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Lot No.919
AUC28
Paper Money
Auction Date: 12-08-2017
Paper Money
Government of India, George V, uniface, 5 Rupees, red underprint, Cawnpore circle, dated 2nd February 1915, unsigned (sea sunk), serial no.: DC6 29703, J&R 2A.1.4H.3.
Extremely fine, Extremely rare.
During the first World War, July 1918, S.S. Shirala carrying unsigned Uniface bank notes of Rupees 5 and 10 and signed notes of King George V Rupee 1 was sunk by the torpedoes of the German Submarine in English Channel. Some of these notes were salvaged or could have been washed ashore. There have been reported cases of attempts to encash the salvaged
notes in India in 1920.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 6,00,000-8,00,000
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