Catálogo
| Emisor | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
|---|---|
| Año | 1909 |
| Tipo | Standard circulation banknote |
| Valor | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Moneda | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Composición | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Tamaño | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Forma | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Impresor | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Diseñador(es) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Grabador(es) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| En circulación hasta | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Referencia(s) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Descripción del anverso | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
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| Leyenda del anverso | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO O THESOUREIRO DA FILIAL EM LOANDA pagará á Vista ao Portador MIL REIS EM MOEDA CORRENTE VALOR RECEBIDO (Translation: National Overseas Bank, The Branch Treasurer in Luanda, Will pay the holder on sight one thousand réis in current currency) |
| Descripción del reverso | The reverse is printed in a single blue-green ink with dense guilloche work filling the side panels and corners. A large central vignette, enclosed within an oval guilloche frame bearing the bank name, presents an allegorical seated female figure in classical dress holding a small model sailing vessel, with a full-rigged tall ship visible on the water behind her. The denomination 1000 is repeated in large numerals on both the left and right margins. |
| Leyenda del reverso | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Firma(s) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Tipo de protección | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Descripción de la protección | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Variantes | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Comentarios |
Banco Nacional Ultramarino was a Lisbon-based colonial bank chartered in 1864 specifically to manage currency and credit across Portugal's overseas territories. By 1909, it was issuing notes for multiple colonies simultaneously — the same Bradbury Wilkinson plates were often adapted across different territories with minimal modification, which makes precise attribution of specific P#28 printing runs to a single colony worth scrutinizing against the series prefix and overprint details.
Bradbury Wilkinson had by this date established a strong reputation for intaglio security printing, and their work for BNU was consistent with their broader Portuguese colonial contracts. Whether this particular note circulated in Mozambique, Angola, or another territory changes its monetary history considerably.