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Madeira Islands, ND (late 1800s-1900s), 100 Reis, Denomination, P-Unlisted, Issued Leather Token

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - World Currency Start Price:3,250.00 USD Estimated At:4,500.00 - 6,000.00 USD
Madeira Islands, ND (late 1800s-1900s), 100 Reis, Denomination, P-Unlisted, Issued Leather Token
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Funchal, Madeira Islands, Portugal. ND (late 1800s-1900s). 100 Reis, P-UNL, Issued Leather Token. WBG graded Extremely Fine Choice 45. The text of this small leather 100 Reis scrip note is in a handstamp reading: "MANUEL ALVES DARAUJO / Rua dos Nettos / FUNCHAL / MADEIRA," with the denomination, 100, handwritten at center. The piece is somewhat irregularly cut, as made. Its dimensions are approximately 36 x 30 mm, with a thickness of about 1.7 mm. Manuel Alves D'Araujo was a 19th Century businessman and merchant in Madeira, his business was located on the Rua dos Nettos, where he issued these chits. There is a street named after him in Valongo, Portugal.