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Portugal 500 Escudos 1966

Item Code: PT-170A

Front: Portrait of João II, the Perfect Prince, the 13th King of Portugal (the painting at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna
from the collection of Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol). Old map of Africa with Elmina Castle drawn on it, situated on Gold Coast,
now Ghana. Portuguese coat of arms (Armillary sphere + the quinas + the castles). Reverse: Compass Rose of the Winds or
Windrose (Rosa dos ventos), Compass Star (Stella Maris) also known as Compass Rhumb Card with Compass Points. Enlarged
map of old West Africa and the drawing of the Elmina Castle, situated on Gold Coast, now Ghana. Detail (two men as navigators:
Pedro Nunes and Gil Eanes) from the Monument to the Discoveries "Padrão dos Descobrimentos" on the edge of the Tagus River
in Lisbon. Inaugurated on the 9th August 1960. Portuguese architect José Ângelo Cottinelli Telmo and sculptor Leopoldo de
Almeida. Sea shells. Rope border with sailors knots. Watermark: Identical portrait of Dom João II. Security features:
Watermark. Running serial numbers. Segmented metallic security strip. Main colour: Blue. Artist: Unknown. Signatures: (as
depicted) Manuel Jacinto Nunes (O Vice-Governador); Domingos Pedro de Castro Constâncio Pereira Coutinho (O Administrador).
Printing method: Intaglio calcographic stamping. Issuer: Bank of Portugal. Date of Issue: 25 January 1966. First issue: 17
October 1966. Last issue: 6 April 1982. Date of withdrawal: 29 January 1988. Legal tender: No, but redeemable until
30-12-2022. Total emission: 111 073 000 notes. Material: Cotton paper from Société Arjomari, Paris. Printer: Joh. Enschedé
en Zonen Grafische Inrichting N.V., Haarlem.

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Dimensions: 157 x 77 mm

Texts: Banco de Portugal. Quinhentos Escudos Ouro. Five Hundred Golden Escudos. Ch 10. Lisboa, 25 de Janeiro de 1966.
Os montes daros em affrica. Serralioa. Castello damina.

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