Azores banknote with "Especime" on it

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I have a 10000 reis banknote from the Azores (1905) that looks like N#220387 but with “Acores” in each corner on the obverse and reverse (in the style of the yellow version N#220391). Furthermore, on the obverse it has “Especime” written in small letters. I assume this isn't actually a specimen note but is instead a modern replica. Does anyone know? Thanks. 

 

 

 

“Especime” is “specimen” in Portuguese, and “Acores” is Azores" in Portuguese. So you have a specimen note from the Azores.

Looks like a modern reprint if you ask me (colors are wrong and there are no listed specimens for this note). Look at the fine details and compare them to an original, if the quality is significantly worse it would proof the reprint guess.

Thank you both. The quality of this note is worse and I haven't seen anything online about specimens. I also think it's suspicious that “Especime” is in this tiny, modern-looking font-- it's not consistent with the rest of the note. If anyone knows of specimens for this note or has other information, please share.

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