| Issuer | Portuguese Guinea (1910-1975) |
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| Year | 1958 |
| 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#39 |
| Obverse description | Green on multicolor underprint. Portrait of João Texeira Pinto at left; bank seal at right; Portuguese Coat of Arms at lower center. |
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| Obverse lettering |
BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO DECRETO-LEI Nº 39.221 GUINÉ QUINHENTOS ESCUDOS LISBOA, 20 de NOVEMBRO de 1958. (Translation: National Bank Overseas Decree-Law no. 39,221 Guinea Five Hundred Escudos Lisbon, November 20, 1958) |
| Reverse description | Blue-green on multicolor. Woman and ships in background at center. |
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PAGAVEL NA COLONIA DA GUINÉ BANCO NACIONAL ULTRAMARINO QUINHENTOS ESCUDOS (Translation: Payable in Guinea National Bank Overseas Five Hundred Escudos) |
| Signature(s) | Gastão Bessone Bastos, Francisco José Vieira Machado, Luís Pereira Coutinho, |
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| Numisquare ID | 5864816660 |
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