Signature Set Detail: 7k BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA ISSUED NOTES - CINCO 5 PESOS 1949 - 1960

Set Category:

World

Owner:

EMO COLLECTION 

Set Theme:

BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA

Set Description:

During 1949 the US Treasury yielded to the pressures that private printing banknote companies were excersing upon them to discontinue Government supplied printing of Cuban notes and to allow the private segment to compete for this work. Their argument was Cuba no longer needed the US Government assistance, as it did back in 1934, and that when the time came to engrave new plates to issue new notes, the US BEP should not be involved in this endeavour. The Cuban Government thus requested offers from three private printing houses, each prepared and submitted Essays and/or Printer's Specimens of the UN PESO note; American Banknote Company (ABNC) and Security Banknote Company (SBNC) from the USA, and Thomas DeLa Rue (TDLR) from England.
The winner was ABNC, who probably had the "inside track" since they had been printing Cuban Silver Certificates since 1944 along with the US BEP. While ABNC continued printing notes for Cuba until 1960, TDLR was able to gain a foothold contract in 1956 and also continued printing notes for Cuba until 1960.

Signature Set Details:

Slot Name	Slot Comment	Certification #	Note Info	Country	Grade	Photo
1949...P NL	ABNC FINAL Progress Proof VIGNETTE Banco Nacional de Cuba - MAXIMO GOMEZ - Proof SPECIAL V-92215 - mounted on cardboard. Reverse annotated F 12955	8022478-005	$1	United States	N/A
1949...P78s1	ABNC SPECIMEN S/N 00000	8005730-001	Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""SPECIMEN"" 5 Pesos	Cuba	67 EPQ
1949...P78a	ABNC ISSUED NOTE S/N A000316A Low Serial Number	8003986-011	Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba 5 Pesos	Cuba	66 EPQ
1950...P78bp	ABNC Printer PROOF OBVERSE UNIFACE Color Trial Order F 13084	8004687-003	Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""PROOF"" 5 Pesos	Cuba	66 EPQ
1950...P78bp	ABNC Printer PROOF REVERSE UNIFACE Color Trial Order F 12955	8004687-004	Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""PROOF"" 5 Pesos	Cuba	64
1950...P78s2	ABNC SPECIMEN S/N 00000	8003460-014	Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""SPECIM 5 Pesos	Cuba	64
1950...P78s2	ABNC SPECIMEN stamped SPECIMEN Uncut Sheet of SIX S/N 00000	8022492-001	Cuba, Banco Nacional De Cuba ""SPECIMEN"" 5 Pesos 1950	Cuba	64 EPQ
1950...P78b	ABNC ISSUED NOTE S/N W000230A Low Serial Number	8003460-015	Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba 5 Pesos	Cuba	66 EPQ
1958...P91 NL	TDLR Printer SPECIMEN No. 3 stamped SPECIMEN TWO TDLR OVAL stamps placed in two corners S/N A000000A	8003986-023	Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""SPECIME 5 Pesos - Printer: TDLR	Cuba	64 NET
1958...P91s1	TDLR SPECIMEN No. 155 perforated SPECIMEN + stamped SPECIMEN S/N A000000A	8003460-020	Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""SPECIME 5 Pesos	Cuba	66 EPQ
1958...P91a	TDLR ISSUED NOTE S/N H787685A	8003460-024	Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba 5 Pesos	Cuba	66 EPQ
1958...P91a*	TDLR REPLACEMENT STAR NOTE S/N *025697A	8005878-001	Cuba Replace 5 Pesos - Printer: TDLR	Cuba	64
1960...P91c	TDLR ISSUED NOTE S/N L000019A Low Serial Number	8007684-005	Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba 5 Pesos	Cuba	65 EPQ
1960...P91c	TDLR ISSUED NOTE S/N Q146973A	8006201-003	Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba 5 Pesos	Cuba	66 EPQ
1960...P91c*	TDLR REPLACEMENT STAR NOTE S/N *054078A	1203338-001	Cuba Replace 5 Pesos - Printer: TDLR	Cuba	AU 55 NET
1960...P92s	ABNC SPECIMEN stamped SPECIMEN S/N 00000 Obverse Green undertint	5005043-003	Cuba ""SPECIMEN / MUES 5 Pesos - Printer: ABNC	Cuba	67 EPQ
1960...P92s	ABNC SPECIMEN stamped SPECIMEN S/N 00000 Error Obverse Blue/Green undertint	8019042-003	Cuba, Banco Nacional De Cuba ""SPECIMEN"" 5 Pesos 1960	Cuba	66 EPQ
1960...P92s	ABNC SPECIMEN stamped SPECIMEN S/N 00000 Uncut sheet of FOUR Plate F14114 A1 Obverse Green undertint	8004631-001	Cuba ""SPECIMEN / MUES 5 Pesos - Printer: ABNC	Cuba	65 EPQ
1960...P92s	ABNC SPECIMEN stamped MUESTRA S/N 00000 Obverse Green undertint	8003692-005	Cuba ""SPECIMEN / MUES 5 Pesos - Printer: ABNC	Cuba	66 EPQ
1960...P92a	ABNC ISSUED NOTE S/N F062374A Obverse Green undertint	8003692-011	Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba 5 Pesos	Cuba	66 EPQ
1960...P92a	ABNC ISSUED NOTE S/N B793918A Error Obverse Blue/Green undertint	8003692-007	Cuba, Banco Nacional De Cuba 5 Pesos 1960	Cuba	VF 35

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