5000 Escudos banknote 1997 Vasco da Gama, 5000$00 11/09/1997 Plate: 3 - Bank of Portugal (Circulated) - Pick 190

5000 Escudos Banknote 1997 Vasco da Gama Plate: 3 Lisbon 11 September 1997, five thousand Escudos (5000$00) 11/09/1997 Plate: 3 Bank of Portugal, Serial number: 44H389224, Signatures The Governor: António José Fernandes de Sousa - The Administrator: Carlos Alberto de Oliveira Cruz, World Paper Money Portugal Pick#190

Condition: Circulated (Note: The banknote is torn in the places marked in red);

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Descriptive characteristics:

• Issuer: BANCO DE PORTUGAL
• Plate: 3
• Date: Lisbon, 11 September 1997
• Dimensions: 146 x 75 mm
• Main illustration on the front of the note: Vasco da Gama
• Main illustration on the back of the note: ship of the period
• International references: World Paper Money - Portugal Pick#190d
• Serial number: 44H389224
• Signatures:

1. The Governor: António José Fernandes de Sousa
2. The Administrator: Carlos Alberto de Oliveira Cruz

Issues: 282,000,000

• 71,000,000 banknotes dated 5 January 1995, 39,000,000 banknotes dated 12 September 1996, 32,000,000 notes dated 20 February 1997, 20,000,000 notes dated 11 September 1997 and 120,000,000 notes dated 2 July 1998;
• Withdrawn from circulation: 28/02/2002
• The 5000$00 banknotes, plate: 3 Vasco da Gama, have five issue dates: 05/01/1995, 12/09/1996, 20/02/1997, 11/09/1997 and 02/07/1998. However, there are variations in signatures, prefixes and serial numbers.

To collect 5000$00 (five thousand)  Portuguese escudos issued by the Bank of Portugal, learn about their three plates in chronological order: 5000$00 banknote plate 1 by António Sérgio, 5000$00 banknote plate 2 by Antero de Quental and 5000$00 banknote plate 3 by Vasco da Gama, highlighting and taking into account that there are different dates on the various plates.

Each issue of banknotes has different variants, collectable for their different dates, signatures, prefixes and serial numbers, as well as errors and other characteristics that encourage collectors to expand their collections.

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

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5000 Escudos 1997 Vasco da Gama Plate: 3 Lisbon 11 September 1997, five thousand Escudos (5000$00) 11/09/1997 Plate: 3 Bank of Portugal, Serial number: 44H389224, Signatures The Governor: António José Fernandes de Sousa - The Administrator: Carlos Alberto de Oliveira Cruz, World Paper Money Portugal Pick#190