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| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1868 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Horizontal format note with the issuing bank's name in a curved serif typeface across the top. A central vignette within an oval frame carries the overprint 'AGAVE / AGENCIA DE / S. THOME' and the legend 'COLONIAS COMMERCIO AGRICULTURA'. Two oval counters at left and right display the denomination '5$000', with serial number ovals reading 'Nº 26450'. The lower half carries the payable text in manuscript-style letterpress, a bold rectangular panel with 'CINCO MIL REIS', signature lines for Os Gerentes and O Governador, and the issue date 'Lisboa 1º de Janeiro 1868'. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a dense repeating guilloche pattern formed by lathe-work engine-turned borders running along the full perimeter of the note, with the bank name 'BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO' repeated vertically in the side panels as an ornamental security underprint. |
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| Protection type | Guilloche border |
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