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| Issuer | Banco de Portugal |
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| Year | 1894 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Green intaglio-printed note with two allegorical female figures seated in arched niches at left and right, surrounded by elaborate architectural columns and guilloche borders. The central panel bears the issuer name BANCO DE PORTUGAL above the denomination DEZ MIL RÉIS, with the word OURO indicating gold backing, the date Lisboa 1 de Dezembro de 1894, and two signature lines for O DIRECTOR and O GOVERNADOR. At the base, a central cartouche inscribed BANCO DE PORTUGAL is flanked by cherub vignettes and denomination numerals 10 in ornate frames at each lower corner; this example is perforated SPECIMEN. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE PORTUGAL DEZ MIL RÉIS OURO Lisboa 1 de Dezembro de 1894 O DIRECTOR O GOVERNADOR SPECIMEN |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE PORTUGAL SPECIMEN |
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