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50 Centavos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in olive-green tones and centres on a circular guilloche vignette at left bearing the numeral '50 CENTAVOS', with a smaller Portuguese coat of arms vignette at right. A circular blue intaglio stamp at centre depicts a steamship and carries the legend 'BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO LISBOA'. The note is dated 'LISBOA, 3 de Novembro de 1914' and bears two manuscript signatures below the designations 'O VICE-GOVERNADOR' and 'O GOVERNADOR'. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is engraved in brown tones and presents a central allegorical vignette of a seated female figure, rendered in fine intaglio line work, with a tall sailing ship visible in the background. Two symmetrical guilloche medallions flanking the central vignette each carry the denomination '0$50'. The issuer's name is inscribed in ribbon banners across the top, and the printer's imprint 'BRADBURY WILKINSON & Cº Lº GRAVADORES · LONDRES' appears at the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO 0$50 (Translation: National Overseas Bank) |
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