| Issuer | Portugal |
| Year | 1966-1979 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Escudos (500 PTE) |
| Currency | Escudo (1911-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 156 × 78 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Royal Joh. Enschedé (Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé, Johan Enschede en Zonen), Haarlem, Netherlands (1703-date) |
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| In circulation to | 29 January 1988 |
| Reference(s) | P#170 |
| Obverse description | Portrait of D. João II, thirteenth King of Portugal (1455-1495), from a painting in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna; Portuguese Coat of Arms at upper left. Chapa 10 |
| Reverse description | Reproductions of two figures from the Monument to the Discoveries (Pero de Alenquer and Pedro Nunes) and, in the background, a 16th century map of Africa. |
| Signature(s) | Manuel Jacinto Nunes, António Alves Salgado Júnior, António José de Carvalho Brandão, António Luís Gomes, António Osório Pereira de Castro, Domingos Pedro de Castro Constâncio Pereira Coutinho, Fernando Emygdio da Silva, João Baptista de Araú |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Portrait of D. João II. |
| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE PORTUGAL
QUINHENTOS
ESCUDOS
OURO
LISBOA, 6 DE SETEMBRO DE 1979 (Translation: Bank of Portugal Five Hundred Escudos Gold Lisbon, September 6, 1979) |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE PORTUGAL
QUINHENTOS ESCUDOS (Translation: Bank of Portugal Five Hundred Escudos) |
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| Catalog ID | 4273137810 |
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