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5000 Reis
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1908 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Vasco da Gama at left, the bank seal at centre, and the colonial arms at upper right, with sailing ships in the right field. A red overprint reading 'LOURENÇO MARQUES' identifies the issuing branch. The design is framed with fine guilloche borders typical of early twentieth-century intaglio banknote production. |
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| Reverse description | A central oval guilloche vignette encloses an allegorical female figure seated alongside sailing ships, with the denomination numeral '5' appearing in bold at each lateral margin. The circular inscription 'BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO' arcs around the central vignette, and the entire composition is surrounded by intricate lathe-work guilloche borders in green intaglio printing. The printer's imprint 'BRADBURY WILKINSON & CO. LD. GRAVADORES LONDRES' appears at the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | PAGAVEL NA FILIALA EM LOURENÇO MARQUES BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO |
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