • Lot# : 5728 Sudan

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    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', struck with circular seal handstamp 'Gouvernorat General du Soudan' in blue and handstamped by General Gordon's personal intaglio seal in greenish-black. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF