Catalog
10 Rupias
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
|---|---|
| Year | 1945 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 10 Rupias |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Red-brown and multicolour note with the bank seal vignette (steamship) at upper left and an intaglio portrait of Afonso de Albuquerque at right. Guilloche underprint covers the central field, with the denomination numeral 10 repeated at all four corners. The date and decree inscription run along the lower portion of the note. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO INDIA PORTUGUESA DECRETO Nº 17.154 DEZ RUPIAS LISBOA, 29 de NOVEMBRO de 1945. (Translation: National Bank Overseas Portuguese India Decree no. 17,154 Ten Rupias Lisbon, 29 November 1945.) |
| Reverse description | Printed in red-brown, the reverse carries a central vignette of a female figure at left observing sailing ships at centre, with the Portuguese Royal Arms appearing at upper right. The composition is framed by decorative guilloche borders typical of Bradbury Wilkinson's engraving style. |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |