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5000 Réis
| Issuer | Banco Nacional Ultramarino |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Value | 5000 Réis |
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| Reverse description | Central circular vignette enclosed within the bank name legend, showing a seated allegorical female figure in classical robes with a sailing ship visible to her right. The surrounding field is filled with intricate green guilloche lacework and symmetrical ornamental scrollwork, with the numeral "5" appearing on both flanks. The imprint "BRADBURY WILKINSON & Cª" and "GRAVADORES LONDRES" appear in the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | PAGAVEL NA FILIAL EM LOANDA BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO (Translation: Payable at the branch in Luanda, National Overseas Bank) |
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino held a privileged position as the note-issuing bank for Portugal's overseas territories, and this 1909 emission reflects that. The 5000 Réis denomination sat at the upper end of everyday commerce — not a small-change note, not a reserve instrument, but the kind of value that moved serious goods and settled significant debts in colonial trade.
Bradbury Wilkinson printed for a remarkable range of colonial and quasi-colonial institutions in this period, and their London work consistently displayed tighter intaglio control than most Continental alternatives. P#32 is not a common survivor — BNU notes from this era circulated hard in environments that were rough on paper.