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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Aidan Work, post: 28552, member: 1824&quot;]I have got 3 of the well-known private banknotes from Wales that were used as currency during 1969.These notes are affectionately known as </p><p>&#039;Black Sheep&#039; banknotes.The place of issue is LLandudno.Here is some descriptions of the 3 notes in my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gwmni y Ddafad Ddu Gymreig Cyfyngedig (Black Sheep Company of Wales</p><p>Limited);</p><p><br /></p><p>5/- (5 Swllt);</p><p><br /></p><p>Front; Snorting bull at right.Prince of Wales feathers at top left.Blue 2d. embossed stamp at left.A bridge is in the middle of the note.(I can guess</p><p>that this is the famous bridge over the Menai Strait to the island of Anglesey (where Llanfair PG is located)).&#039;ENGHRAIFFT&#039; in blue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back; Green back with a 5 in the middle &amp; 5&#039;s in the corners.</p><p><br /></p><p>10 Pounds;</p><p><br /></p><p>Front; Sheep in bottom left corner.Cardiff Castle in the middle.Red Dragon at top right.Blue 2d. embossed stamp at right.&#039;CANCELLED&#039; stamped vertically at right.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back; Green back with 10 Pounds (short notation) in the middle.4 castles</p><p>in the corners.</p><p><br /></p><p>Both notes are inscribed &#039;Gynt, Prif Trysorfa Cymru Cyfyngedig&#039;,which is a</p><p>reference to the name below.</p><p><br /></p><p>Prif Trysorfa Cymru Limited (Chief Treasury of Wales Limited);</p><p><br /></p><p>1 Pound (1 Punt);</p><p><br /></p><p>Front; 2 sheep at bottom.Red Dragon at right.&#039;Cancelled By Order&#039; in red across the middle.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back; Picture of a castle &amp; boats.(The castle could be any one of the other famous Welsh castles (Conway,Caernarvon,Harlech,or Beaumaris.It</p><p>is not of Cardiff Castle.)</p><p><br /></p><p>The 2 top notes are inscribed solely in Welsh,whereas,the bottom note has English inscriptions on the back &amp; on the front at the bottom.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have any information about these banknotes,please can you leave</p><p>a posting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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