100 escudos 1957 — Portugal ( Pick: 159 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 100 escudos issued in Portugal in 1957. It is cataloged under Pick number 159. The characteristics of this note, including its denomination and year, place it within a documented group of banknotes.
The front side design features a dark green and lilac color scheme set against a multicolor underprint. It includes the arms at the upper center and the name P. Nunes at the right. The back side design displays a fountain within arches at the center, executed in brown, with a watermark attributed to P. Nunes.
Dimensions of the note are 149 x 90 mm. It is signed by Rafael da Silva Neves Duque and João Emílio Raposo de Magalhães. The printer is noted as BWC, although no imprint is specified.
The front side design features a dark green and lilac color scheme set against a multicolor underprint. It includes the arms at the upper center and the name P. Nunes at the right. The back side design displays a fountain within arches at the center, executed in brown, with a watermark attributed to P. Nunes.
Dimensions of the note are 149 x 90 mm. It is signed by Rafael da Silva Neves Duque and João Emílio Raposo de Magalhães. The printer is noted as BWC, although no imprint is specified.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Rafael da Silva Neves Duque & João Emílio Raposo de Magalhães
- Date of issue
- 1957
- Colour
- Green and brown
- Dimensions
- 149 x 90 mm
- Pick catalog
- 159
About this banknote
The issuing authority for the 100 escudos banknote of 1957 was the Banco de Portugal. This series was released on June 25, 1957, as part of a continuing process to update Portugal's currency. The note is signed by Rafael da Silva Neves Duque and João Emílio Raposo de Magalhães.
The front side of this banknote features a portrait of Pedro Nunes on the right, with the arms at the upper center. The back side shows a fountain set within arches at the center. The note's dimensions are 149 x 90 mm with colors of green and brown, printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., though without an imprint. It includes a watermark of Pedro Nunes.
