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500 Escudos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1924 |
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| Value | 500 Escudos |
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| Obverse description | Cheque-format trial note dated 30 de Junho 1924, issued at Praia, bearing the heading 'O Banco Nacional Ultramarino' in bold script across the upper portion. To the left, a vignette encloses a circular bank seal with a steamship motif alongside branch information in small letterpress text; the denomination '500$00' appears in perforated numerals across the centre. A circular branch stamp reading 'Banco Nacional Ultramarino – Filial de Santiago' is applied in violet ink, accompanied by a manuscript signature of the branch manager ('O Gerente'). |
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| Reverse description | Plain paper reverse with handwritten endorsement text in Portuguese, including a date reference of 30-6-1924 and the notation 'Desconto nos livros da FP Nº 50 de 1924'. Multiple manuscript signatures of bank officials are applied diagonally across the surface, accompanied by a faint embossed seal of the Banco Nacional Ultramarino in the lower left corner. A row of perforated cancellation holes matching the obverse perforation is visible across the upper portion. |
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| Protection type | Perforation |
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