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20 Escudos 1st. print
| Issuer | Banco de Portugal |
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| Year | 1915-1919 |
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| Reference(s) | P#115 |
| Obverse description | Brown-lilac and green intaglio print on white paper, with two allegorical female figures flanking a central oval vignette bearing an intaglio portrait of Viscount Almeida Garrett (João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett); the Republican Coat of Arms with Armillary Sphere is positioned at upper left. Ornate guilloche scrollwork frames the entire composition, and the plate designation Chapa 1 identifies this as the first printing. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE PORTUGAL VINTE ESCUDOS OURO LISBOA 5 DE JANEIRO DE 1915 (Translation: Bank of Portugal Twenty Gold Escudos Lisbon, 5 January 1915) |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE PORTUGAL 20 ESCUDOS (Translation: Bank of Portugal 20 Escudos) |
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