10 Rupias, National Overseas Bank, Portuguese India, 1945 (Pick 36)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1945
Issuing entity
Portuguese IndiaThis 10 Rupias note was issued in Portuguese India by the National Overseas Bank, dated 1945. It belongs to the Rupia (1880-1958) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1910-1961). It measures 145 × 77 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 36.
Obverse: Red-brown and multicolor. Bank seal (steamship) at upper left; portrait of Afonso de Albuquerque at right. Numeral 10 at all four corners. Its lettering reads “BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / INDIA PORTUGUESA / DECRETO Nº 17.154 / DEZ RUPIAS / LISBOA, 29 de NOVEMBRO de 1945.”. Translation given in the catalogue: “National Bank Overseas Portuguese India Decree no. 17,154 Ten Rupee Lisbon, November 29, 1945.”. Reverse: Red-brown. Woman (left) watching sailing ships at center; Portuguese Arms at upper right. Its lettering reads “BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / PAGAVEL NA INDIA PORTUGUESA”. Translation given in the catalogue: “National Bank Overseas Payable in Portuguese India”.
The note was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990). 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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Historical context
This banknote (P#36) has the following signatures: 1. Signatures: António Pedroso Pimenta & António dos Santos Viegas 2. Signatures: João Baptista de Araújo & António dos Santos Viegas 3. Signatures: António Augusto Correia de Aguiar & António dos Santos Viegas 4. Signatures: José Gabriel Pinto Coelho & António dos Santos Viegas 5. Signatures: Manuel Rodrigues Júnior & António dos Santos Viegas 6. Signatures: Artur Meneses Correia de Sá & António dos Santos Viegas
Physical characteristics
- Size
- 145 × 77 mm
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper
Technical characteristics
- Printer
- Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
- Currency
- Rupia (1880-1958)
- Demonetized
- Yes
- Issuing bank
- National Overseas Bank
Design
- Obverse
- Red-brown and multicolor. Bank seal (steamship) at upper left; portrait of Afonso de Albuquerque at right. Numeral 10 at all four corners.
- Reverse
- Red-brown. Woman (left) watching sailing ships at center; Portuguese Arms at upper right.
- Obverse lettering
- BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / INDIA PORTUGUESA / DECRETO Nº 17.154 / DEZ RUPIAS / LISBOA, 29 de NOVEMBRO de 1945.
- Reverse lettering
- BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / PAGAVEL NA INDIA PORTUGUESA
Identification
- Value
- 10 Rupias
- Dates recorded
- 1945
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 36
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
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- 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)P36
- NumistaN# 215921
Research required
- Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.