Portugal 200 Escudos, 1997
St. Francisco Xavier
Information
Country
Portugal
Portugal
Currency
Escudo
(1911 – 2001)
Coin type
Circulating commemorative coin
Denomination
200 Escudos
Year
1997
Ruler
Third Republic
(1974–9999)
Composition
Copper-nickel
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
21.2
Diameter (mm)
36
Thickness (mm)
2.8
Demonetized
Yes
Description
200 Escudos from Portugal. Issued in 1997. Struck in Copper-nickel. Measures 36 mm and weighs 21.2 g.
- Obverse
- Representation of a 16th-century ship in a storm at sea, 5 sailors support Francois Xavier above the water, thus calming the sea, one of the Saint's miracles, the arms of Portugal to the left, and the value and dates below (Republic of Portugal 200 Escudos INCM SM 1997)
- Reverse
- The bust of the Jesuit Saint Francis Xavier by a Japanese painter from Kobe, emblem of the Society of Jesus to the right and his dates of birth and death at the bottom
- Edge
- Reeded
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