500 Escudos - D. João II - 1966

 

Depicted in the image is one of the most beautiful portuguese escudos Banknote. This uncirculated banknote is illustrated with the  portrait of D. John II (1455-1495), the thirteenth King of Portugal and the Algarves, on the right, and also with the reproduction of an antique map of the coast of Africa in the centre.

Reverse: the central sculptural group with two figures of the Padrão dos Descobrimentos, the compass rose on the left and the remaining drawings are made for the reproduction of an antique map of the coast of Africa.

First issue: 1966, 25 January  

Second and last issue: 1979, 6 September

Recalled: 1988, 29 January

Banknote with Palindrome serial number.

100 Escudos - Camilo Castelo Branco - 1978

 

Depicted in the image is one more uncirculated portuguese Banknote, illustrated with Camilo Castelo Branco on the right (March 16, 1825 - July 1, 1890 - Portuguese novelist whose 58 novels range from Romantic melodramas to works of realism. He is sometimes known as the Portuguese Balzac. Born illegitimately into a family believed to have had a hereditary tendency to insanity, Camilo was orphaned in childhood and brought up by relatives. He studied irregularly at Porto, first medicine and later for the priesthood, but eventually abandoned these professions for a literary career).  In the reverse, a magnificent 19th century street in the City of Porto.

First issue: 1965, 30 November                                                 Issuing number: 168.192.000

Second and last issue: 1978, 20 September                                 Issuing number:  41.732.000

Recalled: 1987, 31 March

Banknote with Palindrome serial number.