Friday, July 13, 2012

500 escudos - Mouzinho da Silveira - 1992


This is another portuguese 500 escudos uncirculated banknote with palindrome serial number. This time with the portrait of Mouzinho da Silveira, head and shoulders, on the right, and the Portuguese coat of arms on top left; stylised scene with sunset, tree and plough in the centre and a pattern of stylised grain in the four corners; printed in violet, blue, green and brown. 
In the reverse, one bundle of corn, sunflowers and grapevines with scythe in the centre and a pattern of stylised grain in the four corners; printed in brown, green, violet and pink.
José Xavier Mouzinho da Silveira (1780-1849) was a leading liberal statesman who played a prominent part on the constitutionalist side in the political convulsions of the 1820s and 1830s. His politics forced him into exile from 1828 until 1834, and again from 1836 until 1839.

Issued date:1987, November, 11          - 19.900.000
                      1988, August, 4                 - 20.053.000
                       1989, October, 4                - 34.273.000 
                        1992, February, 13            - 47.420.000
                         1993, March, 18                - 22.000.000
                          1993, November, 4            - 25.000.000
                           1994, September, 29         - 10.460.000
Recalled date: 1998, April, 30
Banknote with Palindrome serial number.