Catalog
20 000 Reis
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Value | 20 000 Reis (20 000) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Vasco da Gama at left within an ornate frame, with a vignette of Vasco da Gama embarking at right; coat of arms at upper right and a red seal at bottom centre. The design is executed in fine intaglio engraving with dense guilloche underprint throughout. |
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| Reverse description | Central circular vignette with a seated allegorical female figure and a sailing ship, surrounded by the bank name in a circular legend, all set against an elaborate multicolour guilloche background in shades of red, orange, and yellow; denomination numeral "20" appears in large bold figures at left and right within ornamental cartouches. A rectangular panel at top centre carries the payability inscription. |
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| Variants | P#8as - seal type Specimen P#8b - seal type |
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