The very first Manx Bank note ever issued has sold at auction for £24,000.
The £1 note with serial number one dates from November 1882 was decorated with an image of the Tower of Refuge in Douglas harbour and had been expected to fetch £10,000-15,000.
As Andrew Pattison, Head of the Banknotes Department at Noonans commented: “This was a truly remarkable note that fetched an equally remarkable price. The combination of early date, beautiful and evocative design, and serial number one, make this the finest Isle of Man note in existence. Understandably therefore, this a world record for an Isle of Man Banknote by a considerable margin.”
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