Catalog
2.5 Rupias
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Currency | Rupia (1880-1958) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO DUAS RUPIAS E MEIA MOEDA CORRENTE RUPIAS LISBOA 1 DE OUTUBRO DE 1917 O VICE-GOVERNADOR O GOVERNADOR |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO DUAS RUPIAS E MEIA |
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Bradbury Wilkinson produced this note for the Banco Nacional Ultramarino at a moment when Portuguese colonial finances in Goa were under acute pressure — wartime disruption to shipping and trade had created genuine fractional currency shortages, and the 2½ rupias denomination was a practical response to the gap left by scarce coin. The denomination itself is a colonial hybrid, pegged to the rupia rather than the metropolitan escudo, reflecting Goa's distinct monetary tradition rooted in Indo-Portuguese commerce.
Pick 22 is notably scarce. Low original print runs and poor survival rates in the humid coastal climate of Goa account for that.