4 Centavos Sintra

€1.00
IssuerSintra, Municipality of
Year1921-1922
TypeLocal banknote
Value4 Centavos (0.04 PTE)
CurrencyEscudo (1911-2001)
CompositionPaper
Size77 × 55 mm
ShapeRectangular
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Obverse descriptionBlue On the obverse, we see the `Paços do Concelho` of Sintra, a monument built between 1906 and 1909, used as the Town Hall, seat of the Municipality of Sintra.
Reverse descriptionBurgundy On the reverse we see the `Palácio da Pena` (Pena Palace), built from the ruins of an old convent by D. Fernando II and inaugurated in 1854. This is a pearl of the Sintra Mountains, boasting a mixture of styles, such as neo-Gothic, neo-Manueline, neo-Islamic and neo-Renaissance.
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Obverse letteringCâmara Municipal de Sintra Quatro Centavos
(Translation: City Council of Sintra 4 cents)
Reverse letteringCamara municipal de Sintra 4
(Translation: City Council of Sintra 4)
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Catalog ID2017981820
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