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 Administration
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Guiné - Overseas National Bank, Guinea
Decretos Leis 39221 e 44891 - Law Decrees 39221 and 44891
1971 Issue

Front	Reverse	Code	Denomination	Date	Signature	Condition	Price	Cart
		P44a	50 Escudos	17 December 1971		UNC
		P45a	100 Escudos	17 December 1971		UNC	€100,00

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