4 Tangas, National Overseas Bank, Portuguese India, 1917 (Pick 19)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1917
Issuing entity
Portuguese IndiaThis 4 Tangas note was issued in Portuguese India by the National Overseas Bank, dated 1917. It belongs to the Rupia (1880-1958) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1910-1961). It measures 122 × 71 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 19.
Obverse: Red-brown and green. Green eal of BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO. Embroidered Borders. Its lettering reads “BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / EM NOVA GOA / QUATRO TANGAS / MOEDA CORRENTE / LISBOA, 1 de Outubro de 1917.”. Translation given in the catalogue: “National Bank Overseas in Nova Goa Four Tangas in currency Lisbon, October 1st., 1917.”. Reverse: Green and pink. Seated woman and ship. Numeral on both sides in embroidered design. Its lettering reads “BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / 4 TANGAS”. Translation given in the catalogue: “National Bank Overseas 4 Tangas”.
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
Seal type II : LISBÔA (Lisbon) Signatures : Manuel Carlos de Freitas Alzina (Vice-Governor) and Luís Diogo da Silva (Governor)
Physical characteristics
- Size
- 122 × 71 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 green. Green eal of BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO. Embroidered Borders.
- Reverse
- Green and pink. Seated woman and ship. Numeral on both sides in embroidered design.
- Obverse lettering
- BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / EM NOVA GOA / QUATRO TANGAS / MOEDA CORRENTE / LISBOA, 1 de Outubro de 1917.
- Reverse lettering
- BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / 4 TANGAS
Identification
- Value
- 4 Tangas
- Dates recorded
- 1917
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 19
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
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- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P19
- NumistaN# 240925
Research required
- Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.