10 Escudos, Bank of Portugal, Portugal, 1920–1928 (Pick 121)

This 10 Escudos note was issued in Portugal by the Bank of Portugal, with dates recorded from 1920–1928. It belongs to the Escudo (1911-2001) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: First Republic (1910-1926). It measures 167 × 107 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 121.

Obverse: Brown on yellow-green underprint. Portrait of Marquez de Sá da Bandeira at center; Coat of Arms at bottom center; allegorical faces at left and right. Chapa 2. Its lettering reads “BANCO DE PORTUGAL / DEZ ESCUDOS / OURO / Lisboa 9 de Agosto de 1920”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Bank of Portugal Ten Escudos Gold Lisbon, August 9, 1920”. Reverse: Blue on yellow-green underprint. Coat of Arms at upper center; allegorical face at upper right. Its lettering reads “DEZ ESCUDOS / BANCO DE PORTUGAL / 10”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Ten Escudos Bank of Portugal”.

The note was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990). Signatures recorded for the type: José Félix da Costa (JFC) (Director); Inocêncio Camacho Rodrigues (ICR) (Governor); José Caeiro da Mata (JCM) (Director); António José Pereira Júnior (AJPJ) (Director); Manuel António do Casal-Ribeiro de Carvalho (MACRC) (Director); António Augusto Cerqueira (AAC) (Director). Demonetized: 31 December 1933.

Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.