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: Manuel Jacinto Nunes (O Governador); Luís Carlos de Assunção Braz Teixeira (O Administrador). Issuer: Bank of Portugal. Date of Issue: 24 February 1981. Demonetized: 31 May 1990. Date of withdrawal: 31 December 1997. Legal tender: Redeemable until 31-5-2010. Material: Cotton paper. Printing method: Intaglio. Printer: Royal Johan Enschedé, Haarlem, Netherlands (JEZ)) (Serial # BKG 95271) 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
PHOTO REMARK: The banknote picture is for overall design 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 (where available) 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-178b(6) (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO
Texts: Banco de Portugal. Chapa 8. Cem Escudos Ouro. One Hundred Golden Escudos. Lisboa, 24 de Fevereiro de 1981. O Rossio nos princípios do século XIX.
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
PHOTO REMARK: The banknote picture is for overall design 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 (where available) 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-178b(6) (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO
Texts: Banco de Portugal. Chapa 8. Cem Escudos Ouro. One Hundred Golden Escudos. Lisboa, 24 de Fevereiro de 1981. O Rossio nos princípios do século XIX.
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