Mozambique, 10 Centavos 1914, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Lourenço Marques, (Circulated), Mozambique Pick56
10 Centavos banknote issued on November 5, 1914 by the Banco Nacional Ultramarino for circulation in Lourenço Marques (present-day Maputo, Mozambique), bearing the serial number 6,405,950. Printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., the obverse features the denomination prominently displayed, the green BNU seal, and the Portuguese coat of arms, along with the signatures of Governor Luiz Diogo da Silva and Vice-Governor Manuel Carlos de Freitas Alzina. The reverse displays an allegorical figure representing navigation, a characteristic motif of early 20th-century colonial issues. Cataloged as Pick#56, this banknote belongs to the first “London” issue, produced in a context of monetary emergency.