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10 Patacas
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1910 |
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| Value | 10 Patacas |
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| Obverse description | Blue intaglio-printed note on cream paper, with the bank title BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO arched across the upper portion in bold lettering above an elaborate guilloche underprint. A central circular vignette contains the large numeral 10 with a dollar sign, flanked by two serial number panels, with the promise text in cursive script below reading that the Dili (Timor) branch treasurer will pay the bearer ten patacas in current currency; the date Lisboa, 1 de Janeiro de 1910 appears at centre, with signature lines for O Gerente, O Gov. and O Vice Gov. at the foot. Corner ornaments incorporate Chinese characters, and the printer's imprint BRADBURY, WILKINSON & Co. Ltd. LONDON appears at the bottom margin. |
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| Reverse description | Orange and brown intaglio-printed reverse with a row of Chinese characters (大西洋國海外滙理銀行) across the top panel within a decorative border. The centre is occupied by a horizontal cartouche reading BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO, interrupted by a circular vignette of the Portuguese royal arms wreathed in laurel. Below, the denomination DEZ PATACAS curves in bold letters on a ribbon, with DILI (TIMOR) in a straight line beneath, and large Chinese numeral characters 拾圓 placed symmetrically in the lower corners. The printer's imprint BRADBURY, WILKINSON & Co. Ltd. LONDON appears at the bottom margin. |
| Reverse lettering | 大西洋國海外滙理銀行 $10 $10 BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO DEZ PATACAS DILI (TIMOR) 拾圓 拾圓 |
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