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Portugal 10000 Escudos 14.12.1989 (Sig: Moreira & Torres)

Portugal 10000 Escudos 14.12.1989 (Sig: Moreira & Torres)
Product Code:
PT-185b(2)
Type
MUSEUM EXHIBIT — DO NOT ORDER
Historic value:
175.00
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10000 Escudos 14.12.1989 (Obverse: Engraved effigy of Professor Doctor António Egas Moniz (1874–1955), a professor of neurology at the University of Lisbon, pioneer of lobotomy, developer of cerebral angiography. Human brain (Homo sapiens). Portuguese coat of arms (Armillary sphere + the quinas + the castles). Reverse: Nobel Prize gold medal. Snakes feeding on a potted tree. Watermark: Identical portrait of António Caetano de Abreu Freire de Resende Egas Moniz. Predominant colour: Light brown. Date on the banknote: 14 December 1989. Signatures: José Alberto Tavares Moreira (Governor – O Governador); José de Matos Torres (Administrator – O Administrador). Issuer: Banco de Portugal. Demonetized: 31 December 1997. Redeemable until: 1 January 2018. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, England (TDLR))

Dimensions: 179 x 75 mm

Catalogue Number: P-185b(2) (Albert Pick; Krause Publications; Banknote-ws)

Texts: Banco de Portugal. Dez Mil Escudos. Ten Thousand Escudos. Chapa 1. Lisboa, 14 de Dezembro de 1989.