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50 000 Reis
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1909 |
| Type | Specimen |
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| Obverse description | A vignette of Vasco da Gama with palm trees occupies the left portion, while the colonial arms appear at upper right and a circular seal inscribed "Colonias, Commercia, Agriculturas" is positioned at lower centre. A further vignette at right portrays the Embarkation of Vasco da Gama in a historical engraved style. The note carries the issuing authority's legends across the face with guilloche underprint elements throughout. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large central oval vignette encircled by the bank's name, within which a seated allegorical female figure is shown with sailing ships in the background, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. The denomination numeral "50" appears in large letterpress figures on either side of the central vignette against an intricate guilloche underprint in blue-green tones. A panel inscription at upper centre references payment at the Lourenço Marques branch. |
| Reverse lettering | PAGAVEL NA FILIALA EM LOURENÇO MARQUES BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO |
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