20 Centavos Overprinted on P#60 Mozambique

Features

Issuer Cape Verde
Issuing bank Banco Nacional Ultramarino (Banco Nacional Ultramarino, 大西洋银行)
Period Colony of the Portuguese Empire (1910-1951)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1921
Value 20 Centavos (0.20 PTE)
Currency Portuguese Escudo (1914-1975)
Composition Paper
Size 120 × 71 mm
Shape Rectangular
Technique Overprinted
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
258535
References P# 21
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Series: 1921 Provisional Issue

Obverse

Blue on multicolor underprint.
Portuguese Coat of Arms at right, bank seal at bottom center (type III - red).
Black overprint CABO VERDE on P#60 (Mozambique).

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO
EM
CABO VERDE
VINTE CENTAVOS
MOEDA CORRENTE
LISBOA, 5 de Novembro de 1914.
Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ld. Gravadores, Londres

Translation:
National Bank Overseas
in Cape Verde
Twenty Cents in Currency
Lisbon, November 5, 1914.
Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. Engravers, London

Reverse

Brown on light-red underprint.
Woman and ship at center.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO
0$20

Translation: National Bank Overseas

Signatures

Manuel Carlos de Freitas Alzina (MFA) Vice Governor
Luís Diogo da Silva (LDS²) Governor

Printer

Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)

Comments

Overprint on Mozambique P#60.

See also

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Date Signatures VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1921)  MFA, LDS² P#21 - Old date 5.11.1914

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