Olive-brown on multicolor underprint. Coat of arms of Portugal at center; portrait of Dom Francisco de Almeida at right. Chapa 9.
Reverse description
Brown on multicolor underprint. Dom Francisco de Almeida and two other men with ship in the background at left.
Signature(s)
Rafael da Silva Neves Duque, António Osório Pereira de Castro, Fernando Emygdio da Silva, Henrique Missa, João Baptista de Araújo, José Caeiro da Mata, Manuel António do Casal-Ribeiro de Carvalho,
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Portrait of D. Francisco de Almeida
Obverse lettering
Banco de Portugal
Ch.9
QUINHENTOS
ESCUDOS
OURO
LISBOA, 27 DE MAIO DE 1950
D. FRANCISCO D`ALMEIDA (Translation: Bank of Portugal 9th. print Five Hundred Escudos Gold Lisbon, May 27, 1950)
Reverse lettering
500 Banco de Portugal 500
QUINHENTOS ESCUDOS (Translation: Bank of Portugal Five Hundred Escudos)