Former Lisbon Banknotes

In this page I present to you the former Lisbon banknotes.

When the Euro was introduced, in Portugal there were five different banknotes in circulation.
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Below are the pictures of them all.

I remind you that here in Portugal the thousand symbol is the dot (.).

So, this means that 1.000 equals one thousand.

Banknotes

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500 Escudos

500 Escudos banknote.

500 Escudos banknote - back side.

On the front side of the banknote you can appreciate João de Barros.

1.000 Escudos

1000 Escudos banknote.

1000 Escudos banknote - back side.

On the front side of the banknote you can appreciate Pedro Álvares Cabral.

2.000 Escudos

2000 Escudos banknote.

2000 Escudos banknote - back side.

On the front side of the banknote you can appreciate Bartolomeu Dias.

5.000 Escudos

5000 Escudos banknote.

5000 Escudos banknote - back side.

On the front side of the banknote you can appreciate Vasco da Gama.

10.000 Escudos

10000 Escudos banknote.

10000 Escudos banknote - back side.

On the front side of the banknote you can appreciate Infante Dom Henrique.

See also:

The Former Lisbon Coins
The Former Portuguese Currency - the Escudo
The Actual Portuguese Currency - the Euro

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