PMG-certified Qatari Banknotes Exceed Expectations to Lead Noonans Sale
Posted on 12/17/2025
Nine Qatari banknotes certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) stunned collectors when they led a recent Noonans World Banknotes auction, with a combined price realized of £285,200 (about $378,000).
Leading the sale were a Qatar Monetary Agency ND (ca. 1980) 500 Riyals Front Proof graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated and a Back Proof graded PMG 50 About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 900). This two-Proof lot realized £74,400 (about $99,000), far exceeding its pre-auction estimate of £3,800.
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Other Qatar Monetary Agency Proofs offered in the sale also impressed. A lot including an ND (ca. 1980) 100 Riyals Front Proof graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated and Back Proof graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 899) realized £59,250 (about $69,000), while a lot that included an ND (ca. 1980) 50 Riyals Front Proof graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated and Back Proof graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 898) realized £52,080 (about $69,000). Just as with the 500 Riyals, these notes easily surpassed their pre-auction estimates of £3,600 and £3,200.
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Other Qatari Proofs that stood out in this auction included:
- a Qatar Monetary Agency ND (ca. 1980) 10 Riyals Front Proof graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 897) that realized £39,680 (about $53,000)
- a Qatar Monetary Agency ND (ca. 1980) 5 Riyals Front Proof graded PMG 50 About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 896) that realized £34,720 (about $46,000)
- a Qatar Monetary Agency ND (ca. 1980) 1 Riyals Front Proof graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (lot 895) that realized £24,800 (about $33,000)
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Other PMG-certified notes from other regions also sold in this auction include:
- a Southern Rhodesia / British Administration 1953 £5 with Serial Number 2 graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 1013), which realized £27,280 (about $36,000)
- a Rhodesia & Nyasaland / British Administration 1956-60 £10 graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine (lot 918), which realized £22,320 (about $30,000)
- a Rhodesia & Nyasaland / British Administration 1956-60 £5 with Serial Number 1 graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (lot 917), which realized £12,400 (about $16,000)
- a Rhodesia & Nyasaland / British Administration 1956-60 £1 with Serial Number 1 graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 916), which realized £11,780 (about $16,000)
- a Canada, Bank of British Colombia 1862 (ND 1863) $5 - Victoria graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 367), which realized £11,160 (about $15,000)
- an India Princely States / Jammu & Kashmir 1877 / VS1934 100 Rupees graded PMG 30 Very Fine NET (lot 676), which realized £9,920 (about $13,000)
- a Rhodesia & Nyasaland / British Administration 1956-60 10/- Shillings graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 915), which realized £9,920 (about $13,000)
- a Straits Settlements / British Administration 1925-29 10 Dollars graded PMG 25 Very Fine (lot 1026), which realized £7,440 (about $10,000)
Prices realized include a buyer’s premium. The £ symbol indicates British Pounds, and the $ symbol indicates US Dollars.
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