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10 000 Réis
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Currency | Real (18th century-1914) |
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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, accompanied by a vignette of sailing ships. The design is executed in fine intaglio work with ornate guilloche borders typical of Bradbury Wilkinson production. |
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| Reverse description | Central circular vignette of a seated female allegorical figure holding a model sailing ship, rendered in fine intaglio engraving within an elaborate guilloche frame. The denomination numeral '10' appears in large figures to either side of the central vignette, flanked by intricate lathe-work scrollwork panels. The bank name arcs around the central medallion. |
| Reverse lettering | PAGAVEL NA FILIAL EM LOANDA BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO (Translation: Payable at the branch in Luanda, National Overseas Bank) |
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