Portugal 100 Escudos 16.10.1986 (Sig: Moreira & Marques) (AHQ05439) UNC

100 Escudos 16.10.1986 (Obverse: Poet and writer Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (13 June 1888 – 30 November 1935) wearing spectacles (eyeglasses) and a Fedora hat. Portuguese coat of arms (Armillary sphere + the quinas + the castles). Stylised rosebud. Reverse: Stylized rosebud. Dat Rosa Mel Apibus. Rosea Cruz. Festoon of 70+ heteronyms (pen names, pseudonyms) of Fernando Pessoa. Watermark: Identical portrait of Fernando Pessoa without a hat. Security features: Running serial numbers on the obverse. Watermark. Embedded metallic security strip, 0.5 mm thin. Invisible filament fibres (hairs) that fluoresce under UV light. Predominant colour: Blue. Date on the banknote: 16 October 1986. Artist: Prof. Luis Filipe de Abreu Inv. Date of Issue: 16 October 1986. Signatures: José Alberto Tavares Moreira (Governor – O Governador); Walter Waldemar Pego Marques (Vice Governor – O Vice-Governador). Issuer: Banco de Portugal. Total Emission: 135 million banknotes. Demonetized: 31 January 1992. Legal tender: Redeemable until 31-1-2012. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, England (TDLR)) (Serial # AHQ05439) UNC

Dimensions: 150 x 75 mm

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Catalogue Number: P-179a(2) (Albert Pick; Krause; Banknote-ws)

Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)

Texts: Banco de Portugal. Cem Escudos. One Hundred Escudos. Chapa 9. Lisboa, 16 de Outubro de 1986. Ricardo Reis, Álvaro de Campos, Bernardo Soares, Chevalier de Pas, Alberto Caeiro.