Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 10 Mil Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 70001 to 77500, Luis Diogo da Silva signature, Ship seal Type I, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, light mounting traces in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, very scarce and one of several print runs of this series to be sunk by German forces on its way to Mozambique, meaning several orders had to be reprinted (see next lot)
BNU MZ36is, Pick 38s £500-£700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Laurence Pope Collection of Portuguese Colonial Banknotes.

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