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500 Escudos 1st. print
| Issuer | Banco de Portugal |
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| Year | 1922-1925 |
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| In circulation to | 17 September 1929 |
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| Obverse description | Brown on multicolour underprint. Portrait of the poet João de Deus in intaglio at left, with the national Coat of Arms at upper centre. The note is designated Chapa 1, identifying it as the first plate issue of this type. |
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| Reverse description | Green and multicolour guilloche underprint with elaborate ornamental scrollwork framing the central denomination vignette. At right, an intaglio vignette of an allegorical putto playing a flute, with flowers in its hair; at left, a second putto figure seated amid fruit beside an oval counter bearing the numeral 500. The issuer's name appears in a bold banner across the top. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE PORTUGAL 500 ESCUDOS (Translation: Bank of Portugal 500 Escudos) |
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