Stack's Bowers Galleries Offers Palestine Currency Board Note Certified by PMG

An early and relatively well-preserved Palestine Currency Board note is among hundreds of banknote rarities certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) in an upcoming auction presented by Stack's Bowers Galleries. Bidding is already underway for the auction, including Session A and Session B, which conclude on January 16 and 17, 2026.

Among the top highlights is a Palestine, Currency Board 1927 5 Pounds graded PMG 30 Very Fine EPQ (Session B, lot 31352), with an estimate of $40,000 to $60,000. It was issued shortly after the Palestine Currency Board was established to assist with the British mandate for a Mideast area formerly under the control of the Ottoman Empire. Only 18 examples of this particular catalog number are found in the PMG Population Report, with a mere four graded higher than this example. Furthermore, this note earned PMG's EPQ designation for being, in the opinion of PMG's graders, completely original.

Other PMG-certified highlights in the auction sessions include:

• a Venezuela, Treasury 1811 8 Pesos graded PMG 25 Very Fine (Session A, lot 30268), with an estimate of $30,000 to $50,000
• a Belgian Congo, Banque du Congo Belge 1920 1,000 Francs graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated (Session B, lot 31029), with an estimate of $15,000 to $25,000
• a British Caribbean Territories 1953 100 Dollars graded PMG 20 Very Fine (Session A, lot 30070), with an estimate of $15,000 to $25,000
• an Israel, Anglo-Palestine Bank Ltd. 1948-51 50 Pounds graded PMG 20 Very Fine (Session B, lot 31231), with an estimate of $15,000 to $25,000
• a Fiji / British Administration 1954 20 Pounds graded PMG 30 Very Fine (Session B, lot 31138), with an estimate of $12,500 to $17,500
• a Venezuela, Banco Central 1940 500 Bolivares graded PMG 20 Very Fine (Session A, lot 30275), with an estimate of $14,000 to $20,000
• a Barbados / British Administration 1943 20 Dollars graded PMG 12 Fine (Session A, lot 30032), with an estimate of $10,000 to $20,000

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