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20 Escudos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1967 |
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| Reference(s) | P#26 |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO 20 VINTE ESCUDOS BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO LISBOA-1864 (Translation: National Overseas Bank, Twenty Escudos, National Overseas Bank, Lisbon-1864) |
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| Protection description | Watermark visible in the plain oval field at right on the reverse; likely a portrait or geometric motif embedded in the paper during manufacture. |
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The Banco Nacional Ultramarino was Portugal's primary instrument for managing currency across its overseas territories, and this 20 Escudos note was issued for circulation in Portuguese Guinea — one of several African colonies where the BNU held exclusive note-issuing authority under concession from Lisbon. The seven distinct signature combinations on Pick 26 indicate an unusually long active life for a single design type, with Francisco José Vieira Machado appearing as a constant across all pairings, suggesting his tenure as a senior signatory anchored the series through multiple administrative changes.
Bradbury Wilkinson's New Malden facility was at this point producing colonial currency for several European powers simultaneously.