Europe: Portugal
Portugal pick 174b: 50 Escudos from 1980
1.2.1980. Dark brown on multicolor underprint. Arms at left, Infante Dona Maria at right. Ch. 9. Back: Sintra in 1507. Watermark: Infante Dona Maria. 9 signature varieties.
Portugal pick 176b: 20 Escudos from 1978
4.10.1978. Green (shades) on multicolor underprint. Admiral Gago Coutinho at right. Ch. 9. Large or small size numerals in serial number. Back: Airplane. Watermark: Admiral Gago Coutinho. 6 signature varieties.
Portugal pick 179f: 100 Escudos from 1988
24.11.1988. Blue (shades) on multicolor underprint. Fernando Antonio Nogueira Pessoa at center right. Ch. 9. Back: Rosebud. Watermark: Fernando Antonio Nogueira Pessoa. 6 signature varieties.
Portugal pick 180c: 500 Escudos from 1989
4.10.1989. Brown and multicolor. José Xavier Mouzinho da Silveira at center right, arms at upper left. Ch. 12. Back: Sheaf. Watermark: José Xavier Mouzinho da Silveira. 6 signature varieties.
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Portugal pick 181e: 1000 Escudos from 1988
22.12.1988. Purple and dark brown on multicolor underprint. Teofilo Braga at center right. Ch. 12. Back: Museum artifacts. Watermark: Teofilo Braga. 6 signature varieties.
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Portugal pick 184f: 5000 Escudos from 1993
2.9.1993. Olive-green and brown on multicolor underprint. Antero de Quental at center right. Ch. 2A. Back: Six hands with rope and chain at center. Watermark: Antero de Quental. 7 signature varieties.
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Portugal pick 186c: 2000 Escudos from 1992
16.7.1992. Dark brown and blue on multicolor underprint. Bartholomeu Dias at left, astrolabe at center. Ch. 1. Back: Sailing ship at center, arms at right. Watermark: Bartholomeu Dias. 6 signature varieties.
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Portugal pick 187c: 500 Escudos from 2000
7.11.2000. Violet and brown on multicolor underprint. Joao de Barros at right, crowned shields on global view at upper center, angels below at left and right in underprint. Ch. 13. Back: Allegory of the Portuguese Discoveries at left center, illustrations from the Grammer at lef Watermark: Joao de Barros.
Portugal pick 188a: 1000 Escudos from 1996
18.4.1996. Purple and brown on multicolor underprint. Pedro Alvares Cabral wearing helmet at right, Brazilian arms at center. Ch. 13. Back: Old sailing ship at center, birds and animals of Brazilian jungle in underprint. Watermark: Pedro Alvares Cabral. 6 signature varieties.
Portugal pick 189b: 2000 Escudos from 1996
1.2.1996. Blue-violet and deep blue-green on multicolor underprint. Bartholomeu Dias at right, cruzado coin of Dom João II at upper center, sailing instrument below. Ch. 2. Back: Old sailing ship at center right, compass, map at left center. Watermark: Bartholomeu Dias. 6 signature varieties.
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Portugal pick 190a: 5000 Escudos from 1995
5.1.1995. Deep olive-green and brown-violet on underprint. Vasco da Gama at right, medallion at upper center. Ch. 3. Back: Old sailing ship at center right, da Gama with authorities in Calcutta at left. Watermark: Vasco da Gama. 5 signature varieties.