Image: Counterfeit 500 escudo note (upper) and a genuine banknote (lower) of Banco de Portugal. Both carry the same serial number of 1K 02201, 1922. On display at the British Museum in London
Description: Counterfeit 500 escudo note (upper) and a genuine one (lower) of Banco de Portugal. Both carry serial number 1K 02201, 1922. On display at the British Museum in London. In 1924, the Portuguese criminal Alves dos Reis (1898-1955) forged a contract convincing a printer firm to print Banco de Portugal banknotes. These forgeries, made using the same original printing plates, are exact copies and, therefore, indistinguishable from genuine notes.
Title: Counterfeit 500 escudo note (upper) and a genuine banknote (lower) of Banco de Portugal. Both carry the same serial number of 1K 02201, 1922. On display at the British Museum in London
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Author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)
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