Catalog
1000 Reis CCA seal
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Size | 138 × 81 mm |
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| Obverse description | Green on multicolour underprint. A Type III CCA (Colonias, Commercio, Agricultura) red oval seal appears at right, with the issuing bank's arms at upper right. Text block at centre carries the full pay-to-bearer obligation inscription with date and place of issue. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in green. A central oval guilloche medallion contains an intaglio vignette of a seated female allegorical figure with sailing ships in the background. The circular legend BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO frames the medallion, with ornate guilloche cornerpieces to either side bearing the denomination numerals 1000. At the top, a rectangular panel carries the overprint PAGAVEL NA AGENCIA DE BOLAMA in green. The printer's imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. appears in small lettering at the lower margin. |
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino's earliest colonial note issues were frequently adapted from metropolitan plate designs rather than commissioned from scratch, and Bradbury Wilkinson supplied several Portuguese colonial territories with near-identical base printings distinguished only by overprints, serial prefixes, or handstamped authorization seals. The "CCA" seal on this note — applied by the Companhia de Moçambique or a comparable chartered company acting as a sub-authority — is the detail that actually defines its issuing legitimacy, not the bank name alone.
P#1A is the first listed pick for this territory and denomination, which typically signals a short-lived or small-circulation run.