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1 Pataca, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, 1945 (Pick 28)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1945

This 1 Pataca note was issued in Macau by Banco Nacional Ultramarino, dated 1945. It belongs to the Pataca (1894-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Colony (1887-1951). It measures 141 × 65 mm. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 28.

Obverse: Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script) and Latin. Its lettering reads “BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / 行銀理滙外海國洋西大 / LISBOA, 16 de Novembro de 1945. / 圓壹 / DECRETO № 17154 / UMA PATACA / O ADMINISTRADOR | O PRESIDENTE DE CONSELHO ADMINISTRATIVO / 門澳　MACAU　門澳”. Reverse: Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script) and Latin. Its lettering reads “BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / PAGÁVEL NA COLÓNIA DE / MACAU / UMA PATACA”.

The note was printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, United Kingdom (1810-1961). Demonetized: 1957. 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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Historical context

Varieties are listed in order of serial number ranges.

Physical characteristics

Size
141 × 65 mm
Shape
Rectangular

Technical characteristics

Printer
Waterlow & Sons Limited, United Kingdom (1810-1961)
Currency
Pataca (1894-date)
Demonetized
1957
Issuing bank
Banco Nacional Ultramarino

Design

Obverse
Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script) and Latin
Reverse
Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script) and Latin
Obverse lettering
BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / 行銀理滙外海國洋西大 / LISBOA, 16 de Novembro de 1945. / 圓壹 / DECRETO № 17154 / UMA PATACA / O ADMINISTRADOR | O PRESIDENTE DE CONSELHO ADMINISTRATIVO / 門澳　MACAU　門澳
Reverse lettering
BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / PAGÁVEL NA COLÓNIA DE / MACAU / UMA PATACA

Identification

Value
1 Pataca
Dates recorded
1945
Distinguishing features
Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
Catalogue number to match
Pick 28

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P28
  • NumistaN# 280092

Research required

  • Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.
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