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2500 Reis
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Value | 2500 Reis |
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| Obverse description | Black on multicolour underprint. Portrait of Vasco da Gama at left, with a vignette of sailing ships at right and the Portuguese Coat of Arms at upper centre. A red bank seal appears at bottom centre, known in two varieties. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO O THESOUREIRO DA FILIAL EM S. THOMÉ PAGARÁ Á VISTA AO PORTADOR DOIS MIL E QUINHENTOS REIS EM MOEDA CORRENTE VALOR RECEBIDO LISBOA, I de MARÇO de 1909. Bradbury, Wilkinson & Cia. Gravadores, Londres (Translation: National Bank Overseas The treasurer of the branch in St. Thomas will pay to the bearer Two Thousand and Five Hundred Reis in Currency - amount received Lisbon, March 1st., 1909. Bradbury, Wilkinson & Cia. Engravers, London) |
| Reverse description | Printed in dark blue with a salmon-toned multicolour underprint. A large central circular vignette, encircled by the bank name legend "BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO", contains an allegorical female figure seated beside a tall-masted sailing ship. Denomination numerals "2500" appear at left and right within elaborate guilloche borders, with ornate floral and rosette cornerpieces, and the printer's imprint at the foot. |
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