1 Centavo Sintra

€1.00
IssuerSintra, Municipality of
Year1921-1922
TypeLocal banknote
Value1 Centavo (0.01 PTE)
CurrencyEscudo (1911-2001)
CompositionPaper
Size81 × 55 mm
ShapeRectangular
Printer
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Reference(s) MA#2146
Obverse descriptionGreen. We see the `Paços do Concelho` of Sintra, a monument built between 1906 and 1909, used as the Town Hall, seat of yhe Municipality of Sintra.
Reverse descriptionBlue. On the reverse side is the `Palácio da Pena`, built from the ruins of an old convent, by D. Fernando II and inaugurated in 1854. This is a pearl of the Sintra Mountains, boasting a mixture of styles, such as neo-Gothic, neo-Manueline, neo-Islamic and neo-Renaissance.
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Protection description
Obverse letteringCAMARA MUNICIPAL DE SINTRA 1 centavo
(Translation: City Council of Sintra 1 cent)
Reverse letteringCAMARA MUNICIPAL DE SINTRA 1
(Translation: City Council of Sintra 1)
Variants
Catalog ID2674415030
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