Portugal 200 Escudos, 1995 – 1996

Taiwan

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Portugal Portugal
Currency Escudo (1911 – 2001)
Coin type Circulating commemorative coin
Denomination 200 Escudos
Year 1995 – 1996
Ruler Third Republic (1974–9999)
Composition Copper-nickel
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 21.1
Diameter (mm) 36
Thickness (mm) 2.8
Demonetized 28 February 2002

Description

200 Escudos from Portugal. Issued from 1995 to 1996. Struck in Copper-nickel. Measures 36 mm and weighs 21.1 g.

Obverse
Portuguese coat of arms next to a flowering plum tree branch. Value and date below.
Reverse
Ship sailing, map of the island of Formosa which will become Taiwan. The date 1582 is the first stay on the island of Portuguese sailors after a shipwreck for 2 months. The discovery by a passing boat dates from 1542 or 1544. Country name in Chinese and Portuguese.
Edge
Reeded

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage vf xf au unc Comment Frequency
1996 INCM 750K € 2,20 € 3,30 € 3,40 € 3,50 Gomes#R 121.01 100%
1995 INCM 6.5K — — — — Gomes#R 121.02 - BNC (Brilliant Non Circulated) 0.3%

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