100 Escudos 1st. print

€381,056.00
IssuerPortugal
Year1918-1920
TypeStandard banknote
Value100 Escudos (100 PTE)
CurrencyEscudo (1911-2001)
CompositionPaper
Size209 × 130 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterPrinting of the Bank of Portugal (Estamparía do Banco de Portugal), Lisbon, Portugal
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In circulation to7 April 1931
Reference(s) P#116
Obverse descriptionDeep blue on multicolor underprint. Panel of Brazilian indigenous people observing the arrival of Pedro Álvares Cabral`s fleet in April 1500; portrait of Pedro Álvares Cabral I circular medallion at bottom center; red seal of Bank of Portugal at center. Chapa 1.
Reverse descriptionBrown and multicolor. Two allegorical heads at left and right; at center, panel representing Pedro Álvares Cabral standing in rowboat, during return to Lisbon (July 1501), greeted by Manuel I; Coat of Arms of Republic at upper right.
Signature(s)Francisco Maria da Costa, Inocêncio Camacho Rodrigues, Henrique Matheus dos Santos,
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionMan`s head.
Obverse letteringBANCO DE PORTUGAL CEM ESCUDOS OURO Lisboa 5 de Fevereiro de 1920 EST. DO BANCO DE PORTUGAL
(Translation: Bank of Portugal Hundred Escudos Gold Lisbon, February 5, 1920  Printer of Bank of Portugal)
Reverse lettering100 ESCUDOS BANCO DE PORTUGAL CEM ESCUDOS
(Translation: 100 Escudos Bank of Portugal Hundred Escudos)
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Catalog ID8398414790
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