500 escudos 1989 — Portugal ( Pick: 180c )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 500 escudos issued in Portugal in 1989. It is cataloged under Pick number 180c, which identifies it within the issue.
The front side features a design from the 1980-1989 Issues 1987-94, displaying José Xavier Mouzinho da Silveira at the center right and arms at the upper left. The colors are brown and multicolor. The back side design depicts a sheaf.
This banknote is printed on cotton fiber paper and measures 157 x 74 mm. It is signed by José Alberto Tavares Moreira and José de Matos Torres. The printing was done by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, England. The watermark displays José Xavier Mouzinho da Silveira, and the note contains six signature varieties as of October 4, 1989.
The front side features a design from the 1980-1989 Issues 1987-94, displaying José Xavier Mouzinho da Silveira at the center right and arms at the upper left. The colors are brown and multicolor. The back side design depicts a sheaf.
This banknote is printed on cotton fiber paper and measures 157 x 74 mm. It is signed by José Alberto Tavares Moreira and José de Matos Torres. The printing was done by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, England. The watermark displays José Xavier Mouzinho da Silveira, and the note contains six signature varieties as of October 4, 1989.
Specifications
- Signed by
- José Alberto Tavares Moreira, José de Matos Torres
- Date of issue
- 4 October 1989
- Printing office
- Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, England
- Paper
- Cotton fiber paper
- Colour
- Brown and multicolor
- Dimensions
- 157 x 74 mm
- Amount produced
- Not specified
- Pick catalog
- 180c
About this banknote
The Banco de Portugal issued this 500 escudos banknote in 1989. The production of this series was carried out by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, a prominent printing firm based in England. This series was part of the 1980-1989 Issues, which were introduced from 1987 to 1994 under the signatures of José Alberto Tavares Moreira and José de Matos Torres.
The front of the banknote features the portrait of José Xavier Mouzinho da Silveira at the center right and the national arms at the upper left. On the reverse, there is a depiction of a sheaf. The note measures 157 x 74 mm and is printed on cotton fiber paper. This variant, Pick 180c, includes a watermark of José Xavier Mouzinho da Silveira and was issued on October 4, 1989.
