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20 Escudos 6th. print, 2nd. type
| Issuer | Banco de Portugal |
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| Year | 1960 |
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| Value | 20 Escudos (20 PTE) |
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| Obverse description | Dark green and purple on multicolour underprint. Central intaglio vignette presents a bust portrait of António Luís de Menezes (1603–1675), Marquis of Marialva and military hero of the 1640 Restoration conspiracy, set against a fine guilloche background. Denomination numeral and date of issue appear in the surrounding letterpress text. |
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| Reverse description | Printed primarily in purple with multicolour guilloche underprint. On the left, an oval intaglio vignette presents the Banco de Portugal allegorical seal — a seated female figure gesturing toward a rising sun over the sea, a sailing vessel in the background, encircled by the inscription BANCO DE PORTUGAL. A large central rosette guilloche panel carries the denomination legend in bold intaglio lettering, flanked on the right by a blank white panel reserved for the watermark. Denomination numerals "20" appear in each corner. |
| Reverse lettering | VINTE ESCUDOS BANCO DE PORTUGAL (Translation: Twenty Escudos Bank of Portugal) |
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