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LIVE AUCTION Closing date, April, 17 2018 507 lots are currently for sale at the CGB Numismatique Paris Paper Money Live Auction – April 17, 2018, from French assignats, Banque de France notes and French banknotes of War to Algerian and Vietnamese banknotes! The sale starts with a nice set of issuances from the 18 th and 19 th centuries, i.e. banknotes issued by the Banque de Law and a lovely series of assignats with the Louis XVI’s portrait, including a 1000 Livres banknote without coupons (lot 4210006). You will no doubt notice a few assignats vérificateurs (reference models for verification) (lots 4210032, 4210034 to 4210036). Several billets de confiance (trust notes) printed on playing cards are also up for auction (lot 4210040 to 4210044). The Banque de France banknote section is one of the prominent parts of this Live Auction and is made up of 225 lots, thus illustrating most existing types. It will start with three issuances from the 19th century, including a rare 25 Francs 1870 Paris type banknote (lot 4210046). You will be pleased to find most types in beautiful condition. A magnificent 5 Francs Noir banknote from 1873 (lot 4210050), a splendid 300 Francs banknote (lot 4210126) as well as a marvelous 1000 Francs Bleu et Rose banknote from July 1926 (lot 4210147) are worth mentioning. Some of the banknotes offered for sale at this April 2018 Live Auction were presented only a few times until now, such as a 100 Francs Bleu et Rose banknote from 1890 (lot 4210100) or a 10000 Francs Génie Français from November 30, 1950 (lot 4210204). As for faulty banknotes, which are always highly sought after, you will find a uniface 20 Francs Debussy note (lot 4210290) or a 100 Francs Delacroix with a very displaced watermark (lot 4210298). A few issuances of the French banknotes of War are also offered for sale, including a very rare 50 Francs Trésor Public banknote, which we are being auctioned off for the very first time (lot 4210307) or a nice 10000 Francs Suez banknote (lot 4210310). After assignats and banknotes from the Banque de France and the French banknotes of War this Live Auction continues with a rich selection of 196 banknotes from all over the world. A large number of specimen and proof banknotes will no doubt attract your attention. Out of the 74 specimen and proof banknotes up for auction, it is worth mentioning a rare 50 Livres issued by the Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban in 1925 (lot 4210489) as well as a 5 Roupies note from French India (lot 4210395). Some banknotes will obviously not go unnoticed. Indeed, you will be pleased to discover a remarkable and splendid 100 Francs note issued for Saint-Louis in 1905 (lot 4210314), a cancelled specimen of the 500 Francs note from 1898 for Nouméa (lot 4210447), and a blue one-Dollar / one-Piastre from 1891 for Haiphong (lot 4210396). A 500 Kroner banknote issued in 1921 in Denmark (lot 4210361) will also catch your eye, just like a 10000 Francs note from the Banque Centrale des États de l’Afrique Équatoriale, which is in a very impressive condition! It is with great pleasure that CGB Numismatique Paris invites you to take part in this Paper Money Live Auction. Place your bids now for the lots you are interested in either 5