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1 Escudo
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| Obverse description | Oval intaglio portrait vignette of António Ennes at left, his name inscribed below in the frame. At right, a circular bank seal vignette engraved with a steamship at sea, surrounded by the legend BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / COLONIAS COMMERCIO AGRICULTURA. The centre of the note carries a multicolour guilloche underprint with the denomination UM ESCUDO in large bold lettering, above the date LISBOA, 23 de Maio de 1944, the decree reference DECRETO N.º 17.154, and two manuscript signatures below their respective titles O ADMINISTRADOR and O PRESIDENTE DO CONSELHO ADMINISTRATIVO. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by an elaborate multicolour guilloche design in green, red, and blue, with intricate lathe-work patterns filling the entire field. At the centre top, the Portuguese Coat of Arms appears within a circular wreath of laurel branches. At the lower centre, a cartouche formed by ornamental scrollwork carries the denomination inscription UM ESCUDO in green intaglio lettering. |
| Reverse lettering | UM ESCUDO |
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