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20 Mil Reis
| Issuer | Banco de Portugal |
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| Year | 1905 |
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| In circulation to | 31 March 1932 |
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| Obverse description | Overprint on the Portuguese mainland P#82 type in different colors, with intricate embroidered-style guilloche borders framing the entire note. Allegorical female vignettes appear on both left and right sides of the design. Serial number is positioned at upper right and lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | VINTE MIL RÉIS BANCO DE PORTUGAL VINTE MIL RÉIS OURO MOEDA INSULANA Lisboa 30 de Janeiro de 1905 (Translation: Twenty Thousand Reis Bank of Portugal Twenty Thousand Reis Gold Island currency Lisbon, January 30, 1905) |
| Reverse description | Green and pink bicolor design with elaborate interlaced guilloche scrollwork forming symmetrical ornamental panels flanking a large central oval watermark window. The denomination numeral "20:000" appears at upper left and upper right, with the value spelled out in two segments across the lower portion. A repeating geometric pattern forms the outer border. |
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