2000 Escudos 16.7.1992 (Front: Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias (c. 1451 – 29 May 1500). Mariner's nautical astrolabe. Portuguese coat of arms (Armillary sphere + the quinas + the castles). Back: Sailing ship near the Cape of Good Hope in 1488. Ancient map of Europe and Africa. Sextant, compass, direction corrector. Mechanical celestial globe with armillary sphere on a chicken foot stand. Cross at Dias Point, near today's Lüderitz, Namibia (South West Africa). Watermark: Portrait of Bartolomeu Dias (Bartholomew Diaz). Security thread: Embedded, solid, 1 mm wide security strip. Main colour: Blue. Artist: Prof. Luís Filipe de Abreu. Signatures: Luís Miguel Couceiro Pizarro Beleza (O Governador – Governor, 1992–1994); António José de Castro Bagão Félix (O Administrador – The Administrator, 1992–1993). Issuer: Bank of Portugal. First Date of Issue: 23 May 1991. Date of issue: 16 July 1992. Date of withdrawal: 31 December 1997. Legal tender: No, but redeemable until 30-12-2022. Material: Cotton paper. Printing method: Intaglio. Printer: British American Bank Note Company, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) (Serial # A736196454) UNC
Dimensions: 168 x 75 mm
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Catalogue Number: P-186c
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)
Dimensions: 168 x 75 mm
LARGER SAMPLE PHOTO FROM OUR CURRENCY MUSEUM: CLICK HERE
Catalogue Number: P-186c
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)
