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2000 Escudos 2nd. print
| Issuer | Banco de Portugal |
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| Year | 1995-2000 |
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| In circulation to | 28 February 2002 |
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| Reverse lettering | 2000 Banco de Portugal Aqui toda a africana costa acabo Neste meu nunca visto promontório Camões `Os Lusíadas` (Translation: Bank of Portugal Here the entire African coast ends On this never seen promontory of mine. Camões `Os Lusíadas`) |
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| Protection description | Portrait of Bartolomeu Dias |
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The 2nd print of this 2000 Escudos series extends across five distinct signature dates between 1995 and 2000 — an unusually long production window that reflects Portugal's cautious monetary transition rather than any particular demand surge. António José Fernandes de Sousa anchors every signing combination until the final date, when Vítor Constâncio, who had become Banco de Portugal Governor in 2000, appears for the first time on this denomination.
The 07.11.2000 date is notable: Portugal had formally adopted the euro as its legal tender unit in January 1999, making these among the last escudo notes signed for release before the physical euro changeover in January 2002. Notes signed that November were not issued for long circulation.