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50 Centavos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Reference(s) | P#53 |
| Obverse description | The central panel bears the serial number, denomination numeral '50 CENTAVOS', and the date 'Lisboa, 1 de Janeiro de 1920', framed by a Portuguese coat of arms vignette at top centre. To the left, allegorical figures including Mercury and a maritime vignette with ships occupy a side panel, while to the right an allegorical female figure representing Industry and a farmer are rendered in fine intaglio engraving. The denomination '50' appears in circles at the lower corners, with 'ANGOLA' inscribed along the lower border. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO 50 CENTAVOS ANGOLA Lisboa, 1 de Janeiro de 1920 O vice-governador / O governador (Translation: National Overseas Bank / Fifty Centavos / Angola / Lisbon, 1 January 1920 / The Vice-Governor / The Governor) |
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The Banco Nacional Ultramarino, chartered in Lisbon in 1864, held note-issuing rights across Portugal's overseas territories and issued fractional notes like this 50 Centavos during the post-WWI inflationary period, when coin shortages made small-denomination paper a practical necessity throughout the Portuguese colonial system. The precise territory of issue for Pick 53 warrants attention — BNU issued near-identical fractional notes simultaneously across multiple colonies, and misattribution between Portuguese Guinea, Mozambique, and Angola series is a recurring cataloging problem.