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2500 Reis, Mozambique, 1909 (Pick 34)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1909

Issuing entity

Mozambique

This 2500 Reis note was issued in Mozambique, dated 1909. It belongs to the Real (1706-1910) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Manuel II (1908-1910). It measures 147 × 90 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 34.

Obverse: Vasco da Gama at left, arms at upper centre, seal (Filial em Lourenço Marques) at lower centre, sailing ships at right. Its lettering reads “BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / O THESOUREIRO DA FILIALA EM LOURENÇO MARQUES / PAGARÁ Á VISTA AO PORTADOR / DOIS MIL E QUINHENTOS REIS / EM MOEDA CORRENTE VALOR RECEBIDO”. Reverse: Woman and ships at centre. Its lettering reads “PAGAVEL NA FILIALA EM / LOURENÇO MARQUES / BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO”.

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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Physical characteristics

Size
147 × 90 mm
Shape
Rectangular
Material
Paper

Technical characteristics

Printer
Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
Currency
Real (1706-1910)
Demonetized
Yes

Design

Obverse
Vasco da Gama at left, arms at upper centre, seal (Filial em Lourenço Marques) at lower centre, sailing ships at right
Reverse
Woman and ships at centre
Obverse lettering
BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO / O THESOUREIRO DA FILIALA EM LOURENÇO MARQUES / PAGARÁ Á VISTA AO PORTADOR / DOIS MIL E QUINHENTOS REIS / EM MOEDA CORRENTE VALOR RECEBIDO
Reverse lettering
PAGAVEL NA FILIALA EM / LOURENÇO MARQUES / BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO

Identification

Value
2500 Reis
Dates recorded
1909
Distinguishing features
Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
Catalogue number to match
Pick 34

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
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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)P34
  • NumistaN# 272785

Research required

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