Catalog
| Issuer | Portuguese Guinea (1910-1975) |
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| Year | 1937 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 20 Escudos |
| Currency | Escudo (1914-1975) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 137 × 80 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| Reference(s) | P#22 |
| Obverse description | Blue. Portrait of João Texeira Pinto at left; bank seal at right; Portuguese Coat of Arms at lower center. |
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| Obverse lettering |
BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO DECRETO Nº 17.154 GUINÉ PORTUGUESA VINTE ESCUDOS LISBOA, 14 de SETEMBRO de 1937. (Translation: National Bank Overseas Decree 17,154 Portuguese Guinea Twenty Escudos Lisbon, September 14, 1937.) |
| Reverse description | Blue. Woman and ships in background at center. |
| Reverse lettering |
PAGAVEL NA COLONIA DA GUINÉ BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO 20 (Translation: Payable in Colony of Guinea National Bank Overseas) |
| Signature(s) | José Gabriel Pinto Coelho, António dos Santos Viegas, Júlio Schmidt, |
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| Numisquare ID | 9509664540 |
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