Portugal 500 Escudos 1997-Apr-17

Signatures: Antônio José Fernandes de Sousa & Antônio Pereira Marta

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Portugal 500 Escudos, 1997-2000 P-187 obverse
Portugal 500 Escudos, 1997-2000 P-187 reverse

Information:

Rarity B - Uncommon
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1997-Apr-17 Signatures: Antônio José Fernandes de Sousa & Antônio Pereira Marta + - - - - - $8,00
Reference P#P187a
Country Portugal
Period Escudo (1911-2001)
Issuing bank Bank of Portugal
Currency Escudos
Denomination 500 Escudos
Type Circulation banknotes
Year 1997-2000
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes on 28.02.2002
Size (WxH) 125x68 mm

Obverse:

Portugal 500 Escudos, 1997-2000 P-187
Latin

Obverse text

Banco de Portugal 500 Escudos LISBOA 11 DE SETEMBRO DE 1997 CH. 13

Obverse symbol

Violet and brown on multicolor underprint. Portrait of portuguese chronicler and historian João de Barros (1496-1570) at right; crowned shields on global view at upper center; angels below at left and right in underprint. Chapa 13.

Reverse:

Image 1
Latin

Reverse text

500 Banco de Portugal dos feitos que os Portugueses fizeram nos descobrimentos e conquista dos mares e terras do oriente JOÃO DE BARROS - "DÉCADAS"

Reverse symbol

Violet and brown on multicolor underprint. Representation of a scene from life in India; the “sphere of letters”, intended for teaching reading, and adapting two figures, symbolizing a man of science and letters and a merchant, with naus as background.