| Issuer | Portugal |
| Year | 1941-1959 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 20 Escudos (20 PTE) |
| Currency | Escudo (1911-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 135 × 75 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| In circulation to | 30 June 1978 |
| Reference(s) | P#153 |
| Obverse description | Green and purple on multicolor underprint. Portrait of António Luiz de Menezes (1603-1675), military officer, Marquis of Marialva, one of the conspirators of 1640. Chapa 6. |
| Reverse description | Green and purple on multicolor underprint. Bank of Portugal logo in the center. |
| Signature(s) | Álvaro Pedro de Souza, Domingos de Souza e Holstein Beck, Fernando Emygdio da Silva, Fernando Enes Ulrich, Francisco António Camilo Meira, Henrique Missa, João da Motta Gomes Júnior, João Emaúz Leite Ribeiro, José Caeiro da Mata, Manuel António d |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Portrait in profile of D. Antonio Luiz de Menezes |
| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE PORTUGAL
VINTE ESCUDOS
OURO
LISBOA, 29 DE AGÔSTO DE 1944 (Translation: Bank of Portugal Twenty Escudos Gold Lisbon, August 29, 1944) |
| Reverse lettering | VINTE ESCUDOS
BANCO DE PORTUGAL (Translation: Twenty Escudos Bank of Portugal) |
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| Catalog ID | 2905388420 |
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