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1000 Escudos 1st. print
| Issuer | Banco de Portugal |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE PORTUGAL MIL ESCUDOS OURO Lisboa 28 de Julho de 1920 (Translation: Bank of Portugal Thousand Gold Escudos Lisbon, 28 July 1920) |
| Reverse description | Green on multicolour underprint. Two standing allegorical female figures rendered in intaglio flank the central guilloche field, one at each lateral border, set against radiating sunburst vignette at centre. Denomination numerals "1000" appear at all four corners, with the value inscription in a bold banner across the upper portion. |
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Banco de Portugal turned to Bradbury Wilkinson for this high-denomination issue at a moment when Portuguese public finances were in serious disorder — postwar inflation and the costs of participation in the First World War had severely strained the escudo. A 1000 escudo note was not everyday tender; it circulated primarily in commercial and institutional transactions.
Bradbury Wilkinson's intaglio work on Portuguese issues of this period is generally fine, and the 1st print designation matters here: subsequent printings introduced minor plate modifications, making print identification relevant for serious collectors of this series.