Catalog
| Issuer | Portuguese Guinea (1910-1975) |
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| Year | 1945-1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Escudos |
| Currency | Escudo (1914-1975) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 175 × 100 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| Reference(s) | P#32 |
| Obverse description | Green. Portrait of João Texeira Pinto at left; bank seal at right; Portuguese Coat of Arms at lower center. P#32 (1945) 200mm x 121mm / P#36 (1947) 175mm x 100mm |
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| Obverse lettering |
BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO DECRETO 17.154 GUINÉ PORTUGUESA QUINHENTOS ESCUDOS LISBOA, 27 DE MARÇO DE 1947 ESPECIME (Translation: National Bank Overseas Decree 17,154 Portuguese Guinea Five Hundred Escudos Lisbon, March 27, 1947 Specimen) |
| Reverse description | Green and blue. Woman and ships in background at center. |
| Reverse lettering |
PAGAVEL NA COLONIA DA GUINÉ BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO 500 ESPECIME (Translation: Payable in Colony of Guinea National Bank Overseas 500 Specimen) |
| Signature(s) | Artur Meneses Correia de Sá, António dos Santos Viegas, |
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| Variants | January 2, 1911 |
| Numisquare ID | 4985833230 |
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