| Issuer | Portuguese India |
| Year | 1945 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 500 Rupias |
| Currency | Rupia (1880-1958) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 165 × 87 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| Reference(s) | P#40 |
| Obverse description | Green and multicolor. Bank seal (steamship) at upper left; portrait of Afonso de Albuquerque at right. Numeral 500 at all four corners. |
| Reverse description | Olive-green. Woman (left) watching sailing ships at center; Portuguese Arms at upper right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO
INDIA PORTUGUESA
DECRETO Nº 17.154
QUINHENTAS RUPIAS
LISBOA, 29 de NOVEMBRO de 1945. (Translation: National Bank Overseas Portuguese India Decree no. 17,154 Five Hundred Rupee Lisbon, November 29, 1945.) |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO
PAGAVEL NA INDIA PORTUGUESA (Translation: National Bank Overseas Payable in Portuguese India) |
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| Catalog ID | 3632145270 |
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