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10 Mil Réis
| Issuer | Banco de Portugal, Funchal |
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| Year | 1878 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Violet-toned note with a central allegorical vignette enclosed in an oval frame, showing classical figures in a landscape scene. The heading BANCO DE PORTUGAL appears in large letterpress across the top, flanked on either side by circular denomination cartouches reading DEZ MIL RÉIS; the main text body carries the promise-to-pay inscription referencing the Agência do Funchal, with the denomination DEZ MIL REIS repeated in bold across the centre. Serial number and date appear in the lower portion, with a row of cancellation punch holes visible across the note. |
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| Reverse description | Green-tinted back with an elaborate guilloche border framing a central oval medallion bearing the text BANCO DE PORTUGAL and the numeral 10. Symmetrical scrollwork fills the field on either side of the central motif, with BANCO DE PORTUGAL lettered across the middle register. A row of cancellation punch holes is present in the lower half, and manuscript annotations appear in the upper margin. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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