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2500 Réis 1st. print
| Issuer | Banco de Portugal |
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| Year | 1891 |
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| In circulation to | 1 March 1893 |
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| Obverse description | Red intaglio print on a fine guilloche underprint in green. The Portuguese Coat of Arms appears in an oval cartouche at left, flanked by the denomination numeral 2500 in an ornate panel at right. The entire face is covered by a dense, text-based underprint repeating the note's value, with the issuer title, denomination legend, series letters, date, and two manuscript signatures arranged across the central field. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE PORTUGAL DOIS MIL E QUINHENTOS RÉIS 2500 PRATA Lisboa 1 de Junho de 1891 O DIRECTOR PELO GOVERNADOR (Translation: Bank of Portugal Two Thousand and Five Hundred Reis 2500 Silver Lisbon, June 1, 1891 The Director For the Governor) |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in red, the reverse centres on a large oval vignette enclosing the crowned Portuguese Coat of Arms surrounded by laurel and floral sprays. The background is filled with an intricate guilloche lattice pattern, and the denomination 2$500 and the word PRATA appear vertically on both lateral margins. |
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