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5000 Réis
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Value | 5000 Réis |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (c. 1460–1524), the first European to reach India by sea, flanked by sailing ships in the background. The composition is framed by intricate guilloche lacework borders typical of Bradbury Wilkinson engraving. Bank title and payment obligation inscriptions are arranged around the central design. |
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| Reverse lettering | PAGAVEL NA FILIAL EM LOANDA BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO (Translation: Payable at the branch in Luanda, National Overseas Bank) |
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino occupied an unusual position in Portuguese colonial finance — chartered in Lisbon but functioning as the primary note-issuing authority across multiple overseas territories simultaneously, including Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, and Portuguese India. A single plate design from Bradbury Wilkinson could be overprinted or adapted for entirely different territories, which means this series requires careful attention to the specific territory of issue before any valuation or attribution is made.
By 1909, Bradbury Wilkinson had long been the preferred London security printer for Iberian colonial issuances. The firm's intaglio work from this period is technically consistent, if rarely adventurous.