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100 Escudos
| Issuer | Banco de Portugal |
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| Year | 1925 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed in olive-green and pink tones, the obverse presents a portrait vignette of the Duke of Saldanha in military uniform at the left within a guilloche border, paired with a central intaglio vignette of Lisbon's Praça do Comércio with its triumphal arch and flanking classical architecture. The denomination CEM ESCUDOS appears in a panel beneath the central vignette, while BANCO DE PORTUGAL and the date LISBOA, 13 de Janeiro de 1925 are inscribed across the upper register. The numeral 100 appears in the lower corners within ornate cartouches. |
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| Reverse description | Executed in dark olive-green intaglio over an intricate guilloche underprint, the reverse is centred on the Portuguese coat of arms enclosed within a wreath of foliage, flanked by the numeral 100 set within ornate cartouches. The inscription BANCO DE PORTUGAL arcs across the upper portion of the central composition, with CEM ESCUDOS running along the lower register. An elaborate lace-like guilloche frame with foliate corner embellishments encloses the entire design. |
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| Variants | P#137 - Specimen (perforated SPECIMEN, serial 00000) |
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