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30 Escudos

Issuer Banco Nacional Ultramarino
Year 1959
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Composition Cotton paper
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Obverse description Blue intaglio-printed note with a portrait vignette of José Celestino da Silva at right, in military uniform, framed by fine guilloche patterning. At centre, the Portuguese royal arms appears above the date and place of issue, with two signature lines below captioned 'O ADMINISTRADOR' and 'O GOVERNADOR'. The denomination is rendered in both Portuguese and Chinese characters, with the issuing bank title and decree reference inscribed across the upper register.
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Reverse description Uniface blue reverse printed in intaglio, centred on the elaborate Portuguese armillary sphere and shield coat of arms within a fine guilloche border. A small vignette at lower left shows a three-masted sailing vessel within a cartouche inscribed 'BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / LISBOA 1864'. The denomination numeral '30' appears at lower left and lower right flanking the inscription 'TRINTA ESCUDOS', with the bank name repeated across the top.
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Signature(s) Artur Meneses Correia de Sá & Francisco José Vieira Machado
José de Azeredo Perdigão & Francisco José Vieira Machado
António Julio de Castro Fernandes & Francisco José Vieira Machado
Gastão Bessone Basto & Francisco José Vieira Machado
Abel Beja Corte Real & Francisco José Vieira Machado
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