Watch List notes:

(x) Banque Centrale de la Republique du Niger, a partially hand executed obverse and reverse printers composite essay 1000 francs, ND (1973), serial number A 000000, multicoloured, President Diori Hamani at left , Presidential Palace at right (?), reverse multicoloured, ancient village and tower at right centre, value at each corner.(Pick unrecorded, TBB unrecorded), in PCGS Currency holders, obverse and reverse 64 Very Choice New (2). Niger has never issued its own currency. When Niger was under French rule, banknotes with Banque de L'AOF were used which was then changed to Institut d' Emission de l'AOF. After the end of French rule, it was a member of the Union Monetaire Ouest Africaine. This recently-discovered essay shows that during the early 1970's Niger was considered suitable to issue its own banknotes on behalf of the Banque Centrale de la Republique du Niger. The essay featured in this lot is for a 1000 francs dated 13th September 1973 with portrait of President Hamani Diori (see Banknotes of Destiny pp. 812-813).

Estimate: £1500 - £2000