^Lot 458 SEYCHELLES, Seychelles Monetary Authority, 100 rupees, (1979), serial A801118, PMG AU 55 / MV Aeolia

SEYCHELLES, Seychelles Monetary Authority, 100 rupees, (1979), serial A801118, PMG AU 55 / MV Aeolian Sky Shipwreck. Pick-26b. The M.V. Aeolian Sky was a Greek freighter that sank after a collision off Dorset, England, in 1979. The ship's medical bay held a consignment of Seychelles 100 rupees (now recognized as 26b by PMG) stored in nondescript boxes. After the sinking, the British government contracted salvage divers to enter the wreck and retrieve the notes, but the effort was unsuccessful. Reports state that while the bulk of the notes were never located, some fishermen in the area recovered a few notes from the Channel waters in the days after the sinking. A colorful note with only very mild handling around the edges. Recovered from: M.V. Aeolian Sky, sunk in 1979 off Dorset, England
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