The Laurence Pope Collection of Portuguese Colonial Banknotes

Banco de Cabo Verde, a comprehensive group of proofs and specimens for the 100 Escudos of 1977, comprising obverse and reverse die proofs in red, two regular specimens, two more specimens laid down on black card, one approved proof with ink annotations in margins, one printers positional proof (with biro lines indicating the position of various elements), some with mounting traces, mostly uncirculated or thereabouts, rare to unique (8 notes)
BNB B201, Pick 54 for type £400-£500

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

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Most, if not all of these notes are all recorded and illustrated in Banknotes of Cape Verde after Independence, by Peter Symes and David White.