| Issuer | Portugal |
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| Year | 1996-2000 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 1000 Escudos (1000 PTE) |
| Currency | Escudo (1911-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 132 × 68 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
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| In circulation to | 28 February 2002 |
| Reference(s) | P#188 |
| Obverse description | Purple and brown on multicolor underprint. Portrait of Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467-1520), navigator and discoverer at right; medallion with armillary sphere and reproduction of D. Manuel`s coin at center. Chapa 13. |
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| Obverse lettering | Banco de Portugal 1000 Escudos LISBOA 18 DE ABRIL DE 1996 CH13 (Translation: Bank of Portugal 1000 Escudos Lisbon, April 18, 1996.) |
| Reverse description | Purple and brown on multicolor underprint. Cabral`s ship by Lizuarte Abreu; depiction of Brazilian fauna and flora. |
| Reverse lettering | 1000 `Terra Brasilis` Banco de Portugal `A estender os olhos, não podíamos ver senão terra e arvoredos Terra que nos parecía muito extensa` Pero Vaz de Caminha (Translation: 1000 `Terra Brasilis` Bank of Portugal `Extending your eyes, we could see nothing but land and trees Land that seemed very extensive to us` Pero Vaz de Caminha) |
| Signature(s) | António José Fernandes de Sousa, Abel Moreira Mateus, Bernardino Manuel da Costa Pereira, Carlos Alberto de Oliveira Cruz, Diogo José Paredes Leite de Campos, António Manuel Martins Pereira Marta, Luís Manuel Moreira de Campos e Cunha, Vítor Manuel |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Portrait of Pedro Álvares Cabral |
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| Numisquare ID | 2571279180 |
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