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5 Escudos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 5 Escudos |
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| Obverse description | Circular vignette at left with a portrait of Francisco de Oliveira Chamiço, a bearded gentleman in formal attire; at right, a circular vignette bearing the Banco Nacional Ultramarino seal with a ship; the denomination CINCO ESCUDOS in bold letterpress across the centre, above the payability inscription. The Portuguese royal arms appear at lower centre flanked by guilloche ornaments, with the date LISBOA, 1 de Janeiro de 1921 and two manuscript signatures below. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of a classical female figure accompanied by sailing ships, rendered in intaglio within a finely engraved guilloche border; the design is framed by ornamental scrollwork with the denomination numeral 5 repeated in the corners. |
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| Variants | P#68a - with Decreto P#68b - without Decreto |
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