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1/2 Libra
| Issuer | Companhia de Moçambique |
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| Year | 1934 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The Portuguese royal arms vignette occupies the upper centre, set within an elaborate guilloche underprint in red and yellow-green tones that fills the note face. The issuer's title COMPANHIA DE MOÇAMBIQUE arches across the top in a decorative cartouche, while the denomination MEIA LIBRA ESTERLINA is boldly lettered in the centre field. Place of issue, date, and two manuscript signatures appear in the lower portion, flanked by the fraction numeral 1/2 repeated at left and right. |
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| Obverse lettering | COMPANHIA DE MOÇAMBIQUE PAGARA A VISTA AO PORTADOR MEIA LIBRA ESTERLINA MOEDA CORRENTE BEIRA DE MARÇO DE 1934 O GERENTE DA CAIXA DE EMISSÃO O ADMINISTRADOR |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue-green intaglio on a plain paper ground and is entirely typographic and ornamental in character. A central oval cartouche bearing the ornate fraction numeral 1/2 is surrounded by an intricate guilloche frame, with four large rosette medallions positioned at the corners. The denomination legend MEIA LIBRA ESTERLINA arches above and below the central cartouche, and the printer's imprint appears at the foot of the design. |
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