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50 Escudos 6th. print, 1st. type
| Issuer | Banco de Portugal |
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| Year | 1938 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Brown-violet and dark blue on multicolour underprint, with Chapa 6 designation. An intaglio portrait of writer and journalist Ramalho Ortigão is positioned at right, while the Portuguese Coat of Arms appears at centre. Intricate guilloche patterns frame the composition throughout. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE PORTUGAL CINCOENTA ESCUDOS OURO Lisboa, 3 de Março de 1938 (Translation: Bank of Portugal Fifty Escudos Gold Lisbon, March 3, 1938) |
| Reverse description | Printed in blue-green, the reverse carries an oval allegorical female head vignette at left, set against an elaborate guilloche border. The central vignette presents a detailed architectural rendering of the Mosteiro de Leça do Balio, a medieval Hospitaller monastery, with the denomination numeral 50 repeated in each corner. The issuer name spans the upper register in bold serif lettering flanking a central cartouche. |
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