Catalog
1 Escudo
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Green on multicolour underprint. Portrait of Francisco de Oliveira Chamiço at left, the Portuguese Coat of Arms at lower centre, and the bank seal at right. Two overprinted 'GUINÉ' inscriptions in red, with the principal text legends in intaglio. |
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| Reverse description | Green. Central vignette of a female allegorical figure with sailing vessels in the background, printed 'GUINÉ' overprint in red. The design is executed in intaglio with fine guilloche underprint work. |
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino's 1 Escudo of 1921 was issued for circulation in Portuguese Guinea — one of several West African territories served by the BNU, which held monopoly note-issuing rights across Portugal's colonial possessions. Bradbury, Wilkinson's involvement was typical of the period, when colonial administrations routinely contracted London security printers rather than developing domestic capacity.
Small-denomination colonial notes of this type suffered hard use in tropical climates, and genuinely uncirculated survivors are uncommon. The 130 × 81 mm format was the lower end of the BNU's colonial range for the period.