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5 Patacas Banco Nacional Ultramarino, crowned arms

Issuer Banco Nacional Ultramarino
Year 1905-1910
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Reference(s) P#2
Obverse description Blue on orange underprint. The crowned Portuguese arms appear as a vignette at upper left, with a sailing ship vignette at upper center. Text inscriptions in both Portuguese and Chinese characters are distributed across the face, with the denomination and issuer details rendered in letterpress.
Obverse lettering 行銀理滙外海國洋西大 $5 伍 BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO O Thesoureiro da agencia em Macau pagara a visita ao portador CINCO PATACAS em moeda corrente valor recebido LISBOA 門澳 MACAU 門澳
Reverse description Green on salmon-pink guilloche underprint. The crowned coat of arms of Portugal is set within an ornate central oval medallion flanked by two denomination cartouches reading "$5". "BANCO NACIONAL" arches above and "ULTRAMARINO" below the central design, with Chinese character panels reading "伍圓" at each corner within a fine geometric border.
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