Lot 266
South Africa, Swellendam, Barry & Nephews uniface unissued Five Pounds, 185-, without full date, serial number…




British & World Banknotes | C26001
Auction: 29 January 2026 at 10:30 GMT
Description
South Africa, Swellendam, Barry & Nephews uniface unissued Five Pounds, 185-, without full date, serial number or signature, vignette at centre of ox-drawn cart in a South African farmyard, mountains in the background, (Hern 29). Extremely Fine or better, attractive and very scarce.
Footnote
The firm Barry & Nephews traded by ship all along the East coast from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth and from Port Beaufort up the Breede River to Malgas; from here it was a short journey to the Barry trading store in Swellendam.




