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10 Centavos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in rose-red on a light ground, with allegorical figures flanking a central guilloche vignette that frames the serial number and manuscript signatures. Sailing ships appear at the left and right margins, while the issuer's name arcs across the upper portion and the word MOCAMBIQUE appears in the lower centre field. The denomination numeral 10 appears in each corner, with DEZ CENTAVOS reading vertically along both side borders. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO 10 CENTAVOS |
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The Banco Nacional Ultramarino issued small-denomination emergency fractional notes across multiple Portuguese colonial territories during the late teens and early 1920s, and this 10 Centavos belongs to that practical response to a coin shortage that was affecting Portugal and its overseas possessions simultaneously. Metal was scarce, small change was disappearing from circulation, and paper filled the gap — briefly and imperfectly.
The BNU's fractional issues from this period are frequently misattributed between territories. Without clear provenance, the specific colony of issue can be difficult to confirm from the note alone.