Portugal 100 Escudos 24.2.1981 (Sig: Nunes & Baptista) (QC 61723) UNC

100 Escudos 24.2.1981 (Front: Portuguese Neoclassic poet Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage (1765–1805). Portuguese coat of arms (Armillary sphere + the quinas + the castles). Back: Rossio Square in Lisbon at the beginning of the XIX century. Watermark: Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage. Security features: Running serial numbers on the obverse. Watermarked paper. Embedded dotted metallic security strip, 0.5 mm wide. Number "2" in the upper left corner of the note on its obverse side fluoresces under UV light. Main colour: Blue. Artist: Prof. Luís Filipe de Abreu. Signatures: (as depicted) Manuel Jacinto Nunes (O Governador); Maria Manuela Matos Morgado Santiago Baptista (O Administrador). Issuer: Bank of Portugal. Date of Issue: 24 February 1981. Date of withdrawal: 31 December 1997. Legal tender: No, but redeemable until 31-5-2010. Material: Cotton paper. Printing method: Intaglio. Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., New Malden, Surrey, England (BWC)) (Serial # QC 61723) UNC

Remark: The portrait of the poet Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage (1765-1805), shown on the front of this plate, was modeled on an engraving outlined by the painter Henrique José da Silva and opened by the Italian master Francesco Bartolozzi in 1806. Designed by the architect João de Sousa Araújo.

Dimensions: 150 x 74 mm

Catalogue Number: P-178b(7) (Albert Pick; Krause; Banknote-ws)

Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)

Texts: Banco de Portugal. Cem Escudos Ouro. One Hundred Golden Escudos. Lisboa, 24 de Fevereiro de 1981. O Rossio nos princípios do século XIX.