Noonans Offers Qatar Printer's Design and Other PMG-certified Notes

Posted on 2/18/2026

The 500 Riyals rarity with an alternate design is among a wide selection of world banknotes available in a late February sale.

A rare Qatari banknote with an alternate design is among more than 300 world rarities certified by PMG® in an upcoming auction presented by Noonans Mayfair. Online bidding is already underway for Noonans’ World Banknotes auction, which concludes February 25, 2026.

The top lot in the auction is a Qatar, Central Bank ND (2003) 500 Riyals Printer's Design graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 507), with an estimate of £20,000 to £26,000 (about $27,000 to $35,000). This fully printed note features an alternative design to the 500 Riyals note from 2003. According to the auction house, this is likely the only surviving example in private hands of this exceptional alternative design.

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Other PMG-certified notes in the sale include:

  • a Saint Lucia / British Administration 1920 10/- Shillings Specimen graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (lot 526), with an estimate of £15,000 to £20,000 (about $20,000 to $27,000)
  • a Qatar, Monetary Agency ND (ca. 1980) 10 Riyals Specimen graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 500), with an estimate of £10,000 to £15,000 (about $14,000 to $20,000)
  • a Securency Polymer (AUS) 1 Rupee "Government of Pakistan" Test Note graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 457), with an estimate of £10,000 to £12,000 (about $14,000 to $16,000)
  • a Securency Polymer (AUS) 2 Rupees "State Bank of Pakistan" Test Note graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 458), with an estimate of £10,000 to £12,000 (about $14,000 to $16,000)
  • a Securency Polymer (AUS) 5 Rupees "State Bank of Pakistan" Test Note graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 459), with an estimate of £10,000 to £12,000 (about $14,000 to $16,000)
  • a Securency Polymer (AUS) 50 Rupees "State Bank of Pakistan" Test Note graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 460), with an estimate of £10,000 to £12,000 (about $14,000 to $16,000)
  • a Qatar, Monetary Agency ND (ca. 1980) 500 Riyals Specimen graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 504), with an estimate of £8,000 to £12,000 (about $11,000 to $16,000)
  • a Thailand ND (ca. 1948) 1,000 Baht Printer's Design graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 622), with an estimate of £5,000 to £7,000 (about $7,000 to $9,000)
  • a Pakistan, State Bank ND (1973-78) 100 Rupees Specimen graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 462), with an estimate of £5,000 to £7,000 (about $7,000 to $9,000)
  • an India, Reserve Bank ND (1943) 100 Rupees graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated (lot 301), with an estimate of £5,000 to £6,000 (about $7,000 to $8,000)
  • an India - Princely States / Hyderabad FE1334-39 100 Rupees graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (lot 282), with an estimate of £4,000 to £6,000 (about $5,000 to $8,000)
  • an India - Princely States / Hyderabad FE1341 1,000 Rupees graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 284), with an estimate of £4,000 to £6,000 (about $5,000 to $8,000)
  • an Egypt, National Bank ND; 1899-1912 £100 Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 193), with an estimate of £4,000 to £5,000 (about $5,000 to $7,000)
  • a Saudi Arabia, Monetary Agency ND (1961) / AH1379 1 Riyal Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 538), with an estimate of £4,000 to £4,600 (about $5,000 to $6,000)
  • a Thailand, Government of Siam ND (1939) 1,000 Baht Specimen graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 614), with an estimate of £3,000 to £4,000 (about $4,000 to $5,000)
  • a Jamaica, Planters' Bank ND (1844) £10 graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 333), with an estimate of £3,000 to £4,000 (about $4,000 to $5,000)
  • a Seychelles ND (1968-75) 100 Rupees Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 548), with an estimate of £3,000 to £3,600 (about $4,000 to $5,000)
  • a Barbados 1943-49 100 Dollars Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (lot 50), with an estimate of £2,600 to £3,200 (about $3,000 to $4,000)
  • a Saudi Arabia, Monetary Agency ND (1976) / AH1379 50 Riyals Specimen graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 539), with an estimate of £2,200 to £2,800 (about $3,000 to $4,000)
  • a Bermuda 1927 £1 Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 69), with an estimate of £2,200 to £2,600 (about $3,000 to $3,500)
  • an East Caribbean States, Currency Authority ND (1965) Dollar graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 187), with an estimate of £1,500 to £2,000 (about $2,000 to $2,700)

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


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