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100 Patacas Banco Nacional Ultramarino
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Currency | Pataca (1894-date) |
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| Obverse description | To the right, a circular intaglio vignette presents the façade of the ruins of São Paulo Cathedral rendered in fine engraved detail against a clouded sky, with the caption "RUINAS DA CATEDRAL DE S. PAULO" below. The left half of the note carries a blank oval reserve for a watermark portrait, surrounded by intricate multicolour guilloche underprint in green and pink. Denomination numerals "100" appear in the upper left and lower right corners, with bilingual text in Portuguese and Chinese occupying the centre field. |
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| Reverse description | To the left, a rectangular intaglio vignette within a decorative frame portrays a Chinese junk under full sail on open water, labelled "JUNCO" beneath. The central field is dominated by a large circular guilloche rosette in multicolour underprint, incorporating the bank's seal, with the denomination inscribed in Portuguese and Chinese. Corner ornaments bearing "100" in blue appear at all four angles. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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