2500 Réis

Issuer	Banco Nacional Ultramarino
Year	1909
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	Portrait vignette of Vasco da Gama (c. 1460–1524), the Portuguese explorer celebrated as the first European to reach India by sea, occupies the central field, with sailing ships rendered in fine intaglio engraving in the background. Elaborate guilloche underprint frames the composition, with the issuing bank's title and payment obligations inscribed in letterpress across the note. The overall design reflects the classical late-Victorian engraving style characteristic of Bradbury Wilkinson productions.
Obverse lettering	BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO O THESOUREIRO DA FILIAL EM S. THOMÉ PAGARÁ Á VISTA AO PORTADOR DOIS MIL E QUINHENTOS REIS EM MOEDA CORRENTE VALOR RECEBIDO Pagavel na Filial de Loanda (Translation: National Overseas Bank, The Branch Treasurer in São Tomé, Will pay the holder on sight two thousand five hundred réis in current currency, Payable in the Luanda Branch)
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Reverse lettering	PAGAVEL NA FILIAL EM S. THOMÉ 2500 BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO (Translation: Payable at the branch in São Tomé, National Overseas Bank)
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