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500 Escudos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Value | 500 Escudos |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO DECRETO 17.154 GUINÉ PORTUGUESA QUINHENTOS ESCUDOS LISBOA, 27 DE MARÇO DE 1947 ESPECIME (Translation: National Bank Overseas Decree 17,154 Portuguese Guinea Five Hundred Escudos Lisbon, March 27, 1947 Specimen) |
| Reverse description | Printed in green and blue, the reverse centers on an oval intaglio vignette of a seated allegorical female figure with tall-masted sailing ships in the background, framed by elaborate guilloche lacework borders. The numeral 500 appears in large letterpress figures to either side of the central vignette. The printer's imprint "BRADBURY WILKINSON & Co GRAVADORES, LONDRES" is typeset along the lower margin, and a red diagonal ESPECIME overprint crosses the design. |
| Reverse lettering | PAGAVEL NA COLONIA DA GUINÉ BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO 500 ESPECIME (Translation: Payable in Colony of Guinea National Bank Overseas 500 Specimen) |
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