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1000 Escudos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Currency | Escudo (1911-1974) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of António Ennes at left, with the bank's circular seal at right and the Portuguese colonial arms at upper centre; the central inscription reads MOÇAMBIQUE / COLONIA PORTUGUESA / MIL ESCUDOS with the date Lisboa, 1 de Novembro de 1941 below, framed by intricate guilloche borders in brown tones. Decreto No. 17,154 is noted at upper left, and two manuscript signature lines appear at the foot of the note. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of a standing female figure on a quayside, gazing out toward a fleet of tall sailing ships and a steam vessel on the open sea, rendered in brown on a pale green and cream guilloche underprint. Denomination numerals 1000 appear in large panels to left and right of the central scene, enclosed within elaborate lathe-work borders. The printer's imprint BRADBURY WILKINSON & Cº GRAVADORES LONDRES appears at the lower margin. |
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| Protection description | Watermark in the paper, visible when held to light |
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