Portuguese Timor 1963 100 Escudos – Banco Nacional Ultramarino – Colonial Issue – VF/XF

Portuguese Timor 1963 100 Escudos – Banco Nacional Ultramarino – Colonial Issue – VF/XF
CA$65.00

Issued by the Banco Nacional Ultramarino, this 100 Escudos note dated 25 April 1963 (Lisboa) represents the Portuguese colonial administration of Timor (Timôr) prior to independence.

Design Features:

  • Portrait of a Timorese figure in traditional headdress (Regulo D. Aleixo)

  • Rich brown engraving with multicolored guilloche center

  • Large watermark field at left

  • Portuguese coat of arms

  • Decree reference: Decreto-Lei No. 39.221

  • Serial number: 544278

The Banco Nacional Ultramarino was responsible for issuing currency across Portuguese colonies, including Angola, Mozambique, Macau, Cape Verde, and Timor.

This note reflects the late-colonial monetary period just over a decade before major geopolitical change in Southeast Asia.

Popular among:

  • Portuguese colonial collectors

  • Asian colonial history specialists

  • Banco Nacional Ultramarino type collectors

  • World banknote investors