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2500 Reis
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Currency | Real (1865-1914) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Vasco da Gama in an oval vignette at left, flanked by elaborate guilloche scrollwork; the arms of Portugal appear at upper right, with the denomination '2500' in the upper corners. A circular red seal of the Banco Nacional Ultramarino is affixed at lower center, with a secondary vignette of Vasco da Gama's fleet under sail at lower right. The text panel at center carries the payable obligation in letterpress. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO O THESOUREIRO DA FILIAL EM S. THIAGO PAGARÁ Á VISTA AO PORTADOR DOIS MIL E QUINHENTOS REIS EM MOEDA CORRENTE VALOR RECEBIDO LISBOA. 1 de MARÇO de 1909. (Translation: National Bank Overseas The Treasurer of the Agency of St. Thiago Pay in cash by carrier Two Thousand and Five Hundred Reis in currency Amount received Lisbon, March 1st, 1909.) |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of an allegorical female figure seated alongside a sailing ship, rendered in intaglio against a guilloche underprint background. |
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