Signature Set Detail: 7n BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA ISSUED NOTES - CINCUENTA 50 PESOS 1950 - 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
1950...P NL	ABNC FINAL Progress Proof VIGNETTE of CALIXTO GARCIA INIGUEZ - Proof SPECIAL V-92006 - mounted on cardboard. Reverse annotated F 12958	8022478-003	$1	United States	N/A
1950..P NL	ABNC Printer PROOF REVERSE UNIFACE mounted on cardboard annotated F 12958	8004688-002	Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""PROOF"" 50 Pesos	Cuba	66 EPQ
1950...P81s1	ABNC SPECIMEN - stamped SPECIMEN S/N 00000	8003474-038	Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""SPECIME 50 Pesos	Cuba	67 EPQ
1950...P81a	ISSUED NOTE A822358A	8003474-040	Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba 50 Pesos - Printer: ABNC	Cuba	66 EPQ
1958..P NL	ABNC Printer PROOF OBVERSE UNIFACE mounted on cardboard annotated F 13980	8004688-001	Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""PROOF"" 50 Pesos	Cuba	64
1958...P81s2	ABNC SPECIMEN - stamped SPECIMEN S/N 00000	8003761-005	Cuba ""SPECIMEN / MUES 50 Pesos - Printer: ABNC	Cuba	66 EPQ
1958...P81s2	ABNC SPECIMEN - stamped SPECIMEN Uncut sheet of SIX S/N 00000	8004631-003	Cuba ""SPECIMEN / MUES 50 Pesos - Printer: ABNC	Cuba	66 EPQ
1958...P81s2	ABNC SPECIMEN - stamped MUESTRA S/N 00000	8003986-004	Cuba ""SPECIMEN / MUES 50 Pesos - Printer: ABNC	Cuba	67 EPQ
1958...P81b	ISSUED NOTE B590774A	8004633-004	Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba 50 Pesos - Printer: ABNC	Cuba	67 EPQ
1960..P NL	ABNC Printer SPECIMEN - perforated SPECIMEN S/N C000001A - C1000000A Annotated F 131106 dated 8/8/60 12345 printed on top margin	8005710-004	Cuba ""SPECIMEN / MUES 50 Pesos - Printer: ABNC	Cuba	VF 35 NET
1960...P81c	ISSUED NOTE S/N C198664A	8014283-009	Cuba, Banco Nacional De Cuba 50 Pesos 1960 - Printer: ABNC	Cuba	66 EPQ
1960...P81s3	ABNC SPECIMEN - stamped SPECIMEN S/N D000000A	8003761-007	Cuba ""SPECIMEN / MUES 50 Pesos - Printer: ABNC	Cuba	66 EPQ
1960...P81d	ISSUED NOTE S/N D-A

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