2.5 escudos 1925 — Portugal ( Pick: 127 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 2.5 escudos issued in Portugal in 1925. It is cataloged under Pick number 127. The dimensions of the note are 130 x 73 mm.
The front side design features a portrait of M. da Silveira at the center, with a blue color scheme on an orange and yellow underprint. The back side displays arms at the center with an orange on yellow underprint. The watermark includes the bank name repeated, and the printing office is Waterlow & Sons Limited from the United Kingdom.
This note is signed by Inocêncio Camacho Rodrigues, António Augusto Cerqueira, João da Motta Gomes Júnior, and José Caeiro da Mata. The note is linked to several chapa numbers: Chapa 1 and 2 from November 17, 1922, November 18, 1925, and November 18, 1926.
The front side design features a portrait of M. da Silveira at the center, with a blue color scheme on an orange and yellow underprint. The back side displays arms at the center with an orange on yellow underprint. The watermark includes the bank name repeated, and the printing office is Waterlow & Sons Limited from the United Kingdom.
This note is signed by Inocêncio Camacho Rodrigues, António Augusto Cerqueira, João da Motta Gomes Júnior, and José Caeiro da Mata. The note is linked to several chapa numbers: Chapa 1 and 2 from November 17, 1922, November 18, 1925, and November 18, 1926.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Inocêncio Camacho Rodrigues (Governor), António Augusto Cerqueira (Director), João da Motta Gomes Júnior (Director), José Caeiro da Mata (Director)
- Date of issue
- 18 de Novembro de 1925
- Printing office
- Waterlow & Sons Limited, United Kingdom
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Blue on orange and yellow underprint
- Dimensions
- 130 x 73 mm
- Pick catalog
- 127
About this banknote
The issuing authority for the 2.5 escudos banknote is Banco de Portugal. This series was issued in 1925. It featured notes designed by Waterlow & Sons Limited in the United Kingdom, continuing a tradition of collaboration with this well-known printer to ensure high-quality security features.
The front side of the note displays a portrait of M. da Silveira in the center, with blue on an orange and yellow underprint, specific to Chapa 2. On the back, the banknote features the arms at the center with a similar color scheme. This note, identified by Pick number 127, does not display the printer's imprint but is verified as printed by Waterlow & Sons.
