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1000 Escudos 5th. print
| Issuer | Banco de Portugal |
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| Year | 1932 |
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| Value | 1000 Escudos (1000 PTE) |
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| Obverse description | Dark green and purple on multicolour underprint. An intaglio oval portrait vignette of the Conde de Castelo Melhor occupies the left field, with a finely engraved rendering of the National Palace of Sintra at centre; the Portuguese coat of arms appears at top centre and the bank arms at lower right. Intricate guilloche latticework frames the composition, with the plate designation Chapa 5 noted. |
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| Reverse description | Brown on multicolour guilloche underprint incorporating red, green, blue, and purple latticework borders. The central vignette presents a panoramic engraved river scene of Castelo de Almourol, the medieval island fortress rising from the Tagus, framed by trees at right with a circular watermark reserve at left; a small allegorical portrait vignette occupies the upper left corner. The bank name appears on a scrollwork banner at top, with the denomination numeral set within an ornate panel at bottom centre. |
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| Protection description | Allegorical head. |
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