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30 Escudos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1959 |
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| Reference(s) | P#22 |
| Obverse description | Blue intaglio-printed note with a portrait vignette of José Celestino da Silva at right, in military uniform, framed by fine guilloche patterning. At centre, the Portuguese royal arms appears above the date and place of issue, with two signature lines below captioned 'O ADMINISTRADOR' and 'O GOVERNADOR'. The denomination is rendered in both Portuguese and Chinese characters, with the issuing bank title and decree reference inscribed across the upper register. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO 30 TRINTA ESCUDOS 30 BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO LISBOA 1864 |
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The Banco Nacional Ultramarino was the note-issuing authority for Portuguese overseas territories, and this 30 Escudos piece was issued for circulation in Portuguese Guinea — one of several distinct series BNU produced concurrently for different colonies, each with its own denomination structure. The 30 Escudo value itself is unusual; not a round figure, it suggests a deliberate fit with local pricing or wage structures in the colony rather than a standard metropolitan denomination ladder.
Five different signature combinations are recorded for P#22, indicating a long print life or phased distribution across administrations. Francisco José Vieira Machado appears as the constant second signatory across all variants — worth noting when attributing individual specimens to a particular period of issue.