Lisboa, District of 4 Centavos, 1921-1922

Lisboa, District of 4 Centavos, 1921-1922 obverse
Lisboa, District of 4 Centavos, 1921-1922 reverse

Information:

Country Lisboa, District of
Period Sintra, Municipality of Escudo (1911-2001)
Currency Centavos
Denomination 4 Centavos
Type Local banknotes
Year 1921-1922
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 77x55 mm

Obverse:

Lisboa, District of 4 Centavos, 1921-1922

Obverse text

Câmara Municipal de Sintra Quatro Centavos

Obverse symbol

Blue On the obverse, we see the "Paços do Concelho" of Sintra, a monument built between 1906 and 1909, used as the Town Hall, seat of the Municipality of Sintra.

Reverse:

Image 1

Reverse text

Camara municipal de Sintra 4

Reverse symbol

Burgundy On the reverse we see the "Palácio da Pena" (Pena Palace), built from the ruins of an old convent by D. Fernando II and inaugurated in 1854. This is a pearl of the Sintra Mountains, boasting a mixture of styles, such as neo-Gothic, neo-Manueline, neo-Islamic and neo-Renaissance.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1921-1922) ND (1921-1922) + - - - - - -