CHINA--REPUBLIC. Lot of (2). Central Bank of China. 100 Customs Gold

An Unissued Waterlow 100 CGU! CHINA--REPUBLIC. Lot of (2). Central Bank of China. 100 Customs Gold Units, 1947. P-333s1 & 333s2. S/M#C301-20. Front & Back Specimens. PMG Choice Very Fine 35 to About Uncirculated 53. Printed by Waterlow and Sons. Sun Yat Sen at left, light purple frame with a central green guilloche. An unusual and unadopted design found only in specimen form. Extremely rare, with the obverse note in the single highest grade, out of a total population of just three. PMG Comments "Annotation" on the front specimen and "Ink, Minor Rust" on the back specimen. Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000. Provenance: From the Renaissance Collection of Central Bank of China. 未發行華德路印製關金券壹佰圓！ 民國三十六年中央銀行關金壹佰圓。單面正面及背面樣票。一對。 英國華德路公司印製。左側為孫中山像，淺紫色邊框，中心為綠色花紋。一種僅以試樣形式存在的獨特且未被採納的設計。極度罕見，正面紙幣為冠軍分，總評級數量僅三枚。PMG於正面樣票備註"筆註"；背面樣票備註"墨漬、輕微鏽跡"。

Estimate:£756.74

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