This uncirculated 500 Portuguese escudo note is a standard circulation banknote issued by the Bank of Portugal. It is a brown and multicolored note that is dated 04 August 1988, bear the signatures of Luis Miguel Couceiro Pizarro Beleza and Jose Alberto Tavares Moreira, and measures 156 mm × 74 mm. Its obverse side features a coat of arms, drawing depicting the liberal jurist and politician Jose Xavier Mouzinho da Silveira. Its reverse side shows a corn sheaf and ears of wheat. Though the note does not have a security thread, it has a watermark of Jose Xavier Mouzinho da Silveira. Additionally, the note was demonetized on 30 April 1998. The details of this note have been verified and TAP Authenticated by Banknote World experts.