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Collection - Coins and Notes - Diário de Notícias #56 500 Escudos
| Issuer | Banco de Portugal |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Rose and violet intaglio design on light ground; portrait vignette of Vasco da Gama in oval frame at lower left, with caravels vignette at lower right. Ornate guilloche scrollwork frames the denomination cartouche at centre top; SPECIMEN overprint in red diagonal across centre, with zeroed serial number 1B 00000. |
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| Reverse description | Monochrome rose intaglio design; central vignette of the Portuguese armillary sphere coat of arms encircled by laurel wreath, flanked by large guilloche numerals 500 at left and right. Denomination cartouche at lower centre below the arms, with SPECIMEN perforation across the design. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE PORTUGAL QUINHENTOS ESCUDOS 500 |
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