Catalog
10 Avos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Currency | Pataca (1894-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in blue and yellow tones, with the issuer's name BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO in bold letterpress across the upper portion, flanked by the Portuguese royal coat of arms in an oval vignette at left and denomination cartouches reading 10 AVOS in the corners. A central guilloche medallion carries the inscription DEZ AVOS within a decorative panel, while Chinese characters denoting the value appear vertically at left. The serial number is printed twice in black, and a manuscript signature appears above the GERENTE designation at the lower centre. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in blue, with a bold central guilloche rosette enclosing the numeral 10 and the inscription DEZ AVOS within a circular frame, flanked symmetrically by two ornate column vignettes. The issuer's name BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO runs across the top in a banner, with Chinese characters reading the full bank name arranged vertically above it, and MACAU appears in a lower panel. Denomination indicators 10 AVOS are repeated in the upper corners, with Chinese value characters placed vertically on both lateral margins. |
| Reverse lettering | 大西洋國海外滙理銀行 BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO DEZ AVOS MACAU 壹毫 10 AVOS |
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