1000 Escudos 30.5.1961 (Front: Queen Philippa of Lancaster — Filipa de Lencastre (1360–1415). Portuguese coat of arms (Armillary sphere + the quinas + the castles). Back: Portrait of Queen Filipa in a cameo. Effigy of the Duchess Philippa of Lancaster and her son Pedro (behind her) kneeling with writer and explorer Fernão Mendes Pinto holding to a staff at the Monument to the Discoveries in Lisbon. Watermark: Queen Philippa of Lancaster. Security features: Running serial numbers (2) on the obverse. Watermarked paper. Fully embedded dotted metallic security strip, 0.5 mm wide. Main colour: Purple. Signatures: (Nº1, as depicted) Rafael da Silva Neves Duque (O Governador, 1957–1963); Fernando Emygdio da Silva (O Administrador, 1919–?). Issuer: Bank of Portugal. Date of Issue: 30 May 1961. Date of withdrawal: 1964. Material: Cotton paper. Printing method: Intaglio. Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson and Company (BWC)) (Serial # 10/BF 15985) (RdSN-Duque; FEd-Silva signatures) AU—53 (PMG)
REMARK: This banknote has been graded, slabbed (encapsulated) and certified by PMG
Dimensions: 164 x 103 mm
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Catalogue Number: P-166
Grade/condition: About Uncirculated (AU—53 (PMG)) (almost new, unused, mint)
REMARK: This banknote has been graded, slabbed (encapsulated) and certified by PMG
Dimensions: 164 x 103 mm
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Catalogue Number: P-166
Grade/condition: About Uncirculated (AU—53 (PMG)) (almost new, unused, mint)
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