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10 Avos

Issuer Banco Nacional Ultramarino
Year 1920
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Value 10 Avos
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Obverse description Green note with the bank name "BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO" inscribed in a banner across the upper field, flanked at left by the Portuguese coat of arms within a laurel wreath and the word "MACAU". The denomination "DEZ AVOS" appears in a central cartouche, with Chinese characters (壹毫) printed vertically at left and right. Two serial numbers appear on the note, one at upper right and one at lower left, with a "GERENTE" signature line at bottom centre.
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Reverse description Green note dominated by a large central guilloche rosette enclosing the numeral "10" and the legend "DEZ AVOS", flanked by two ornate column vignettes with radiating guilloche sunburst panels. The bank name "BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO" runs across the upper portion in a ribbon, above Chinese characters reading 大西洋海外理銀行, with "MACAU" (門澳) inscribed in a banner at the lower centre and Chinese denomination characters (壹毫) repeated vertically on both sides.
Reverse lettering BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO
DEZ AVOS
MACAU
大西洋海外理銀行
壹毫
門澳
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