5000 Escudos 1989 Antero de Quental, 19 October 1989 Plate 2A, Bank of Portugal, World Paper Money Pick 184 (Circulated)

5000 Escudos Banknote 1989 Antero de Quental Plate 2A, Lisbon 19 October 1989, five thousand (5000$00)  19/10/1989 Plate: 2A  Bank of Portugal, Serial Number: BPQ 099092, Signatures - The Governor: José Alberto Vasconcelos Tavares Moreira - The Administrator: Abel António Pinto dos Reis, World Paper Money Portugal Pick#184

Condition: Circulated (Note: The banknote is torn at the bottom edge, where marked in red.)

(In case of order the banknote you will receive corresponds 100% to this photographed specimen)

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Technical Characteristics of the 5,000 Escudos Antero de Quental Banknote

• Issuer: BANCO DE PORTUGAL
• Plate: 2A
• Denomination: 5,000$00 (five thousand escudos)
• Date: Lisbon, October 19, 1989
• Dimensions: 170 x 75 mm
• Printer: Thomas de La Rue & Co Ltd
• Design Author: Luís Filipe de Abreu
• International Reference: World Paper Money – Portugal Pick#184c
• Serial Number: BPQ 099092
• Signatures:

1. The Governor: José Alberto Vasconcelos Tavares Moreira
2. The Administrator: Abel António Pinto dos Reis

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Description of the 5,000 Escudos Banknote – Plate 2A

Main illustration on the obverse: Allegorical composition prominently featuring the portrait of Portuguese poet and writer Antero de Quental (1842–1891).

Main illustration on the reverse: Allegory representing Work and Freedom.

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Security and Technical Features

Watermark: Located on the right side over a white area – frontal bust of Antero de Quental.

Security feature: Microprinted security thread in discontinuous line with the word “Portugal”; paper with scattered red and green fluorescent fibers; on the reverse, two fluorescent rectangles with dove imagery.

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Issues of the 5,000 Escudos Antero de Quental Note (Plate 2A)

Total Issued: 138,237,000

• 19,955,000 notes dated 28 October 1988, 19,962,000 notes dated 6 July 1989, 29,320,000 notes dated 19 October 1989, 28,000,000 notes dated 31 October 1991, 21,000,000 notes dated 18 March 1993 and 20,000,000 notes dated 2 September 1993;
• First issue: 30-03-1989;
• Withdrawn from circulation: 31-12-1997;

The 5,000$00 banknotes plate: 2A by Antero de Quental has six issue dates: 28/10/1988, 06/07/1989, 19/10/1989, 31/10/1991, 18/03/1993 and 02/09/1993. However, there are variations in signatures, prefixes and serial numbers.

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Collecting Portuguese 5,000 Escudos Banknotes

To collect 5,000 escudo banknotes issued by the Bank of Portugal, learn about their four plates in chronological order: 5000$00 banknote plate 1 by António Sérgio, 5000$00 banknote plate 2 and plate 2A by Antero de Quental, and 5000$00 banknote plate 3 by Vasco da Gama, noting 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.

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Bibliographic Credits: Banco de Portugal Catalogue “PAPER MONEY IN PORTUGAL”

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5000 Escudos 1989 Antero de Quental Plate 2A, Lisbon 19 October 1989, five thousand (5000$00)  19/10/1989 Plate: 2A  Bank of Portugal, Serial Number: BPQ 099092, Signatures - The Governor: José Alberto Vasconcelos Tavares Moreira - The Administrator: Abel António Pinto dos Reis, World Paper Money Portugal Pick#184