Middle Eastern Specimen Certified by PMG Offered in Crown Currency Sale

More than 400 world banknotes that are certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) are being offered in a Crown Currency sale. Bidding is already underway for the Crown Currency Live Auction 32 - Banknotes & Coins, which is being held on September 18, 2024.

A top PMG-graded highlight in the sale is an Oman, Central Bank 2020 / AH1441 50 Rials Commemorative Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (lot 332). This commemorative note pays tribute to the 50th anniversary of the modern Omani Renaissance and the late Sultan Qaboos bin Sa'id, who modernized his country during nearly a half century of rule. The note features a portrait of the Sultan of Oman and the coat of arms of Oman on the front. For this particular catalog number, this note is the only Specimen in the PMG Population Report, alongside nearly 200 examples of the issued notes.

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Other PMG-certified notes in the auction include:

• a European Union / Belgium 2002 50 Euro graded PMG 68 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 183)
• a New Caldonia - Noumea ND(1940-65) 1,000 Francs Specimen graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 324)
• a Saudi Arabia, Monetary Agency ND(1954) / AH1373 5 Riyals graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 380)
• a Switzerland, National Bank 1988 1,000 Franken graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 414)
• a US - Bowling Green, Kentucky 1882 $10 National Bank Note graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 453)
• a US 1886 $2 Silver Certificate graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (lot 452)
• a US - Carthage, New York 1902 $20 National Bank Note with Serial Number 1 graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 454)
• a Zimbabwe, Reserve Bank 2008 100 Trillion Dollars graded PMG 69 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 473)