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.
Reverse description
Purple 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 type
Watermark
Protection description
Portrait of Pedro Álvares Cabral
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 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)