10 Centavos, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, 1914 (Pick 39)

This 10 Centavos note was issued in Angola by Banco Nacional Ultramarino, dated 1914. It belongs to the Escudo (1914-1928) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Colony of the Portuguese Empire (1910-1951). It measures 120 × 71 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 39.

Obverse: Portuguese National Coat of Arms. Its lettering reads “BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / EM / LOANDA / DEZ CENTAVOS / MOEDA CORRENTE”. Translation given in the catalogue: “National Overseas Bank in Luanda, Ten centavos, current currency”. Reverse: Woman, and Sailing ships. Its lettering reads “BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / 0$10”. Translation given in the catalogue: “National Overseas Bank”. The note was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990). Signatures recorded for the type: Manuel Carlos de Freitas Alzina (MCFA) (Vice Governor); Luís Diogo da Silva (LDS) (Governor). Demonetized: Yes.

Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.