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Collection - Coins and Notes - Diário de Notícias #40 20 Escudos
| Issuer | Banco de Portugal |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed note in reddish-brown tones with a central oval vignette of a male portrait within an elaborate guilloche frame, flanked by two allegorical female figures. The bank title appears at top and the denomination is indicated at lower left and right corners. Diagonal SPECIMEN perforation is visible on both lateral margins, with a zeroed serial number at upper left. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE PORTUGAL VINTE ESCUDOS 20 SPECIMEN LISBOA 3 DE FEVEREIRO DE 1915 O Director O Governador |
| Reverse description | Blue and olive-green intaglio design dominated by a large central medallion bearing the Portuguese coat of arms within a radiating sunburst, surmounted by an ornate scrollwork arch inscribed with the bank name. Two flanking shield-shaped cartouches at left and right each carry the numeral 20 with the word ESCUDOS below. |
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