50 centavos 1920 — Portugal ( Pick: 112 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 50 centavos issued in Portugal in 1920. It is cataloged under Pick number 112. Its denomination and year classify it among documented banknotes.
The front side design features a woman holding a ship in her hand on the left, rendered in purple and multicolor. The back depicts a woman with a staff and scale at center, presented in green and purple. The note includes a watermark of a Minerva head and was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company.
This banknote was produced in an amount of 18,560,000 copies. The dimensions of the note are 120 x 74 mm. The banknote was part of the Banco de Portugal's regular issue, which spanned from 1913 to 1918.
The front side design features a woman holding a ship in her hand on the left, rendered in purple and multicolor. The back depicts a woman with a staff and scale at center, presented in green and purple. The note includes a watermark of a Minerva head and was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company.
This banknote was produced in an amount of 18,560,000 copies. The dimensions of the note are 120 x 74 mm. The banknote was part of the Banco de Portugal's regular issue, which spanned from 1913 to 1918.
Specifications
- Date of issue
- June 25, 1920
- Printing office
- Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Purple and multicolor on obverse; Green and purple on reverse
- Dimensions
- 120 x 74 mm
- Amount produced
- 18,560,000
- Pick catalog
- 112
About this banknote
The Banco de Portugal issued the 50 centavos banknote, identified as Pick 112, in 1920. This series was produced during a period of expanded banknote issuance to accommodate increased economic activities following World War I. The notes were printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, a prominent banknote printer in the United Kingdom.
The obverse of the banknote features a depiction of a woman holding a ship, consistent with the 1913-1918 Regular Issue design. The reverse illustrates a woman with a staff and scale, accompanied by purple and green coloring. Notably, the watermark on this note is the head of Minerva, and the total production reached 18,560,000 units.
