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2.50 Escudos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Escudo (1914-1975) |
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| Obverse description | Dark blue on yellow and red-violet underprint. Portrait of Francisco de Oliveira Chamiço at left, the Portuguese Coat of Arms at lower centre, and the bank seal at right. The composition is framed by intricate guilloche borders with denomination numerals in each corner. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO PROVINCIA DE GUINÉ DOIS ESCUDOS E CINCOENTA CENTAVOS PAGAVEL NAS DEPENDENCIAS DA PROVINCIA DE GUINÉ LISBOA, 1 de Janeiro de 1921. THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY LIMITED, LONDRES (Translation: National Bank Overseas Province of Guinea Two Escudos and Fifty Centavos Payable at the premises of the Province of Guinea Lisbon, January 1st, 1921. Thomas de la Rue & Company Limited, London) |
| Reverse description | Printed in dark blue on an uncoloured ground. A central oval vignette, encircled by the bank name in curved lettering, presents a seated allegorical female figure facing right, with a tall-masted sailing vessel and a steam ship visible in the harbour background. Denomination counters showing 2$50 are set within elaborate guilloche cartouches to the left and right, and the entire design is framed by richly detailed floral and scroll guilloche borders. |
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