Noonans Offers Exceedingly Rare Caribbean Note Certified by PMG

A rare Caribbean note that hasn’t been seen in the marketplace in nearly a decade has made a reappearance in a Noonans auction set to end on November 27-28, 2025. Online bidding is already underway for Noonans’ World Banknotes auction, which includes hundreds of notes certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®).

Regarded as one of the holy grails of British Commonwealth collecting, the Saint Lucia / British Administration 1920 10/- Shillings Specimen graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (lot 932) has an estimate of £20,000 to £24,000 (about $26,100 to $31,400). This note was last seen at auction nearly a decade ago, and no issued notes are known in the marketplace, according to the auction house. It is the only Specimen of this catalog number that PMG has certified.

Other PMG-certified notes in the sale include:

• an East Africa, Currency Board 1921 1000/- Shillings = 50 Pounds graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (lot 495) that has an estimate of £8,000 to £10,000 (about $10,400 to $13,100)
• an India – Princely States / Jammu and Kashmir 1877 / VS1934 100 Rupees graded PMG 30 Very Fine NET (lot 676) that has an estimate of £8,000 to £10,000 (about $10,400 to $13,100)
• a Rhodesia & Nyasaland / British Administration 1956-60 10 Pounds graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine (lot 918) that has an estimate of £6,000 to £8,000 (about $7,900 to $10,400)
• a British Honduras 1939-42 1 Dollar graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (lot 331) that has an estimate of £5,000 to £7,000 (about $6,600 to $9,200)
• a Straits Settlements / British Administration 1925-29 10 Dollars graded PMG 25 Very Fine (lot 1026) that has an estimate of £5,000 to £7,000 (about $6,600 to $9,200)
• a British Malaya, Sungei Buloh Settlement 1936 1 Dollar graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 1033) that has an estimate of £5,000 to £7,000 (about $6,600 to $9,200)
• a Southern Rhodesia / British Administration 1953 5 Pounds with Serial Number 2 graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 1013) that has an estimate of £5,000 to £7,000 (about $6,600 to $9,200)

All estimates are provided by the auction house. The $ symbol represents US Dollars.