2000 escudos 1996 — Portugal ( Pick: 189 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 2000 escudos issued in Portugal in 1996. It falls under Pick number 189, which identifies it within the issue.
The front side of the banknote features blue-violet and deep blue-green colors on a multicolor underprint. It is signed by António José Fernandes de Sousa and Abel Moreira Mateus. The banknote was printed by Banco de Portugal and has dimensions of 141 x 68 mm.
A total of 48,000,000 pieces were produced for this denomination. The State Bank issued 2,000-escudo notes as part of its currency circulation during the 1990s.
The front side of the banknote features blue-violet and deep blue-green colors on a multicolor underprint. It is signed by António José Fernandes de Sousa and Abel Moreira Mateus. The banknote was printed by Banco de Portugal and has dimensions of 141 x 68 mm.
A total of 48,000,000 pieces were produced for this denomination. The State Bank issued 2,000-escudo notes as part of its currency circulation during the 1990s.
Specifications
- Signed by
- António José Fernandes de Sousa (Governor), Abel Moreira Mateus (Administrator)
- Date of issue
- February 1, 1996
- Printing office
- Banco de Portugal
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Blue-violet and deep blue-green on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 141 x 68 mm
- Amount produced
- 48,000,000
- Pick catalog
- 189
About this banknote
The Banco de Portugal issued this 2000 escudos banknote in 1996 as part of its currency series before the introduction of the euro. This note was one of the last series of escudo notes, as Portugal prepared to transition to the euro in 1999.
The front side features a portrait of Bartolomeu Dias, a notable Portuguese navigator. The back side displays a depiction of a ship, emblematic of Portugal’s Age of Discovery. This banknote is identified by Pick number 189 and was printed by the Banco de Portugal, with a total production of 48 million notes.
