Catalog
20 Escudos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1946 |
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| Currency | Escudo (1914-1974) |
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| Obverse description | Brown intaglio print over a multicolour guilloche underprint. A portrait vignette of Dom Afonso V occupies the right side of the note, while the Portuguese Coat of Arms appears at upper centre and the bank seal is positioned at left. The overall design reflects the colonial-era typographic and engraved style characteristic of Bradbury Wilkinson productions of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO DECRETO No. 17.154 S. TOMÉ e PRÍNCIPE COLÔNIA PORTUGUESA VINTE ESCUDOS LISBOA, 12 de AGOSTO de 1946. (Translation: National Bank Overseas Decree no. 17,154 St. Thomas and Prince Portuguese Colony Twenty Escudos Lisbon, August 12, 1946.) |
| Reverse description | Brown intaglio print. A central vignette presents a female allegorical figure alongside a view of steamships, evoking maritime commerce and colonial trade. The Portuguese Coat of Arms is positioned at right, framed by engraved border work typical of Bradbury Wilkinson's output. |
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