1000 Escudos 18.4.1996 (Obverse: Portuguese Maritime Discoveries: Engraved effigy of the Portuguese navigator and explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral (1467–1520), a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, who discovered Brazil on 22nd of April 1500. Armillary sphere in a wreath. Cross of the Order of Christ in a round shield. Reverse: Terra Brasilis – Brazilian jungle - different animals, birds and plants depicted. Portuguese caravela sailing ship. Cabral family coat of arms. Part of Pero Vaz de Caminha's letter: "..a estender os olhos não podiamos ver senão terra e arvoredos – Terra que nos parecia muito extensa". Watermark: Identical reversed portrait of Pedro Alvares Cabral. Predominant colours: Violet and brown. Date on the banknote: 18 April 1996. Artist: Luís Filipe de Abreu. Signatures: António José Fernandes de Sousa (Governor – O Governador, June 1994 – February 2000); Diogo José Paredes Leite de Campos (Administrator – O Administrador, 1994–2000). Issuer: Banco de Portugal. Demonetized: 28 February 2002. Redeemable until: 1 March 2022. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Printer: British American Bank Note Co. Ltd., Canada (BABNC)) (Serial # 5A2915305) UNC
Series: Quincentenary of Portuguese Discoveries.
Dimensions: 132 x 68 mm
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Catalogue Number: P-188a (Sig: 5) (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications; Banknote-ws)
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO
Texts: Banco de Portugal. Mil Escudos. One Thousand Escudos. Chapa 13. Lisboa, 18 de Abril de 1996. Brasil 1500.
Series: Quincentenary of Portuguese Discoveries.
Dimensions: 132 x 68 mm
IMPORTANT: The banknote picture is for reference only (unless its serial number exactly matches its description). Photos displaying the entire banknote should not be treated as WYSIWYG for signature and date varieties, for exact serial numbers etc. Smaller supplemental photos of signatures are WYSIWYG indeed. Our textual descriptions are your reliable guide to what you will receive. What you read is what you get (WYRIWYG).
Catalogue Number: P-188a (Sig: 5) (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications; Banknote-ws)
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO
Texts: Banco de Portugal. Mil Escudos. One Thousand Escudos. Chapa 13. Lisboa, 18 de Abril de 1996. Brasil 1500.
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