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10 000 Reis CCA seal
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Currency | Real (decimalized, 1841-1910) |
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| Obverse description | Green on multicolour underprint, with a portrait vignette of Vasco da Gama at upper left and a vignette of sailing ships at right. A red type III Colonias, Commercio, Agricultura (CCA) seal is applied at lower centre. Text inscriptions in period typography occupy the central field, with the denomination and issuing authority details clearly stated. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO O THESOUREIRO DA AGENCIA DE BOLAMA PAGARA A VISTA A PORTADOR DEZ MIL REIS EM MOEDA CORRENTE VALOR RECIBIDO LISBOA, I DE MARÇO DE 1909. (Translation: National Bank Overseas the Treasurer of the Agency of Bolama pay to the bearer Ten Thousand Reis in currency amount received Lisbon, March 1, 1909.) |
| Reverse description | Printed in brown tones, the reverse is dominated by a central oval vignette of a seated female figure in classical attire, with sailing ships rendered in the background. The denomination numeral "10" appears in large figures on both the left and right margins, framed by intricate guilloche lacework borders. The issuing bank's name arcs along the upper portion of the central vignette cartouche. |
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