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Portuguese Guinea
(Guinea Bissau)
Capital: Bissau
Population: 1,442,029
Land Area: 28,120 sq km (10,857 sq miles)
Land Division: 9 Regions
Currency: Portuguese Escudo Ultramarino
Languages: Portuguese (Official), Crioulo, African languages
National Day: None till it declared independence (24 September 1973)
Religions: Indigenous Beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5%
Ethnicity: African 99% (includes Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1%
Portuguese Guinea's Map


Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Guiné
Overseas National Bank, Guinea
Decretos Leis 39221 e 44891
1971 Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
Portuguese Guinean 50 Escudos (17-12-1971): Front Portuguese Guinean 50 Escudos (17-12-1971): Reverse P44a 50 Escudos 17 December 1971 UNC Archive Photo Icon
Portuguese Guinean 100 Escudos (17-12-1971): Front Portuguese Guinean 100 Escudos (17-12-1971): Reverse P45a 100 Escudos 17 December 1971 UNC €100,00

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