500 Escudos 4.10.1979 (Obverse: Effigy of Francisco Sanches (1550–1623), Portuguese or Galician philosopher of Sephardi Jewish origin, taken from a 17th-century oil painting existing in the Faculty of Medicine of the Faculty of Toulouse, France. Old town plan of Braga. Reverse: 17th century street scene in Braga, Portugal. Watermark: Identical portrait of Francisco Sanches. Predominant colour: Red brown. Date on the banknote: 4 October 1979. Designer: João de Sousa Araújo. Signatures: (as depicted) José da Silva Lopes (Governor – O Governador); Maria Manuela Matos Morgado Santiago Baptista (O Administrador – Administrator). Issuer: Banco de Portugal – Bank of Portugal. Total Emission: Almost 83 million banknotes (82984000). Demonetized: 31 May 1990. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Printer: Johan Enschede en Zonen, Netherlands (JEZ)) (Serial # HZ 94977) UNC
Dimensions: 157 x 78 mm
Catalogue Number: P-177(9) (Albert Pick; Krause; Banknote-ws)
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)
Texts: Banco de Portugal. Quinhentos Escudos Ouro. Chapa 11. Five Hundred Golden Escudos. Lisboa, 4 de Outubro de 1979.
Dimensions: 157 x 78 mm
Catalogue Number: P-177(9) (Albert Pick; Krause; Banknote-ws)
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)
Texts: Banco de Portugal. Quinhentos Escudos Ouro. Chapa 11. Five Hundred Golden Escudos. Lisboa, 4 de Outubro de 1979.
