Straits Settlements Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Penang 20 Dollars ND (1875-1907) Pick S103s KNB9S Specimen...

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Incredible High Denomination Penang Specimen

Straits Settlements Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Penang 20 Dollars ND (1875-1907) Pick S103s KNB9S Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.
The earliest, private issue banknotes of the Straits Settlements are exceptionally rare in any format. The Malaysian state of Penang was incorporated into the British Empire by Francis Light in 1786 and was later one of the founding colonies to form the Straits Settlements in 1867. This high denomination Specimen created for the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China's office of emission in George Town. At the time of cataloging, this is the first and only example of this denomination graded in the PMG Population Report, across all possible formats. Two tasteful Specimen overprints were applied to this prototype. Exceptionally rare and one of only a few Penang Specimen known to exist for any issuer.

令人贊嘆的高面值檳城樣票

1875-1907年印度新金山中國匯理銀行貳拾員樣票，檳城地名。PMG Choice Uncirculated 63。
此為海峽殖民地最早的私人銀行鈔票，不論形式都有如鳳毛麟角。馬來亞城市檳城在1786年由法蘭西斯.萊特納入大英帝國的領土，隨後在1867年成為海峽殖民地的一部分。這張高面額鈔票是為印度新金山中國匯理銀行在喬治市的分行印製。截至編目時，此為PMG數量報告中不論形式的唯一一例。這張原型鈔票被小心加上兩處樣票加蓋。檳城地名樣票已知僅有寥寥數張存世，不論任何銀行，均實為可遇不可求的一大珍品。