Rare Indian banknotes that survived 1918 shipwreck to be auctioned in London
25-May-2024The auction at Noonans Mayfair auction house in London as a part of their World Banknotes sale, and can be sold off at 2,000 to 2,600 pounds.
A ship travelling from Bombay to London, carrying wine, marmlade and ammunition, sank in 1918 after being hit by a torpedo from a German U-boat.
Among the survivors were two Indian banknotes.
The two 10-rupee banknotes that had taken a dip in the sea in 1918, off the Irish coast, will now make a splash at an auction in London next Wednesday (May 29), according to PTI.
The auction at Noonans Mayfair auction house in London as a part of their World Banknotes sale, and can be sold off at 2,000 to 2,600 pounds.
The two 10-rupee banknotes, issued on May 25, 1918, were found on a ship called SS Shirala, which was wrecked by a German U-boat on July 2, 191.
