| Issuer | Portugal |
| Year | 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 | 31 May 1990 |
| Reference(s) | P#177 |
| Obverse description | Red-brown on multicolor underprint Portrait of Francisco Sanches at right; old town plan of Braga in underground at center; Coat oF Arms at upper left. Chapa 11. |
| Reverse description | Red and brown on purple underprint. Reproduction of an engraving from the old Archbishops` Square in Braga. |
| Signature(s) | José da Silva Lopes, Abel António Pinto dos Reis, Alberto Alves de Oliveira Pinto, António José Nunes Loureiro Borges, Emílio Rui da Veiga Peixoto Vilar, Joaquim Cavaqueiro Mestre, Luís Carlos de Assunção Braz Teixeira, Maria Manuela Matos Morgad |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Portrait of Francisco Sanches |
| Obverse lettering | Banco de Portugal
500
QUINHENTOS ESCUDOS
OURO
Ch.11
LISBOA, 4 DE OUTUBRO DE 1979. (Translation: Bank of Portugal Five Hundred Escudos Gold 11th. print) |
| Reverse lettering | Banco de Portugal
QUINHENTOS ESCUDOS (Translation: Bank of Portugal Five Hundred Escudos) |
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| Catalog ID | 6562475840 |
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