1000 Escudos 13th. print

€203,927.00
IssuerPortugal
Year1996-2000
TypeStandard circulation banknotes
Value1000 Escudos (1000 PTE)
CurrencyEscudo (1911-2001)
CompositionPaper
Size132 × 68 mm
ShapeRectangular
Printer
No. printed
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to28 February 2002
Reference(s) P#188
Obverse descriptionPurple 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.
Reverse descriptionPurple and brown on multicolor underprint. Cabral`s ship by Lizuarte Abreu; depiction of Brazilian fauna and flora.
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 typeWatermark
Protection descriptionPortrait of Pedro Álvares Cabral
Obverse letteringBanco de Portugal 1000 Escudos LISBOA 18 DE ABRIL DE 1996 CH13
(Translation: Bank of Portugal 1000 Escudos Lisbon, April 18, 1996.)
Reverse lettering1000 `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)
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Catalog ID2571279180
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