100 Escudos, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, 1921 (Pick 61)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1921
Issuing entity
AngolaThis 100 Escudos note was issued in Angola by Banco Nacional Ultramarino, dated 1921. It belongs to the Escudo (1914-1928) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Colony of the Portuguese Empire (1910-1951). It measures 192 × 95 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 61.
Obverse: Francisco de Oliveira Chamiço, and Seal of the Ultramarino Bank, Denomination in centre, Portuguese National Coat of Arms below. Its lettering reads “BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / + PROVINCIA + / — DE — / ANGOLA / CEM ESCUDOS / PAGAVEL NAS DEPENDENCIAS DA PROVINCIA DE / ANGOLA”. Translation given in the catalogue: “National Overseas Bank, Province of Angola, One Hundred Escudos, Payable on the premises of the province of Angola”.
Reverse: Woman, and Ships in distance. Its lettering reads “PAGAVEL NAS DEPENDENCIAS DA PROVINCIA DE / ANGOLA / 100 BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO 100”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Payable on the premises of the province of Angola, National Overseas Bank”. The note was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990). Signatures recorded for the type: Henrique José Monteiro de Mendonça (HJMM) (Vice Governor); João Henrique Ulrich (JHU) (Governor). Demonetized: Yes.
Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 2
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Physical characteristics
- Size
- 192 × 95 mm
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper
Technical characteristics
- Printer
- Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
- Currency
- Escudo (1914-1928)
- Signatures
- Henrique José Monteiro de Mendonça (HJMM) (Vice Governor) · João Henrique Ulrich (JHU) (Governor)
- Demonetized
- Yes
- Issuing bank
- Banco Nacional Ultramarino
Design
- Obverse
- Francisco de Oliveira Chamiço, and Seal of the Ultramarino Bank, Denomination in centre, Portuguese National Coat of Arms below
- Reverse
- Woman, and Ships in distance
- Obverse lettering
- BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / + PROVINCIA + / — DE — / ANGOLA / CEM ESCUDOS / PAGAVEL NAS DEPENDENCIAS DA PROVINCIA DE / ANGOLA
- Reverse lettering
- PAGAVEL NAS DEPENDENCIAS DA PROVINCIA DE / ANGOLA / 100 BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO 100
Identification
- Value
- 100 Escudos
- Dates recorded
- 1921
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 61
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P61
- NumistaN# 248194
Research required
- Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.