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50 000 Reis
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Value | 50 000 Reis (50 000) |
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| Obverse description | Black on multicolour underprint. At left, an intaglio portrait vignette of Vasco da Gama; sailing ships appear at right; the Portuguese coat of arms is positioned at upper centre; a red bank seal is applied at bottom centre, known in two varieties. Fine guilloche work forms the underprint across the entire note. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO O THESOUREIRO DA FILIAL EM S. THOMÉ PAGARÁ Á VISTA AO PORTADOR CINCOENTA MIL REIS EM MOEDA CORRENTE VALOR RECEBIDO LISBOA, I de MARÇO de 1909. Bradbury, Wilkinson & Cia. Gravadores, Londres (Translation: National Bank Overseas The treasurer of the branch in St. Thomas will pay to the bearer Fifty Thousand Reis in Currency - amount received Lisbon, March 1st., 1909. Bradbury, Wilkinson & Cia. Engravers, London) |
| Reverse description | Dark green on multicolour underprint. A large central circular vignette, framed by the inscription BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO, contains an allegorical seated female figure with a sailing ship in the background. Bold numerals "50" appear to either side of the central medallion, all set within intricate guilloche lacework in green, yellow, red, and blue tones; the payability inscription appears in red at upper centre. |
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