500 Escudos 4.10.1989 (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: 4 October 1989. Artist: Prof. Luis Filipe de Abreu. Engraver: Alan Dow. Signatures: José Alberto Tavares Moreira (Governor – O Governador); José de Matos Torres (Administrator – O Administrador). Issuer: Banco de Portugal. Redeemable until: 1 May 2018. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, England (TDLR)) (Serial # BLN 023988) UNC–
Dimensions: 157 x 74 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-180c(2) (Albert Pick; Krause; Banknote-ws)
Grade/condition: Nearly Uncirculated (UNC–) (nearly new, unused, mint)
Texts: Banco de Portugal. Quinhentos Escudos. Five Hundred Escudos. Chapa 12. Lisboa, 4 de Outubro de 1989.
Dimensions: 157 x 74 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-180c(2) (Albert Pick; Krause; Banknote-ws)
Grade/condition: Nearly Uncirculated (UNC–) (nearly new, unused, mint)
Texts: Banco de Portugal. Quinhentos Escudos. Five Hundred Escudos. Chapa 12. Lisboa, 4 de Outubro de 1989.
