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1000 Reis

Issuer Banco Nacional Ultramarino
Year 1909
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Printer Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
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Obverse description Green intaglio-printed note on a fine guilloche underprint, with the bank title "BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO" in a bold arched banner across the upper portion. A large denomination panel "REIS 1000" occupies the left, while a circular red seal bearing a steamship vignette is affixed at right; the Portuguese arms appear at upper right within ornate scrollwork borders. The date and place of issue, Lisbon 1 March 1909, are printed in the lower centre, with signature lines for the Gerente and Vice-Governador below.
Obverse lettering BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO O THESOUREIRO DA FILIAL EM S. THIAGO PAGARÁ Á VISTA AO PORTADOR MIL RÉIS EM MOEDA CORRENTE VALOR RECEBIDO LISBOA. 1 de MARÇO de 1909.
(Translation: National Overseas Bank. The Treasurer of the Agency of St. Thiago will pay on demand to the bearer One Thousand Réis in current currency. Value received. Lisbon, 1st March 1909.)
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Variants P#4a(1) - seal type "Filial em S. Thiago" signatures at right: Governador António Teixeira de Sousa & Vice Governador Manuel Carlos de Freitas Alzina
P#4a(2) - seal type "Filial em S. Thiago" signatures at right: Governador António Teixeira de Sousa & Vice Governador Luís Diogo da Silva
P#4b - seal type "Colonias, Commercio, Agricultura"
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