Portugal 500 Escudos 4.11.1993 (Sig: Beleza & Pereira) (CHB 469584) (circulated) VF-XF+

500 Escudos 4.11.1993 (Obverse: Effigy of José Xavier Mouzinho da Silveira (Castelo de Vide, 12 July 1780 – Lisbon, 4 April 1849). Portuguese coat of arms (Armillary sphere + the quinas + the castles). Rising sun and a tree. Reverse: Scythe in a corn and wheat sheaf with sunflowers, grapes and grape vines. Watermark: Identical portrait of Mouzinho da Silveira. Predominant colour: Brown. Date on the banknote: 4 November 1993. Artist: Prof. Luis Filipe de Abreu. Engraver: Alan Dow. Signatures: Luís Miguel Couceiro Pizarro Beleza (Governor – O Governador); Bernardino Manuel da Costa Pereira (Administrator – O Administrador). Issuer: Banco de Portugal. Demonetized: 30 April 1998. Redeemable until: 1 May 2018. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, England (TDLR)) (Serial # CHB 469584) (circulated) VF-XF+

Dimensions: 157 x 73 mm

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Catalogue Number: P-180f(1) (Albert Pick; Krause; Banknote-ws)

Grade/condition: Nice Very Fine to Extra Fine (VF-XF+) (circulated, used)

Texts: Banco de Portugal. Quinhentos Escudos. Five Hundred Escudos. Chapa 12. Lisboa, 4 de Novembro de 1993.