5 Centavos Chaves

€1.00
IssuerChaves, Municipality of
Year
TypeLocal banknote
Value5 Centavos (0.05 PTE)
CurrencyEscudo (1911-2001)
CompositionPaper
Size93 × 63 mm
ShapeRectangular
Printer
No. printed
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to7 December 1922
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionWe can see a caravel and an anchor, the Portuguese coat of arms and, framing it, a rope with buoys.
Reverse descriptionOn the left we see a woman holding a sheaf of wheat, in her other hand a hammer resting on a cogwheel and, behind the woman, the Cross of the Order of Christ, framed with a knotted rope.  On the right is Mercury, holding the boat, and behind him, the armillary sphere, thus representing Mercury as the protector of travelers and merchants.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionNo Watermark.
Obverse lettering5 5 CENTAVOS CENTAVOS O Presidente da Camara (assinatura) 3.ª SERIE
(Translation: 5 5 Cents The Mayor (signature) 3rd. Series)
Reverse letteringCAMARA MUNICIPAL DE CHAVES CENT 5 CENT
(Translation: Municipal Chamber of Chaves 5 Cents)
Variants
Catalog ID1822315020
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