Diagonal red ESPÉCIME ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt lower left front;all-zero s/n 500 escudos Values

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Diagonal red ESPÉCIME ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt lower left front;all-zero s/n 500 escudos Values

Details

Obverse: Front (vertical): Portuguese text; chemist Roberto Duarte Silva; chemical symbols; serpent wrapped around a chalice; mortar and pestle registration device; coat of arms on Oberthur Iriseal OVI patch

Reverse: Back (vertical): Portuguese text; Trapiches - Ilha de Santo Antão (sugar cane press island of Santo Antão); mortar and pestle

Basic Information

GSID:

91405

Denomination:

500 escudos

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Diagonal red ESPÉCIME ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt lower left front;all-zero s/n

Physical Characteristics

Design Details

Note Color:

Green, yellow, and red

Note Dimension:

130 x 65 mm

Printer:

FCOF

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