50 Escudos 6th. print, 1st. type

€2.00
IssuerPortugal
Year1938
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value50 Escudos (50 PTE)
CurrencyEscudo (1911-2001)
CompositionPaper
Size142 × 83 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
No. printed
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In circulation to31 December 1963
Reference(s) P#149
Obverse descriptionBrown-violet and dark blue on multicolor underprint. Portrait of Ramalho Ortigão at right; Coat of Arms at center. Chapa 6.
Reverse descriptionBlue-green. Allegorical head at left; Leça do Balio monastery at center.
Signature(s)Carlos de Barros Soares Branco, João da Motta Gomes Júnior, António José Pereira Júnior, Henrique Missa, Álvaro Pedro de Souza, Domingos de Souza e Holstein Beck, Manuel António do Casal-Ribeiro de Carvalho,
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionWoman head.
Obverse letteringBANCO DE PORTUGAL CINCOENTA ESCUDOS OURO Lisboa, 3 de Março de 1938
(Translation: Bank of Portugal Fifty Escudos Gold Lisbon, March 3, 1938)
Reverse letteringBANCO DE PORTUGAL Cincoenta Escudos OURO
(Translation: Bank of Portugal Fifty Escudos Gold)
VariantsJanuary 2, 1911
Catalog ID2456118020
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