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50 Centavos
| Issuer | Banco de Portugal |
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| Year | 1918-1920 |
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| Value | 50 Centavos (0.50 PTE) |
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| Obverse description | Purple intaglio vignette on a guilloche underprint, with a female allegorical figure at left holding a sailing ship in her cupped hands, rendered in a classical engraved style. The bank title 'BANCO DE PORTUGAL' is inscribed across the top between arabesque ornaments, with the denomination '50' repeated in the upper corners and in a large numeral at lower right. The date, chapa number (Ch. 1), serial number, and manuscript signatures of the Governor and Director appear in the central field. |
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| Reverse description | Green and purple bicolor print on a light guilloche underprint, with a seated allegorical female figure at center holding a staff topped with scales of justice in her right hand, a scroll resting at her feet. A large circular medallion at right carries the 'BANCO DE PORTUGAL' inscription in bold lettering, while the denomination '50' appears in the lower left and right corners flanking the central vignette. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE PORTUGAL CINCOENTA CENTAVOS 50 (Translation: Bank of Portugal Fifty Centavos) |
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