50 000 Réis, Bank of Portugal, Portugal, 1904–1910 (Pick 85)

This 50 000 Réis note was issued in Portugal by the Bank of Portugal, with dates recorded from 1904–1910. It belongs to the Real (decimalized, 1835-1910) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Charles I (Carlos I) (1889-1908). It measures 193 × 120 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 85.

Obverse: Statue of João II standing on pillar at left, denomination at upper centre, statue of Bartolomeu Dias on pillar and angel at right. Pero de Alenquer at lower left, sailing ships at left and right, Diogo Cão at lower right. Its lettering reads “CINCOENTA MIL RÉIS / Banco de Portugal / 50$000 / OURO / LISBOA 30 DE SETEMBRO DE 1910 / ESTAMPARÍA DO BANCO DE PORTUGAL”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Fifty Thousand Reis Bank of Portugal 50$000 Ouro Lisbon, September 30, 1910 Printer of Bank of Portugal”.

Reverse: Coat of arms at left, denomination at centre. Its lettering reads “50$000 / CINCOENTA MIL RÉIS / BANCO DE PORTUGAL”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Fifty Thousand Reis Bank of Portugal”. The note was printed by Printing of the Bank of Portugal (Estamparía do Banco de Portugal), Lisbon, Portugal. Watermark: Luís de Camões, text "BANCO DE PORTUGAL". Signatures recorded for the type: António José Gomes Netto (AJGN₁) (Director); Júlio Marques de Vilhena (JMV) (Governor); Augusto José da Cunha (AJC) (Director); Duarte Augusto de Abranches Bizarro (DAAB) (Director); Júlio de Oliveira Bastos (JOB) (Director); António José Gomes Netto (AJGN₂) (Administrator); João da Motta Gomes Júnior (JMGJ) (Director); José Adolfo de Mello e Sousa (JAMS) (Governor) and further combinations. Demonetized: 24 June 1929.

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.