500 Escudos 29.9.1994 (Obverse: Effigy of José Xavier Mouzinho da Silveira (Castelo de Vide, 12 July 1780 – Lisbon, 4 April 1849). Portuguese coat of arms (Armillary sphere + the quinas + the castles). Rising sun and a tree. Reverse: Scythe in a corn and wheat sheaf with sunflowers, grapes and grape vines. Watermark: Identical portrait of Mouzinho da Silveira. Predominant colour: Brown. Date on the banknote: 29 September 1994. Artist: Prof. Luis Filipe de Abreu. Engraver: Alan Dow. Signatures: António José Fernandes de Sousa (Governor – O Governador); Diogo José Paredes Leite de Campos (Administrator – O Administrador). Issuer: Banco de Portugal. Demonetized: 30 April 1998. Redeemable until: 1 May 2018. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, England (TDLR)) (Serial # CJQ 596402) (circulated) VF-XF
Dimensions: 157 x 73 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-180g(1) (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications; Banknote-ws)
Grade/condition: Very Fine to Extra Fine (VF-XF) (circulated, used)
Texts: Banco de Portugal. Quinhentos Escudos. Five Hundred Escudos. Chapa 12. Lisboa, 29 de Setembro de 1994.
Dimensions: 157 x 73 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-180g(1) (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications; Banknote-ws)
Grade/condition: Very Fine to Extra Fine (VF-XF) (circulated, used)
Texts: Banco de Portugal. Quinhentos Escudos. Five Hundred Escudos. Chapa 12. Lisboa, 29 de Setembro de 1994.
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