The Portuguese African Paper Money of the Banco Nacional Ultramarino (Hardcover)

This meticulously researched and fully illustrated catalogue details all of the paper money of the Banco Nacional Ultramarino used in the five Portuguese African colonies of Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Portuguese Guinea and Saint Thomas & Prince, between 1865 and 1975. This meticulously researched and fully illustrated catalogue details all of the paper money of the Banco Nacional Ultramarino used in the five Portuguese African colonies of Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Portuguese Guinea and Saint Thomas & Prince, between 1865 and 1975.

Drawing on previously unpublished material from the authors' collections and the archives of several banknote printers and The Banco Nacional Ultramarino itself, clarification is brought to some of the most complex signature combinations and serial number runs in the whole of world paper money.

Lavishly illustrated to include images of unique and ultra-rare notes obtained from museums and major private collections, it contains up to date pricing in three grades of condition and fills a major gap in the numismatic literature relating to this fascinating field of collecting.