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50 Rupias
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1945 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in red and multicolour, centred around a portrait of Afonso de Albuquerque — Portuguese viceroy and conqueror of Goa — positioned at right, while the bank's circular seal incorporating a steamship vignette occupies the upper left. Denomination numeral 50 appears in each of the four corners set within ornamental guilloche panels. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO INDIA PORTUGUESA DECRETO Nº 17.154 CINQUENTA RUPIAS LISBOA, 29 de NOVEMBRO de 1945. (Translation: National Bank Overseas Portuguese India Decree no. 17,154 Fifty Rupees Lisbon, November 29, 1945.) |
| Reverse description | Printed in red, the reverse centres on a vignette of a female allegorical figure at left, her gaze directed toward sailing ships rendered at centre, evoking Portugal's maritime legacy. The Portuguese royal arms appear within a decorative cartouche at upper right. |
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