CGB Paper Money Live Auction - January 2018: World banknotes

450 lots are on offer at the CGB Numismatique Paris Live Auction – 2 January 2018, from French assignats, Banque de France and Trésor banknotes to emergency issuances and numerous world banknotes. Let's have a look today to the world banknotes of the sale.

The African continent is especially well-represented, notably with a 1000-Francs banknote issued for Brazzaville (Afrique Française Libre) (lot 4180233) and a 500-Francs specimen banknote (B.C.E.A.O.) for Mali (lot 4180309).

Lot 4180233
1000 Francs French Equatorial Africa - Congo, Brazzaville 1943 P.09
1 000 € / 2 000 €

Lot 4180309
500 Francs West African States - Mali 1961 P.402Db
750 € / 1 500 €

Lot 4180293
Specimen 500 Francs Djibouti 1927 P.09as
450 € / 900 €

Other outstanding lots in this sale include a Banque de l’Indochine 500-Francs banknote issued in 1898 for New Caledonia (lot 4180353) and two superb 5000-Francs banknotes for the Comoros (lots 4180288 et 4180289). As for Northern Europe, a beautiful 1000-Markkaa issued in 1918 for Finland will no doubt catch your eye.

Lot 4180353
500 Francs New Caledonia 1898 P.13a
6 000 € / 9 000 €

Lot 4180289
5000 Francs Comoros 1963 P.06c
1 300 € / 2 200 €

Lot 4180312
1000 Markkaa Finland 1918 P.041
4 500 € / 8 000 €

Finally, it is worth mentioning a nice selection of specimen banknotes for the Banque de l’Indochine (lots 4180422 and 4180359).

Lot 4180422
1000 Francs Tahiti1943 P.18bs
600 € / 1 200 €

Lot 4180359
500 Francs New Caledonia 1937 P.42as
400 € / 800 €

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