Portugal 200 Escudos, 1999
Brazil
Information
Country
Portugal
Currency
Escudo
(1911 – 2001)
Coin type
Circulating commemorative coin
Denomination
200 Escudos
Year
1999
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 in 1999. Struck in Copper-nickel. Measures 36 mm and weighs 21.1 g.
- Obverse
- Map of Brazil from the 1519 Atlas Lopo Homem-Reineis or Atlas Miller, a bird, two natives, two palm trees, the coat of arms of Portugal. Value and dates below.
- Reverse
- Superimposed on a fragment of the same map, an indigenous character and a ship sailing to the left. Beaded circle broken by the word "Brasil"
- Edge
- Reeded
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