2000 Escudos 11.9.1997 (Obverse: Portuguese Maritime Discoveries: Engraved effigy of the Portuguese mariner and explorer Bartolomeu Dias (1450–1500). Ancient cruzado coin of Dom João II. Astrolabe – ancient sailing instrument. Compasses. Reverse: Ancient map of the world by Henricus Martellus Germanus, preserved in the British Library, calliper and compass. Portuguese ship Caravela with Lateen (Latin, Latine) sails, sailing the African coast. Dias Cross at Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope in Western Cape, South Africa. Text line from Luís Vaz de Camões' epic poem "Os Lusíadas": "Aqui toda a Africana costa acabo. Neste meu nunca visto promontório". Watermark: Identical portrait of Bartolomeu Dias. Predominant colour: Blue. Date on the banknote: 11 September 1997. Designer: Luís Filipe de Abreu. Signatures: António José Fernandes de Sousa (Governor – O Governador, June 1994 – February 2000); Luís Manuel Moreira de Campos e Cunha (Vice-Governor – O Vice-Governador, 1996–2002). Issuer: Banco de Portugal. Demonetized: 28 February 2002. Redeemable until: 1 March 2022. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Printer: Giesecke & Devrient, Germany (G&D)) (Serial # B19559372) UNC–
Series: Quincentenary of Portuguese Discoveries.
Dimensions: 140 x 68 mm
PHOTO REMARK: The banknote picture is for overall design 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 (where available) 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-189c (Sig:8) (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)
Grade/condition: Nearly Uncirculated (UNC–) (nearly: new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO
Texts: Banco de Portugal. Dois Mil Escudos. Two Thousand Escudos. Chapa 2. Lisboa, 11 de Setembro de 1997. Cabo da Boa Esperança 1488. Oceanus Indicus Meridional.
Series: Quincentenary of Portuguese Discoveries.
Dimensions: 140 x 68 mm
PHOTO REMARK: The banknote picture is for overall design 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 (where available) 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-189c (Sig:8) (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)
Grade/condition: Nearly Uncirculated (UNC–) (nearly: new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO
Texts: Banco de Portugal. Dois Mil Escudos. Two Thousand Escudos. Chapa 2. Lisboa, 11 de Setembro de 1997. Cabo da Boa Esperança 1488. Oceanus Indicus Meridional.
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