(x) Keeling Cocos Islands, 2 rupees, 1897, manuscript serial number 481, black text on cardlike paper, value in red circular frame top left, arms top centre, manuscript signature of George Clunies Ross low right, (Pick S120,), in PMG holder 30 Very Fine. At time of cataloguing only one example of the 2 rupee recorded on Track and Price and this a higher grade. Very rare.
Estimate: £400 - £600