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1000 Escudos 12th. print

Issuer Banco de Portugal
Year 1983-1994
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Reference(s) P#181
Obverse description Portrait vignette of Teófilo Braga (1843–1924), writer, historian, and President of the Republic, positioned to the right of centre against a guilloche underprint. The Portuguese Coat of Arms appears to the left, with the chapter designation Ch.12 incorporated into the design. Intaglio-printed text and border ornamentation frame the composition.
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Reverse description Central vignette reproducing a Romanesque carved capital from the Machado de Castro Museum in Coimbra, rendered in fine intaglio line work. The architectural motif is set within a structured guilloche border with denomination numerals and bank name inscriptions in letterpress. The overall layout reflects the historical and cultural iconographic programme of the series.
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Protection description Portrait watermark of Teófilo Braga
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