Deep violet and purple on orange, green and multicolor underprint. Portrait of the mathematician and cosmographer Pedro Nunes (1492-1578). Portuguese Coat of Arms at top center.
Reverse description
Black and purple on multicolor underprint. Image of the cloister of the Monastery of Batalha on the left and logo of the Bank of Portugal in the center.
Signature(s)
Rafael da Silva Neves Duque, António Alves Salgado Júnior, António Luís Gomes, António Osório Pereira de Castro, Domingos Pedro de Castro Constâncio Pereira Coutinho, Fernando Emygdio da Silva, João Baptista de Araújo, José Caeiro da Mata,
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Portrait of Pedro Nunes
Obverse lettering
Banco de Portugal
Ch. 6A
CEM
ESCUDOS
OURO
LISBOA, 19 DE DEZEMBRO DE 1961 (Translation: Bank of Portugal 6Ath. print One Hundred Escudos Gold Lisbon, December 19, 1961)
Reverse lettering
100 BANCO DE PORTUGAL 100
CEM
ESCUDOS (Translation: Bank of Portugal One Hundred Escudos)