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20 Escudos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1958 |
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| Value | 20 Escudos (20 PTE) |
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| Obverse description | Green on multicolour underprint. Intaglio portrait of Serpa Pinto at right, the bank seal at left, and the Portuguese Coat of Arms at centre, all set against an intricate guilloche underprint. The date, decree-law reference, and issuing authority appear in letterpress across the face. |
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| Reverse description | Green and multicolour. A central oval intaglio vignette portrays a seated allegorical female figure gazing toward a harbour scene with a sailing vessel and a steamship in the background, symbolising maritime trade. The denomination numeral '20' appears in large guilloche cartouches at left and right, with the bank title spanning the full width above and 'VINTE ESCUDOS' inscribed below the central vignette. The printer's imprint 'BRADBURY, WILKINSON & CO. LTD. GRAVADORES - NEW MALDEN, SURREY, INGLATERRA' appears in small letters at the bottom centre. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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