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10 Mil Reis
| Issuer | Banco de Portugal |
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| Year | 1910 |
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| In circulation to | 31 March 1932 |
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| Obverse description | This note is an overprint on the Portuguese Banco de Portugal P#108 issue, adapted for Azorean circulation. The central vignette presents five male allegorical figures personifying the arts and sciences — Sculpture, Painting, Reading, Music, and Writing — rendered in intaglio. The serial number appears at the upper left, with the Açores overprint and island currency inscriptions applied in letterpress. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries an allegorical female figure at left, clad in armour and wearing a crown, rendered in intaglio against a fine guilloche underprint. A bust of Athena, helmeted and in profile, occupies the right side. The word AÇORES appears in each corner, with the central field bearing the denomination and MOEDA INSULANA and REPUBLICA overprints in letterpress. |
| Reverse lettering | AÇÔRES BANCO DE PORTUGAL DEZ MIL REIS MOEDA INSULANA REPUBLICA AÇÔRES (Translation: Azores Bank of Portugal Ten Thousand Reis Island Currency Republic Azores) |
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