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5 Libras
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1909 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The bank title BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO is printed in bold letterpress at the top centre, flanked on each side by a large stylised numeral '5' within an ornate guilloche frame. The denomination CINCO LIBRAS ESTERLINAS OURO appears in an intaglio panel at centre, with the issuing branch inscription O THESOUREIRO DA FILIAL EM LOURENÇO MARQUES and the date LISBOA, 1 de Março de 1909 printed above and below respectively. A circular red seal of the Filial em Lourenço Marques is affixed at lower centre, with the Portuguese royal arms vignette at right and the serial number and signatures of the Gerente, Vice-Governador and O Governador at lower left and right. |
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| Reverse lettering | PAGAVEL NA FILIAL EM CINCO LIBRAS ESTERLINAS OURO LOURENÇO MARQUES |
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino was Portugal's designated overseas bank, chartered in 1864 with the explicit mandate to issue currency across the colonial territories — including Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, and Portuguese India. This note was issued for Mozambique, where the libra served as a transitional denomination bridging Portuguese and British monetary influence in a territory with deep commercial ties to neighboring British South Africa.
Bradbury Wilkinson printed extensively for colonial and quasi-sovereign issuers across this period. The P#46 series is modestly scarce in any collectible grade, partly because Mozambique's humid coastal climate was harsh on paper currency in active use.