50 escudos 1949 — Portugal ( Pick: 154 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 50 escudos issued in Portugal in 1949. It is cataloged under Pick number 154, which identifies it within the issue. The denomination and year place it among documented banknotes of this series.
The front side design features a multicolor underprint with brown-violet and dark blue tones. It displays the arms at the center right and Ortigão at the right. The back is printed in brown-violet and green. The banknote is printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom.
This note was produced in an amount of 8,415,000. It is signed by Carlos de Barros Soares Branco, Deputy Governor from 1931 to 1956, and João da Motta Gomes Júnior, Administrator from 1931 to 1949. The banknote's dimensions are 142 x 83 mm.
The front side design features a multicolor underprint with brown-violet and dark blue tones. It displays the arms at the center right and Ortigão at the right. The back is printed in brown-violet and green. The banknote is printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom.
This note was produced in an amount of 8,415,000. It is signed by Carlos de Barros Soares Branco, Deputy Governor from 1931 to 1956, and João da Motta Gomes Júnior, Administrator from 1931 to 1949. The banknote's dimensions are 142 x 83 mm.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Carlos de Barros Soares Branco (Deputy Governor, 1931-1956); João da Motta Gomes Júnior (Administrator, 1931-1949)
- Date of issue
- 28 June 1949
- Printing office
- Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
- Paper
- paper
- Colour
- brown-violet and dark blue on multicolor underprint; brown-violet and green
- Dimensions
- 142 x 83 mm
- Amount produced
- 8,415,000
- Pick catalog
- 154
About this banknote
The issuing authority for the 1949 50 escudos banknote was the Banco de Portugal. This series was produced during a period when significant post-war economic adjustments were taking place. The notes were printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in the United Kingdom, well-known for their expertise in secure printing.
The front side of the banknote features the coat of arms at the center right and a portrait of Ortigão on the right side. It is designed in brown-violet and dark blue on a multicolor underprint. The note measures 142 x 83 mm and bears the signatures of Carlos de Barros Soares Branco and João da Motta Gomes Júnior. A total of 8,415,000 notes were produced.
