Catalog
30 Escudos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1959 |
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| Currency | Escudo (1958-1961) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO DECRETO-LEI Nº 39221 ÍNDIA PORTUGUESA TRINTA ESCUDOS LISBOA, 2 de JANEIRO de 1959. (Translation: National Bank Overseas Decree-Law no. 39221 Portuguese India Thirty Escudos Lisbon, January 2nd., 1959.) |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO 30 TRINTA ESCUDOS (Translation: National Bank Overseas Thirty Escudos) |
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| Comments |
The Banco Nacional Ultramarino issued this denomination specifically for Portuguese Guinea — one of several parallel series it maintained across Portugal's African territories during the 1950s, each nominally distinct but sharing much of the same De La Rue printing infrastructure. The 30 escudo value was an unusual choice, sitting awkwardly between more conventional denominations, likely calibrated to local wage and trade conditions rather than any standard metropolitan template.
Thomas De La Rue's involvement was long-standing across BNU's colonial issues, and the quality of intaglio work on this series is generally consistent. Watermark-only security reflects the period norm for lower-circulation colonial notes rather than any cost-cutting specific to this issue.