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100 Escudos

Issuer Banco Nacional Ultramarino
Year 1921
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description Purple on multicolour underprint. Intaglio portrait of Francisco de Oliveira Chamiço at left, the Portuguese Coat of Arms at lower centre, and the bank seal at right. Denomination and issuing authority inscribed in letterpress across the face.
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Reverse description Printed in black and green. A central intaglio vignette, framed by the circular legend BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO, depicts a seated allegorical female figure holding a model sailing ship, with tall-masted vessels visible in the background. Denomination numeral 100 appears at left and right within elaborate green and black guilloche scrollwork that fills the entire field, with the payability inscription in a panel at top centre.
Reverse lettering PAGAVEL NAS DEPENDENCIAS DA PROVINCIA DE CABO VERDE BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO 100 Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ld. Gravadores, Londres
(Translation: Payable at the premises of the Province of Cape Verde National Bank Overseas 100 Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. Engravers, London)
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