| Issuer | Portugal |
| Year | 1944-1952 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Value | 500 Escudos (500 PTE) |
| Currency | Escudo (1911-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 156 × 97 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| Designer(s) | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 30 June 1979 |
| Reference(s) | P#158 |
| Obverse description | Dark-red and black on multicolor underprint. Portrait of D. João IV at right; Coat of Arms at upper center. Chapa 8. |
| Reverse description | Dark-red and purple. Scene of D. João IV acclaim as King of Portugal, after the Restoration of Independence in 1640. |
| Signature(s) | Álvaro Pedro de Souza, Fernando Emygdio da Silva, Fernando Enes Ulrich, Henrique Missa, João da Motta Gomes Júnior, João Emaúz Leite Ribeiro, José Caeiro da Mata, Manuel António do Casal-Ribeiro de Carvalho, Carlos de Barros Soares Branco, João B |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Allegorical head |
| Obverse lettering | 500 Banco de Portugal 500
Quinhentos
escudos
Ouro
Lisboa, 11 de Março de 1952 (Translation: Bank of Portugal Five Hundred Escudos Gold Lisbon, March 11, 1952) |
| Reverse lettering | 500 Banco de Portugal 500
Quinhentos Escudos (Translation: Bank of Portugal Five Hundred Escudos) |
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| Catalog ID | 9550644430 |
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