Catalog
2500 Reis
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Size | 147 × 93 mm |
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| Obverse description | Black on multicolour underprint. Portrait of Vasco da Gama at left, with a vignette of sailing ships at right and the Portuguese Coat of Arms at upper centre. A red bank seal appears at bottom centre, known in two varieties. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in dark blue with a salmon-toned multicolour underprint. A large central circular vignette, encircled by the bank name legend "BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO", contains an allegorical female figure seated beside a tall-masted sailing ship. Denomination numerals "2500" appear at left and right within elaborate guilloche borders, with ornate floral and rosette cornerpieces, and the printer's imprint at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | PAGAVEL NA FILIAL EM S. THOMÉ BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO BRADBURY WILKINSON & CIA. GRAVADORES LONDRES (Translation: Payable in branch in St. Thomas National Bank Overseas Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Engravers London) |
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