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5 Centavos

Issuer Banco Nacional Ultramarino - S. Tiago
Year 1914
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Currency Centavo (1914-1914)
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Obverse description Green and brown note with guilloche underprint throughout. At left, a circular vignette bears the large numeral '5' above 'CENTAVOS'; at right, an octagonal medallion displays the Portuguese coat of arms within a wreath. The central panel carries the inscriptions 'CINCO CENTAVOS' in a rectangular cartouche and 'MOEDA CORRENTE' below, with 'S. TIAGO' overprinted in red above. A circular intaglio seal of the Banco Nacional Ultramarino — Colónias, Commercio e Agricultura — is stamped in red at centre-bottom, flanked by serial number '0.385.888' printed in red. The date 'Lisboa, 5 de Novembro de 1914' and two manuscript signature lines appear at the lower portion of the note.
Obverse lettering BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO
CINCO
5
CENTAVOS
S. TIAGO
CINCO CENTAVOS
MOEDA CORRENTE
No 0.385.888
LISBOA, 5 de Novembro de 1914.
O VICE-GOVERNADOR
O GOVERNADOR
BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO COLÓNIAS COMMERCIO E AGRICULTURA
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Reverse lettering BANCO NACIONAL
ULTRAMARINO
0$05
0$05
BRADBURY, WILKINSON & Co. Lts GRAVADORES LONDRES
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