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5 Patacas
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Value | 5 Patacas |
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| Obverse description | Brown note printed on cream paper, with a central vignette of a traditional Timorese village scene with thatched-roof dwellings amid tropical foliage, set to the left. To the right, a circular guilloche medallion bears the Portuguese coat of arms within a wreath. Chinese characters for the denomination appear in the centre and at each corner, with bilingual text in Portuguese and Chinese above the vignette. The date, decree number, and two manuscript signatures of bank officials appear in the lower portion. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO 大西洋海外滙理銀行 CINCO PATACAS DECRETO Nº17154 TIMOR Lisboa 16 de Novembro de 1945 O ADMINISTRADOR O PRESIDENTE DO CONSELHO ADMINISTRATIVO 伍 圓 |
| Reverse description | Executed in deep carmine-brown on cream paper, the reverse is dominated by an intricate guilloche underprint covering the entire field. A central oval vignette portrays a steam vessel at sea, encircled by the inscriptions "BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO" and "COLONIAS. COMMERCIO. AGRICULTURA". Symmetrical ornamental cartouches at left and right each contain the numeral "5" above a Chinese character for the denomination. The bank name and payability inscription appear across the top, with "CINCO PATACAS" in a panel at the foot. |
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