20 Escudos 1959 D. António Menezes 27/01/1959, 20$00 Twenty Escudos 27/01/1959 Plate: 6 Bank of Portugal, (C), Pick 153

20 Escudos 1959 D. António Luiz de Menezes Plate: 6 Lisbon, 27 January 1959, twenty Escudos (20$00) 27/01/1959 Plate: 6 Bank of Portugal, Serial number: YXJ 03065, Signatures The Governor: Rafael da Silva Neves Duque - The Administrator: Domingos Pedro de Castro Constâncio Pereira Coutinho, World Paper Money Portugal Pick#153

Condition: Circulated

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Descriptive characteristics:

• Issuer: BANCO DE PORTUGAL
• Plate: 6
• Date: Lisbon, 27 January 1959
• Dimensions: 135 x 76 mm
• Main illustration on the front of the note: D. António Luiz de Menezes
• Main illustration on the back of the note: Banco de Portugal logo
• International references: World Paper Money - Portugal Pick#153
• Serial number: YXJ 03065
• Signatures:

1. The Governor: Rafael da Silva Neves Duque
2. The Administrator: Domingos Pedro de Castro Constâncio Pereira Coutinho

• Issues: 18,436,600 banknotes dated 28 January 1941, 29 August 1944, 13 August 1946, 27 July 1948, 28 June 1949, 26 June 1951, 25 May 1954 and 27 January 1959 (First issue: 19 December 1941, Last issue: 2 January 1962)
• Withdrawn from circulation: 30/06/1978
• The 20$00 banknotes: 6 by D. António Luiz de Menezes have 8 issue dates, namely: 28/01/1941, 29/08/1944, 13/08/1946, 27/07/1948, 28/06/1949, 16/06/1951, 25/05/1954, 27/01/1959. There are variations in signatures, prefixes and serial numbers.

Bibliographic credits: Banco de Portugal catalogue ‘O PAPEL-MOEDA EM PORTUGAL’ (Paper Money in Portugal)

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20 Escudos 1959 D. António Luiz de Menezes Plate: 6 Lisbon, 27 January 1959, twenty Escudos (20$00) 27/01/1959 Plate: 6 Bank of Portugal, Serial number: YXJ 03065, Signatures The Governor: Rafael da Silva Neves Duque - The Administrator: Domingos Pedro de Castro Constâncio Pereira Coutinho, World Paper Money Portugal Pick#153