50 escudos 1964 — Portugal ( Pick: 168 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 50 escudos issued in Portugal in 1964. It is cataloged under Pick number 168, which identifies it within the issue among other banknotes.
The front side design features the text “REPUBLIC Banco de Portugal 1964-1966 Issue 28.2.1964” alongside an image of Queen Isabella displayed on the right. The color scheme includes dark brown on a multicolor underprint. The back side depicts the old city of Conimbria, and a watermark of Queen Isabella is included.
This note has dimensions of 142 x 71 mm and is printed on paper. It is signed by Manuel Jacinto Nunes and António Alves Salgado Júnior, with a total of 15 signature varieties recorded. The Banco de Portugal produced this note as part of its ongoing currency issuance practices.
The front side design features the text “REPUBLIC Banco de Portugal 1964-1966 Issue 28.2.1964” alongside an image of Queen Isabella displayed on the right. The color scheme includes dark brown on a multicolor underprint. The back side depicts the old city of Conimbria, and a watermark of Queen Isabella is included.
This note has dimensions of 142 x 71 mm and is printed on paper. It is signed by Manuel Jacinto Nunes and António Alves Salgado Júnior, with a total of 15 signature varieties recorded. The Banco de Portugal produced this note as part of its ongoing currency issuance practices.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Manuel Jacinto Nunes & António Alves Salgado Júnior
- Date of issue
- 28 February 1964
- Printing office
- Banco de Portugal
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Dark-brown on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 142 x 71 mm
- Amount produced
- Not specified
- Pick catalog
- 168
About this banknote
The Banco de Portugal issued the 50 escudos banknote on February 28, 1964. This note, designated as Pick 168, was part of a series introduced to update the nation's currency. The first issuance occurred on June 21, 1965, and the final issuance was on May 11, 1979. A total of 130,383,000 banknotes were produced during this period.
The obverse features a portrait of Queen Saint Isabel, wife of King D. Diniz, based on a painting in the Stadt Kunstmuseum in Düsseldorf. The reverse displays an old engraving of the city of Coimbra. The watermark also depicts Queen Saint Isabel. This banknote was demonetized on June 30, 1987.
