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Seven special serial-numbered Guernsey 2018 £20 commemorative banknotes are coming under the hammer, with the proceeds to be donated to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.
The States Treasury issued a new £20 banknote on Thursday 8 November 2018 to commemorate the end of the First World War. It is based on the 1996 design, but has certain additional features.
Only 500,000 banknotes have been commissioned with this design and issued into circulation. The notes are available to buy in an 'uncirculated condition' from the Guernsey Post Office.
However, the seven with special serial numbers have been kept back from sale, so anyone interested in obtaining them can have the opportunity to bid via public auction.
These special serial-numbered banknotes are:
The notes will auctioned in three lots, with lots one and two being banknotes TGW000100 and TGW002018 respectively. Lot 3 will be TGW001914 to TGW001918.
These lots will be included as part of Martel Maides’ last auction of the year on Tuesday 11 December 2018. All proceeds from the sale of these banknotes will be donated to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal which was felt to be the appropriate cause to support.
The last time the States Treasury auctioned banknotes for charity was in 1999, when the millennium commemorative £5 banknotes (serial numbers M001999, M002000 and M002001) were purchased for a combined figure of £4,660.
Pictured: The commemorative £20.
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