10000 Escudos 12.1.1989 (Obverse: Engraved effigy of Professor Doctor António Egas Moniz (1874–1955), a professor of neurology at the University of Lisbon, pioneer of lobotomy, developer of cerebral angiography. Human brain (Homo sapiens). Portuguese coat of arms (Armillary sphere + the quinas + the castles). Reverse: Nobel Prize gold medal. Snakes feeding on a potted tree. Watermark: Identical portrait of António Caetano de Abreu Freire de Resende Egas Moniz. Predominant colour: Light brown. Date on the banknote: 12 January 1989. Signatures: José Alberto Tavares Moreira (Governor – O Governador); José de Matos Torres (Administrator – O Administrador). Issuer: Banco de Portugal. Demonetized: 31 December 1997. Redeemable until: 1 January 2018. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, England (TDLR))
Dimensions: 179 x 75 mm
Catalogue Number: P-185a (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)
Texts: Banco de Portugal. Dez Mil Escudos. Ten Thousand Escudos. Chapa 1. Lisboa, 12 de Janeiro de 1989.
Dimensions: 179 x 75 mm
Catalogue Number: P-185a (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)
Texts: Banco de Portugal. Dez Mil Escudos. Ten Thousand Escudos. Chapa 1. Lisboa, 12 de Janeiro de 1989.
