1000 escudos 1942 — Portugal ( Pick: 156 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 1000 escudos issued in Portugal in 1942. It is cataloged under Pick number 156, which identifies it within the issue. Its denomination and year place it among documented banknotes associated with this design.
The front side features a dark green and blue design on a multicolored underprint, depicting a knight and an Arab on horseback to the left, with a portrait of D. Afonso Henriques on the right. The back showcases a head on the left and an ornate tomb at the center, using brown. It has a watermark of the portrait of D. Afonso Henriques and was printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company.
This note measures 150 x 75 mm and is signed by Carlos de Barros Soares Branco and Manuel António do Casal-Ribeiro de Carvalho. The Chapa number is noted as Chapa 7 on the front side design, specifically dated September 29, 1942.
The front side features a dark green and blue design on a multicolored underprint, depicting a knight and an Arab on horseback to the left, with a portrait of D. Afonso Henriques on the right. The back showcases a head on the left and an ornate tomb at the center, using brown. It has a watermark of the portrait of D. Afonso Henriques and was printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company.
This note measures 150 x 75 mm and is signed by Carlos de Barros Soares Branco and Manuel António do Casal-Ribeiro de Carvalho. The Chapa number is noted as Chapa 7 on the front side design, specifically dated September 29, 1942.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Carlos de Barros Soares Branco & Manuel António do Casal-Ribeiro de Carvalho
- Date of issue
- 29 September 1942
- Printing office
- Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company
- Paper
- not specified
- Colour
- purple and multicoloured
- Dimensions
- 150 x 75 mm
- Amount produced
- not specified
- Pick catalog
- 156
About this banknote
The Banco de Portugal issued the 1000 escudos banknote in 1942. This issuance, printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company, aligned with Portugal's efforts to enhance its currency designs during the early 1940s. It was signed by Carlos de Barros Soares Branco and Manuel António do Casal-Ribeiro de Carvalho, reflecting administrative oversight during that period.
The front of the banknote features a portrait of D. Afonso Henriques, Portugal's first king, on the right, with a depiction of a knight and an Arab on horseback on the left. The back displays an ornate tomb centrally and a head to the left. It includes a watermark with the portrait of D. Afonso Henriques. This note was part of Chapa 7, printed without a visible imprint from BWC.
