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100 Escudos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1963 |
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| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette comprises a portrait of Regulo Dom Aleixo (Aleixo Corte-Real, 1886–1943), the Timorese chief executed by the Japanese in May 1943, rendered in intaglio against a fine guilloche underprint. The denomination is expressed in both Roman script and Chinese characters, with the issuing bank title and date of issue inscribed across the note. The overall layout follows a classical colonial banknote design with ornate border work framing the central portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO TIMÔR CEM ESCUDOS 壹佰厄斯科多 LISBOA, 25 de ABRIL de 1963. (Translation: National Overseas Bank, Timor, One Hundred Escudos, 25 April 1963) |
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino was the note-issuing authority for Portugal's overseas territories, and by 1963 this 100 Escudos note was circulating in Angola — a colony entering a period of serious armed insurgency, with the MPLA and FNLA both active following the 1961 uprisings. The six distinct signature combinations on P#28 reflect a long print run spanning multiple board appointments, a common feature of BNU colonial issues that complicates precise dating within the series.
Bradbury Wilkinson's New Malden facility was the dominant supplier for Portuguese colonial currency through the late colonial period, handling both Angola and Mozambique issues concurrently.