5 Libras

Banco Nacional Ultramarino was Portugal's designated overseas bank, chartered in 1864 with the explicit mandate to issue currency across the colonial territories — including Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, and Portuguese India. This note was issued for Mozambique, where the libra served as a transitional denomination bridging Portuguese and British monetary influence in a territory with deep commercial ties to neighboring British South Africa.

Bradbury Wilkinson printed extensively for colonial and quasi-sovereign issuers across this period. The P#46 series is modestly scarce in any collectible grade, partly because Mozambique's humid coastal climate was harsh on paper currency in active use.