Rare PMG-certified British Guiana Note Offered at Auction

A rare British Guiana banknote certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) is the top lot in World Banknote Auctions’ Live Sale 22. Online bidding is already underway for the sale on March 3, 2022.

A British Guiana 1942 20 Dollars graded PMG Very Fine 20 (lot 22062) has an estimate of $20,000 to $25,000. Before the small South American nation of Guyana gained its independence in 1966, it was ruled by the British for a century and a half. The PMG Population Report has only three non-Specimen examples of this particular catalog number.

British Guiana 1942 20 Dollars graded PMG Very Fine 20. Click images to enlarge.

Other PMG-certified highlights of the auction include:

• a Viet Nam – South, National Bank ND (1955-56) 1,000 Dong Specimen graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 22518), with an estimate of $15,000 to $20,000
• a British Caribbean Territories 1957 100 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 22060), with an estimate of $4,000 to $5,000
• a Sweden, Sveriges Riksbank 1958 10,000 Kronor graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 22490), with an estimate of $3,000 to $3,500
• a British Caribbean Territories 1954-64 20 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 22059), with an estimate of $2,500 to $3,000
• a Colombia Estado Soberana de Panama 1866-72 2 Pesos graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine (lot 22115), with an estimate of $2,500 to $3,000
• a Straits Settlements / British Administration 1931-34 10 Dollars graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 22484), with an estimate of $2,500 to $3,000
• an East Caribbean States / St. Lucia ND (1986-88) 100 Dollars graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 22153), with an estimate of $2,000 to $2,500
• an East Caribbean States / Anguilla ND (1988) 100 Dollars graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 22154), with an estimate of $2,000 to $2,500
• a Bulgaria, National Bank ND (1917) 100 Leva Zlatni graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (lot 22065), with an estimate of $1,500 to $2,000
• an Israel, Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. ND (1952) 50 Pounds graded PMG 25 Very Fine (lot 22273), with an estimate of $1,500 to $2,000

All estimates are provided by the auction house in US dollars.